New Dampers Assembling the Spec Miata Penske Shock Package
The new Penske shocks are now shipping to Spec Miata competitors across the country. That means drivers will have to retrofit their old Bilstein...
24 Sins of Chassis Tuning – Make the most of your track time by...
At the race, you’re unloaded and ready to go for the first practice session. After the session is over, you feel lost because the...
Bushing Science
We all know what suspension bushings do. But beyond replacing stock rubber bushings with polyurethane models, what is the science behind these parts? What...
The Correct Way to Install Adjustable End Links
When it comes to racecars, everyone seems to have a number of passionate opinions about setup, how things work, and that one part that...
Weight Matters – Corner Weighting Your Car Properly Yields Better Handling and Faster Lap...
The vertical loads on your tires have a huge influence on how fast your car can go around the track, and how it responds...
The No-Flex, No-Nonsense Advantage of Spherical Bearings
Racecar drivers know to keep their eyes up and look far beyond the hood of their racecars while driving. This is a good practice....
Spec E30 Adopts a New Ground Control Spring Package
My first exposure to Spec E30 came in 2007 when I was asked to be race director at the Championships event in Mid-Ohio. There...
Installing a Hellwig Rear Sway Bar on an HD Pickup
I have to admit that when Hellwig sales and marketing director Mike Hallmark suggested a sway bar for my 2500 Silverado HD, it seemed...
How to Install Extended Ball Joints in a Spec Miata
Before the rules changed, the only way to get more negative camber from the front suspension on a Spec Miata was to lower the...
Flight of the Valkyrie, Part II: Suspension
Setting up a Nissan GTR up for racing the 25 Hours of Thunderhill was going to be different from building one time attack. Valkyrie...