Pop Goes the Shock Hat
Pulling the shock hats off production cars can be dicey. People have lost fingers doing it, but it’s not terrible on the factory shocks...
Chassis Tuning With Dampers – A hard look at shock absorbers and their effects...
When the suspension moves, the shock absorber is designed to control movements of the suspension and chassis, working in conjunction with the springs. The...
Up in the Air – Lifting a Toyota Tundra without sacrificing practicality or towing...
Lots of people love lifting their trucks and adding huge tires. It looks great, but it destroys much of its practicality, specifically when used...
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...
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...
Vehicle Scales, Level Garages and Corner Weighting
Weight is something we all deal with in racing. We have to speed weight up. We have to slow weight down. We have to...
Installing Penske Shocks on a Spec Miata
The brilliant simplicity of the suspension on a Mazda Miata has been made even better with the use of the new Penske shocks. We...
Tire Management – How to Get the Most out of Your Race Tires From...
In the mid-1990s, the term tire management became a common phrase made popular by commentators on NASCAR television broadcasts. The term was first used...
Wheel Hop – Causes, Effects and Cures
Standing starts are hard on a car, and there are a few NASA classes that begin races that way. A standing start is even...
Baseline Setup: Spec3
“What’s this?” you are probably saying to yourself. If so, you have been paying attention to Speed News. This kind of story is the...
