It was either going to be one of the best modifications we’d ever done to this Jeep or one of the worst. There was no middle ground here. We really like the front coil, rear leaf spring architecture ...

Celebrated former Four Wheeler Feature Editor Ben Stewart used to say: "Real Jeeps have round springs." He coined this phrase shortly after the Wrangler TJ was introduced, when everyone else was ...

Leaf springs are treated like archaic tech, as they aren’t found under any of the latest industry-leading performance cars, and are often used as a point of reference that shows how “dated” a ...

Coilover shock absorbers are one of the most common forms of suspension on our kind of cars, whether used on Mustang II-based independent front suspensions, IRS systems, or in conjunction with ...

When designing the suspension and ride characteristics of most factory cars engineers are primarily concerned that grandmothers won't spill their coffee or complain about poor ride quality. The result ...

Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were ...