Let's face the facts: When it comes to suspension components, some are easier to understand than others. Springs control height and load. You can see all of the parts, and they are fairly easy to ...

Every modification in the custom car industry goes through a maturing process. The technology is refined, heavily critiqued, and maybe if the modification is lucky, the public will approve and it gets ...

Fox Racing Shox, builder of shock absorbers and suspension components intended for off-road action sports, recently launched a website and video series called Fox Academy. The official intention is to ...

A number of different shock absorber designs are available, but the fundamental operation of each is the same. Shocks are basically multiple-chambered cylinders, with one or more orifices between ...

The terms "shock" and "strut" are often colloquially used to refer to the same part, perhaps because they both operate within a car's suspension apparatus. Structurally, however, they are distinctly ...

When pulling together all the components for a kit car, a buyer has to make myriad decisions on the quality versus the price of each part. This is the only way to build a car that has the ...

Modern bus travel has become much more comfortable thanks to innovative technologies. One of the key elements that make the trip pleasant and safe are shock absorbers. These devices play an important ...

As hot rodders many of us are constantly messing with our cars, swapping induction systems, wheels, and so on ... because they're never really finished, right? So why is it some components fall into ...

As a factory option, a typical off-road suspension usually means your spine is going to be hammered much more than if you were driving a pickup truck’s standard suspension. And when it comes to ...

Remarkable liquid materials called colloids stiffen under impact. Researchers have studied the effect of powerful impacts such as those produced by firearms or micrometeorites. At first glance, ...