Brakes & Suspension

Wheel alignment is important. No secret, but why do so many people ignore it? That’s a good question. Here’s a case-in-point: I went to a couple of different car shows […]

Anyone who’s worked around automotive suspensions will tell you that, after installing a new set of coil springs, you should allow some time for the springs to “settle” into their […]

Something a lot of folks with street machines or drag race cars take for granted is rear end alignment. No, we’re not talking about camber and toe adjustments for an […]

There are a lot of different reasons to consider changing the ride height of a car. Maybe the back is too high. Maybe the front is too low. Maybe the […]

We recently came across this insightful blog post from our pals, the suspension experts over at QA1. Given how popular track day and autocross events are nowadays, we thought we’d […]

Hello Summit Racing addicts like me! So you’ve built a hot engine and are on a first-name basis with your local delivery drivers, but now your machine is twice as […]

Street cars or street/strip cars present several issues when it comes to quarter mile chassis setup. They’re not really full-on race cars and they’re not really intended (or set up) […]

For older, classic, and otherwise vintage vehicles with rear drum brakes, a conversion to a more modern rear disc brake setup can make a lot of sense—and that’s particularly true […]

In the past 10 years or so, electric power assisted steering (EPAS) has gone from a newfangled thing to commonplace on new cars. More and more cars have begun adopting […]

As hydraulic brake system designs evolved in the postwar era, so have the parts within them—with specific regard to the valves use to control the system’s hydraulic pressure. You can […]