Back in the '60s, straight-axle cars started popping up at dragstrips all over the country, as racers found using this trick helped get weight on the poor gripping rear tires of the time so they'd ...

Yet with all the chassis tech that makes its way into these pages, surprisingly little of it has to do with straight-axle front suspensions. There's a pretty good reason for that, too. Based on what ...

Mustang II front suspension started life under a compact 1970s pony car, yet it ended up under everything from ’29 roadsters ...

Hot rods have gone through all kinds of trends over the past 80 years, but many of the rods being built today—by home builders and pro shops alike—are traditional rods equipped with suspension setups ...

The live axle simply refuses to die. Rugged, hefty, and simple, they’ve been a mainstay of serious off-road rigs for decades. Even as more modern platforms switch to independent front suspension, ...

At the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford dropped the news we've all been anticipating for seemingly forever: The Bronco returns in 2020. Speaking with R&T at the show, Ford ...

Just before the United States suffered its massive bombing at Pearl Harbor which resulted in our involvement in World War II, a company called Willys was hard at work developing a small, ...

Some debates are never ending and will rage until time stops. Ford or Chevy. Good versus evil. Old or new. Chocolate or vanilla. Donkey or elephant. Which is best can lead to arguments that are ...

Rich Manapat of Complete Diesel Service uses a jacking system to raise the front axle off the wheels, which allows proper checking of front-end components. Why should you pay attention to wheel ...