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The Lowdown on Air Suspension
The Lowdown on Air Suspension Your typical air suspension system comes with some unique features and draws backs when compared to a traditional spring and shock system. The common spring assembly in an air suspension is replaced by a rubber balloon of air which simulates the coil spring. This bag surrounds and seals the shock and airbag assembly to be filled with air. Individual lines run to each respective air spring to fill and deflate it. These lines can either be made of solid metal which is great for looks and show applications, but also simple polyurethane lines do the...
Definitive Guide to Suspension Tuning
Intro Suspension tuning is the final step a lot of serious racers take in setting up their vehicles. You can spend all the money you possibly can on the best suspension components, and while you might notice some improvements, those parts aren’t set up to work together properly to give you the best performance and that is exactly what suspension tuning takes care of. Anytime your suspension is actively working, there is an intricate dance between all of your components going on all to achieve the same goal which is to keep your tires in contact with the road under...
DIY Mechanic Essentials: The Barebones to Get Started
DIY Mechanic Essentials Lots of people like to do their own work instead of paying an arm and a leg at a shop and having to wait days to get your car back for a job that supposedly only takes a couple of hours. For those weekend warriors, having the proper tools for the job means everything. We don’t have the luxury big shops have with access to hundreds of parts and tools laying around at our disposal. We’ve compiled a list of the DIY mechanic Essentials every at home mechanic needs with some links to most of these on Amazon as...