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Top Track Oriented Coilovers 2017 Track season is upon us! Whether you’re a new driver or just looking to upgrade your setup for the season, coilovers are some of the best and immediately impactful changes you can make to your vehicle. Upgrading from your stock suspension to a coilover system will be a huge improvement over stock not only in terms of handling, but these will help properly translate the power you’re putting down to the tires. With most performance oriented coilovers, monotube shock designs are what most come with thanks to the performance advantages a single piston dampener has...

Choosing the Right Off-Road Tires For Your Truck Tires are where all of your suspension components get to show what they can do by keeping your tires sticking to the terrain. Choosing the proper type of off-road tire for your types of terrain are essential to success off-road. Improper tires will result in poor performance off-road where the type of tread, compound composition, and PSI all make a huge difference in how your tires adhere to the terrain. There is a tire specifically designed for every type of off-road use you can think of. From blasting across sand dunes, mudding in...

  What are my options for lowering my ride? There are many reasons and routes people take on the path to MOAR low. All of these ways to get low have their own pros and cons. Some of the more popular techniques and options for lowering your ride will be discussed below. Not all of them recommended but it’s best if both spectrums are covered. 1: Cutting your Springs This has to be listed because people do it even though they shouldn’t. Cutting your springs is definitely a way to get lower although not recommended for many reasons. There are red...

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...

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...