When it comes to upgrading the rear suspension on a classic truck, there are number of options to be had, ranging from the mild (new springs and shocks) to the wild (independent rear suspension).

There's a natural progression of modifications and updates necessitated in order to make one of GM's Advance Design pickups ride, handle, steer, and stop better: IFS, disc brakes, and an open-drive ...

Driving a 3/4-ton heavy-duty Chevy pickup everyday can be both a rewarding and backbreaking proposition. Whenever a trailer is in tow or the bed is full of dirt bikes or scrap metal, the 2500HD hauls ...

Leaf springs are treated like archaic tech, as they aren’t found under any of the latest industry-leading performance cars, and are often used as a point of reference that shows how “dated” a ...

Rassini’s 1+C Hybrid leaf spring features a single steel parabolic main plate and a flat glass fiber composite helper plate to provide suspension on the rear wheels of the Ford F-150 pickup truck.

Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were ...

This story appears in the April 11 print edition of E&MU, a supplement to Transport Topics. Maryland-based Ramar Moving Systems hauls specialty items such as art, satellites and, once, a moon buggy.

Composite leaf springs are not new to the automotive industry. In fact, the leaf spring itself dates back to the horse-drawn carriage. By design, leaf springs absorb vertical vibrations caused by ...