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 ...

To start, the idea of a coilover shock is pretty simple. A coil spring (or two or more as in dual-rate or triple-rate coilovers) is mounted through various methods to a shock or strut. The coil spring ...

I spent the last week installing a set of Fortune Auto 500 Series coilovers on my project Civic and the job went smoothly. It took that long because instead of trying to get it all done in one ...

Coilover shocks have grown immensely in popularity amongst four-wheelers, mud-boggers, and rockcrawlers in the last 10 years, and for many good reasons. What started out in the desert racing world is ...

How do you add 21st century handling to a mid-20th century Chevy chassis? We asked Garrett Harmola, President of Aldan American this question. He had answers. In the early 1980s, Aldan American was ...

Bret Voelkel is a multifaceted guy. An entrepreneur and astute businessman by nature he's also a hard-core hot rodder who always liked cars that were low and fast, qualities that could be found in air ...

Sean is a JDM and off-road enthusiast of many years, and an automotive photographer. He holds a B.A. in Literature and Writing Studies, an A.A. in Communications, and an A.A. in English. He is ...

Lowering springs and full coilover setups are popular suspension modifications for car enthusiasts looking to enhance the performance and aesthetic appeal of their vehicles. While both options aim to ...

If you’re thinking about upgrading your car’s suspension, the first question usually isn’t about brands. It’s about purpose. Do you want the car to sit lower? Handle sharper in corners? Or simply ride ...

“I need new shocks. What should I get?” This is a prompt you’ll see almost every day in car forums and Facebook groups. Inevitably, somebody will reply, “Just get coilovers.” That is bad advice.