Chassis & Drive Train

Understanding Automatic Transmissions

Most vehicles sold in the United States since the 1950s have had automatic transmissions. The vehicle's gearbox is able to… Read More

4 years ago

Popular Automatic Transmission Identification Chart

Popular automatic transmission identification chart for Chrysler, Ford, and GM Automatic Transmissions with pan diagram. [More...] Read More

3 years ago

Differential Gear Ratio Calculator

Enter the max potential engine RPM, tire size diameter, and target vehicle speed in MPH to calculate the differential gear… Read More

3 years ago

Speed Potential Calculator for Ring Gear and Pinion Changes

Calculate potential speed based on the RPM of the engine, ring gear/pinion gear ratio, final transmission gear ratio, and tire… Read More

4 years ago

Early Ford Beam Axle Identification and Dimensions

Early Ford axles are easy to identify measurement or by referring to the photo scanned from an old magazine article… Read More

3 years ago

Rear-End Widths of Classic American Cars

Rear-end track width measurements of classic American cars including Chevrolet, Ford, and Mopar vehicle rear axle widths... [More...] Read More

3 years ago

Wheelbase Measurements for Popular Classic Cars

Wheelbase Measurements for Popular Classic Cars: Buick, Chevy, Ford, Frazer, Kaiser, Lincoln, Mercury, and Nash. [More...] Read More

3 years ago

Popular Automatic Transmission Dimensions

So you want to replace the transmission in your classic or custom? How do you know what will even fit?… Read More

3 years ago

Understanding How Differential Gears Work

This film was made in the 1930s and is the best explanation of how a differential works we have seen… Read More

3 years ago