Technical Info
Suspension Design ~ Scrub Radius Explained
Scrub radius affects how the tire contact patch interacts with the road during cornering, braking, and acceleration, and can cause unique toe characteristics depending on the design. [More…]
Steering & Suspension
DIY Projects
Lowering a Ford F100 For Under $100
Lowering a 1971 Ford F100 truck for less than $100.00 out of pocket including flipping the axle, cutting coils and C-Notching the frame. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Adjust Ride Height With Torsion Bars
Dylan McCool demonstrates how torsion bars work and how to adjust your vehicle ride height with torsion bars. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Slammed, Chopped, and Notched ~ Zac’s C10 Chevy Gets LOW
Zac takes his Chevy C10 chopper hauler and gets it real low to the ground with a lowering kit from Belltech. We approve. [More…]
Ideas
Lifted and 4×4 Classic Trucks
A compilation of Lifted Classic Trucks and 4×4 Classic Trucks from Mountain Smoke Garage… Also of Interest: Rat Rod Exhaust Ideas Rat Rod Hood Ornament Ideas Rat Rod Ideas ~ Gassers Rat Rod Ideas ~ [More…]
Technical Info
Tech Talk ~ Ford King Pins and Spindles
Speedway Motors and Heath Petzoldt walk you through the process of putting different types of king pins together in this video. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Steering 101 ~ Main Parts and Functions
The actual steering wheel function is obvious, there are several other parts to make it all work so we’re going to run through the basics. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Swap Out a Lock Cylinder
You score a junkyard tilt steering column, but of course, the keys are missing. Here’s how to swap out the lock cylinder. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Fix Sloppy Steering ~ Problems and Solutions
Armed with the knowledge you’ll gain from this video, there’s no reason your steering can’t be made tighter and more precise. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Remove Rubber Bushings without a Press or Fire
This tech short shows how to remove old rubber suspension bushings without a press or without burning them out using flames. [More…]
DIY Projects
How To Install a C-Notch and Axle Flip Kit ~ Leaf Spring Axle Flip
Follow along as we lower the rear of our ’75 GMC Sierra Classic using an Axle Flip Kit on the leaf springs and install a C-Notch kit. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Reverse a Main Leaf Spring ~ DIY Reverse Eye Leaf Springs
MacroMachines demonstrates how to reverse the main leaf of a rear spring from a Model T, difficult due to the large hump in the middle. [More…]
Builds and Examples
4 Rat Rod Air Ride Suspension Designs That Lay Body and Ride Smooth
Village Customs Rat Rod Shop shows you four distinct types of rat rod air suspension setups that will lay body and ride smoothly. [More…]
DIY Projects
How to Build a Custom Steering Column Drop
Matt makes a custom steering column brace/drop for a cowl steering setup… [More…]
Technical Info
2-Minute Tech: How To Determine Steering Spline Size
To determine the spline size of a component (rack and pinion, steering column, and steering box), measure the outside diameter and count the number of splines. If there is a flat spot on the shaft and some of [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Measure for a Straight Axle Spring
There are two measurements that you can use to determine what spring length you’ll need for your project: Spring Perch Hole Center-Line Measurement: If you are using an axle with vertical perch bolt holes, you can [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Install Rear 4-Link Suspension for Air Ride and Coil-overs
How to weld-in a 4-link rear suspension system onto any hot rod or custom chassis. Covered in this video: axle location, panhard bar fitment, and
theory and shock absorber angle… [More…]
theory and shock absorber angle… [More…]
Builds and Examples
1936 Ford Humpback Rat Rod Roadster
Project: 1936 Ford Humpback Rat Rod Roadster This is what was delivered: Straight axle, wishbone, spring and a 1936 Ford Four Door Humpback that was at some point cut down to a two-door roadster. The first [More…]
