With all the hoopla going on about the GM Brake Repair Litigation Settlement (on 1988 – 1993 Chevy Lumina, Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Pontiac Grand Prix automobiles), I thought I’d ...
When it comes to cars and car parts, a lot goes into sending you down the road and making sure you can come to a stop when you arrive at your destination. As you're probably aware, our vehicles rely ...
Press a pedal and your car stops, but how? The mechanisms that control a vehicle’s brakes are explained in this simple article. Most drivers understand how their brakes work in the simplest of terms: ...
If you want stopping power with style, the new Ford Motorsport disc brake kit (part No. M-2300-G) bolted on your rearend will do everything you need. Disc brakes on the rear axle of a car are ...
Back in the '60s, drum brakes didn't seem that bad since most cars were hobbled with the same lack of stopping prowess. Fast forward a few decades and it matters a bit more that it takes you an ...
Taking the easy way to convert GM 14-Bolt from drum to disc brakes for greater stopping power when running big rubber. Jeremy Richmond was facing the same dilemma as many have when making wholesale ...
Even if you are not that passionate about cars, but you drive regularly, you still need to know some basics about brakes. Yes, you press that pedal next to the accelerator, but what exactly happens ...
Some of you are probably wondering how do Formula One cars, which reach speeds in excess of 200 mph (321 km/h), manage to brake so effectively at the end of a long straight. The high temperatures ...