Product Installs

Video: How to Install a Hotchkis Chassis Brace on a 5th-Gen Camaro

The fifth-generation Chevy Camaro suffers from chassis flex and wheel hop, much like most modern muscle cars, according to Hotchkis Sport Suspension. Under hard acceleration, like in drag racing, the stock rear subframe will move, causing hook-up problems due to low traction and stability. Hotchkis’ Chassis Max Brace can help solve that problem because it

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Top Steps: How to Install a Bestop Supertop

Bestop Supertops offer the highest quality in function, fit, and style. And oh yeah—they’re simple to install. Really simple. We really like quick, easy tasks so we were pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to install a Bestop Supertop. Although Bestop’s well-written and complete installation instructions say to plan on three hours, you can likely cut that

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Trailer Upgrades: Raising Bumpers, Installing New Shocks and Electrical Components

[portfolio_slideshow id=34060] An off-road New Mexico vacation in a camping trailer designed for Jeep and Chevrolet S10 pickups provided the evidence: the trailer desperately needed more stability on the rough terrain and truck’s rear bumper needed raised. The trailer needed shocks and more height. The curved design of the original bumper would sometimes dig into

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Magic Show: How to Install a Flex-A-Lite Black Magic Electric Fan

[portfolio_slideshow id=33903] Sometimes broken and worn out parts can be a blessing, because they give you an excuse to upgrade! That was the situation we were in recently when the fan clutch went out on the 4.7L V8 in our Dodge Dakota. The factory mechanical fan uses a clutch unit that locks up to cool

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On the Level: Installing a ReadyLift Leveling Kit on a Silverado 2500HD

[portfolio_slideshow id=33067] Sometimes you don’t need a full-on suspension lift kit for your truck. Maybe you want to retain your truck’s towing abilities, keep a reasonable step-in height, or just don’t have the budget for a big lift kit and the domino-effect of larger tires/new rims/re-geared differentials that big lifts can create. That’s the situation

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