Are solid sway bars stronger than hollow sway bars? It’s a frequently asked question from people preparing to make upgrades to their vehicle’s suspension because upgrading to a high performance sway bar is among the fastest, easiest, and most cost-effective ways to improve handling and control on a muscle car or classic vehicle. As you’ll see
How many times have you read or heard that a part has been “heat treated?” Whether you’re talking about pushrods, valvetrain components, chassis parts, or even lug nuts, heat treating is often served up as an important selling point on certain products. But is it really that important? According to the chassis experts at
For the average hot rod enthusiast, budget comes into play in a big way. We can’t spend the mortgage payment on a truck load of car parts, so we either save up or buy the parts we need individually as we can afford them. In this guest post, Mark Rossetti, sales manager at Hotchkis Sport
The American muscle car is synonymous with brute power, tire-shredding torque, and—well, muscle. Things like handling, cornering, and ride comfort tend to be an afterthought in our pursuit of the almighty horsepower. Luckily, companies like BMR Suspension, Hotchkis Sport Suspension, and others are focused on making sway bars, lowering springs, performance shocks, and other suspension
Nearly a decade old, a Grassroots Motorsports magazine article titled “Soccer Moms’ Revenge,” recounts a day at Michelin’s Laurens Proving Grounds in Laurens, SC when the magazine’s staff took a 1960’s-era Porsche 356 and Jaguar XKE and pitted them against a modern-day Honda Odyssey minivan. After a 400-mile air-conditioned road trip with no tire-pressure adjustments,
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