Some owner-operators nowadays, enamored with the image first popularized by Southern California’s low-ridin’ community, deflate their trucks’ air suspension so the frame hangs several inches closer to ...

With nearly 50,000 on- and off-road miles on our '07 Wrangler Rubicon you could say we know it pretty well. As somewhat expected, around 5,000 miles after lifting our two-door JK 4 inches we smelled ...

This week I noticed a clunk noise in the back of my 2004 Toyota Highlander when I change between Drive and Reverse and when I ease up on the gas pedal after accelerating. After checking it out, my ...

One of the more common repairs needed for many Corvettes is axleshaft u-joint replacement. In IRS cars, Corvette axleshaft u-joints constantly change drive angles as the suspension traverses bumps and ...

As automotive enthusiasts, most of us are familiar with the parts needed to make an engine more powerful, a transmission shift harder, or even the rear axle gear ratio required for maximum ...

Conventional wisdom typically sets no time or mileage interval to replace drive-axle boots, which are more commonly known as CV-joint boots (“CV” being short for “constant velocity”). Although they ...

BMW announced that from November of this year onward it will start replacing gradually the carbon driveshaft in the M3, the M4 and the M4 Convertible with an M specific high-performance driveshaft ...

A drive shaft also known as a propeller shaft and sometimes referred to as a transmission output shaft is a vital component of your vehicle’s drivetrain. Ashraf Mutaasa Kafeero, a mechanic, defines a ...

When an engine produces power and clutch and transmission convert it into required torque, some assembly is needed to carry this torque to driving axle or usually to rear axle. This assembly is known ...

The driveshaft is an often overlooked, yet critically important component of a vehicle's drivetrain. Not only must it be strong enough to contend with the engine's output but it must also operate ...