Some tips and tricks on how to box the frame and build a custom suspension at home for your vintage 4x4. Longtime readers of Jp magazine might actually remember this 1948 Willys pickup I built back in ...

In the last issue of Custom Rodder we renovated the front suspension of Eric Smith's '50 Ford sedan using the Ultra-Cruise ball-joint-conversion kit and a disc brake setup from Jamco Suspension. Of ...

Let’s face it, leaf sprung suspensions have been around for a while…a long while, in fact. We are talking back to medieval times on wagons and carts according to our research. That means leaf springs ...

No matter how much planning is done project vehicles seem to establish their own direction. Take our Hot Rod Hauler as an example, we had accomplished many of the original goals—lowering the truck on ...

Leaf springs are treated like archaic tech, as they aren’t found under any of the latest industry-leading performance cars, and are often used as a point of reference that shows how “dated” a ...

BrightDrop electric delivery vans (above) as well as Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra pickups from General Motors Co. feature North America’s first composite tension leaf springs (TLS) with progressive ...

Composite leaf springs are not new to the automotive industry. In fact, the leaf spring itself dates back to the horse-drawn carriage. By design, leaf springs absorb vertical vibrations caused by ...