Ever think about wheeling a sheet of plywood off road? Try it. Have your buddy tow a 4x8-foot sheet of plywood behind his 4x4 down the trail. Heck, even a graded dirt road would do, and you ll develop ...

Today a lot of street-legal vehicles and off-road rigs run modern coil spring suspensions. Coil springs in their various formats have a number of advantages over traditional leaf springs and torsion ...

When designing helical or compression springs, you’ll confront several challenges and trade-offs, especially when it comes to getting the best possible performance from the wire. You will want to use ...

A new technical guide published by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. provides high current transmission and distribution equipment designers with a detailed look at how springs can solve tough connecting and ...

Coil-sprung suspension is a low-stiction, low-maintenance approach to suspending your mountain bike, with less heat build-up than air suspension. However, unlike air suspension (where you just ...

For both appearance and handling, it is often desirable to lower the front end of a car or truck. As with most vehicle modifications, there are right and wrong ways to go about it. Many enthusiasts ...

Sogefi Group (Milan, Italy) has launched what it says is the auto industry's first coil springs manufactured using composite material aimed at passenger vehicle and light commercial vehicle suspension ...