From the July 2010 issue ofCustom Classic Trucks:Although Chevrolet's popular C10 series pickup trucks are considered new by some truck enthusiasts, they are still old enough to often be equipped with ...

Among the biggest shifts in hot rodding mindset over the last couple of decades, is the concept of good braking performance. Simply put, we live in an era where marginal brakes are no longer ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

The new federal mandate requiring shorter stopping distances dictates more brake torque for the front axle of trucks and tractors. The regulation can be accommodated by bigger drums, but it may ...

Auto repair is costly. There is no way to get around that without enrolling in technical school and spending years learning the trade to hone the skills to do it yourself. Even then, industry and ...

IGN knows one of the worst things about having a hot car is the amount of money you have to shell out each month to keep it. Small routine things like oil changes and stuff you should do yourself will ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

While all the '70s and '80s favorite lowrider GM models will always be long and cool, what's not-so cool on them are the hideous-looking rear drum brakes. Though these big body styles do come with ...