It's a scenario that happens all too often. For weeks, or perhaps months, you plan a transformation for your favorite Mopar by significantly increasing its horsepower. Maybe you are installing a ...

Hot rodding is all about going fast, though it'd be foolish to increase performance without increasing braking capacity. If you've experienced brake fade or simply not been able to bring a car to a ...

One of our good friends has a '68 Mustang coupe that he's been driving using the original-equipment four-wheel drum brakes. While the drums were standard equipment for their day, front-disc brakes ...

If you’re thinking of a “hot swap,” one of the changeovers near the top of our list would have to be swapping out OEM front drum brakes in favor of a set of front disc brakes. Disc brakes have ...

Air disc brakes (ADBs) have been proven to deliver advantages on the road, in the service bay, and for a fleet’s bottom line. Their success in heavy-duty applications is driving a continued increase ...

XTRA Lease, a national over-the-road trailer equipment rental and leasing supplier, is installing air disc brakes on more than 6,000 of its dry van and reefers purchased in 2018. XTRA Lease is using ...

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 ...

Installing stainless steel braided brake lines on the BMW K75 is actually a much easier task than I first imagined. There really isn’t much to it, and it’s my belief that anyone with a modicum of ...

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 ...

Regular air disc brake preventive maintenance includes examining and addressing issues that could lead to caliper damage and the possibility of a voided warranty. Air disc brakes (ADBs) have been ...