Not many hot rodders give much thought to what different brake pads do for the stopping of their hot rod. Oh, I'm sure the guys who race fast cars on a racetrack do assign an engineer to get the best ...

While I don't have another Hope brake to test out the V4 pads, the 40mm size is used by a few manufacturers, including Lewis. I also happened to dislike the OEM pads the Lewis LHP+ brakes arrived with ...

Tires stop a car, not brakes. Even if that's a broad statement, full of caveats and qualifiers, it contains a crucial truth. All things being equal, stopping distance is stipulated by how much grip ...

Disc brake pads are to brakes what a camshaft is to an engine. Where a cam is critical for defining an engine's power potential, brake pads are vital for successfully and repeatedly decelerating a ...

You don't have to be a car enthusiast to know you should change your brake pads long before you hear that all-too-familiar metal-on-metal grind. That's the sound of potentially costing yourself quite ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by Silverback HD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource courtesy of our partnership with Silverback HD, ...

From polishes and waxes, to filters and engine oil, choices are numerous and daunting when it comes to selecting the correct products for your car, truck, coupe or crossover. Options abound—and each ...

Brake-by-wire technology debuted with the 2001 Mercedes-Benz SL, and the technology has not exactly covered itself in glory during the intervening years. Parking at the lunch stop during the media ...