Celebrated former Four Wheeler Feature Editor Ben Stewart used to say: "Real Jeeps have round springs." He coined this phrase shortly after the Wrangler TJ was introduced, when everyone else was ...

Chrysler is recalling roughly 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees because the rear coil springs on some newer models could fall off when someone is driving, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers ...

Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were ...

Coilover shock absorbers are one of the most common forms of suspension on our kind of cars, whether used on Mustang II-based independent front suspensions, IRS systems, or in conjunction with ...

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 ...

View post: A Friend Drives a Jeep Wrangler and Wants to Buy a New Honda Prelude. This is Was My Response. The next-gen Toyota Tacoma is out testing these days, and it appears to be taking a page out ...

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 ...

Cars have evolved greatly over the last 50-plus years, as any automotive historian will be quick to tell you. That doesn't mean you can't improve the power and drivability of your classic muscle car ...

Back in June 2023, a whopping 331,401 units of the 2021 through 2023 model year Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee L were recalled for incorrectly installed rear coil springs that could ...

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. The problem was for rear coil springs that might not have been installed properly when the vehicle was built. There was a chance they could detach ...

A spring compressor is among the most infamous tools available to home auto mechanics. Its job and operation are straightforward: It just squeezes a spring so that you can remove or install it from a ...