With over a century of 4x4 truck history, there’s been a lot of time for innovation. Light trucks use one fixed and one steering axle to drive four tires. Over the decades, changes have been made to ...

Yet with all the chassis tech that makes its way into these pages, surprisingly little of it has to do with straight-axle front suspensions. There's a pretty good reason for that, too. Based on what ...

The greatest thing about this hobby, as enthusiasts, is the countless amount of directions one can take a vehicle. Today, it’s about going fast, and cramming power into a fifth-generation Chevrolet ...

Looking back on the formative years of Stock, Super Stock, and Factory Experimental door slammer drag racing (1962-1965), the exploits of Chrysler Corp stand taller (often literally) than the ...

The Cadillac Escalade is a status symbol—always has been and always will be. Nothing else says you’re ’04 rich like owning a clean second-gen ‘Slade. Thing is, not everyone’s worried about other ...

There has been a ton of speculation about the new 2021 Ford Bronco. Questions range from will it be a rebodied Explorer or Expedition, or a "real" off-roader, to will it have a removable hard top.

For the most part, while their functions are deceptively complex, we're all familiar with a typical car axle. Being the method by which most cars mount their wheels, axles represent one of the most ...

It looks like Ford is truly making good on its plans to revive the Bronco nameplate. Not only is it bringing back the off-road SUV, now comes word that the Bronco may very well use solid axles rather ...

It is almost the season to be jolly. Some will be happier than others, and a few weeks in advance. Solomon Lunger, the host of the Ford Era channel on YouTube, for example, got an exclusive chance to ...

Every electric pickup on the market—the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, and GMC Hummer EV—utilizes independent rear suspension instead of the solid rear axles typically found in full-sized trucks.

Ford has applied for a patent on a solid-axle and hub-motor combination for EVs remarkably similar to what the automaker dismissed as nonviable for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck. As detailed in the ...

With the new Mercedes G-Class ditching the solid front axle it's had since the late 1970s, the Jeep Wrangler is the only remaining high-volume SUV in the U.S. with a solid front axle. And while ...