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 ...

A comprehensive new electronic catalog featuring the expanded Abex line of original equipment-quality replacement air disc brake pads for commercial vehicles is now available from Federal-Mogul. The ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. It’s hard to think of a more important automotive component than brakes. The ability to stop your car quickly, ...

One enterprising individual who is a friend of ours, an engineer, and completely obsessed with making old Jeeps and other 4x4s work better is Brennan Metcalf. For a few years, Brennan has also been ...

What is a disc brake system? How can one be faster without adding more ponies to the engine? One way is to make your car lighter. Having a higher power-to-weight ratio will make your car faster since ...

Bendix has slashed the weight of its ADB22X air disc brake, making it what it claims to be the lightest disc brake assembly on the market. The ADB22X-LT will be released in the second half of this ...

More than ever, high-performance enthusiasts want well-rounded performance cars. Raw, straight-line acceleration in isolation is no longer adequate, if it ever was. In recent months, HOT ROD has ...

It’s long been common practice for fans of muscle-era cars to upgrade the four-wheel drum brakes, typical of that period, to front discs. For years, doing so required sourcing parts from donor ...

If you’re replacing or servicing your disc brakes, you need lubricating grease. No ifs, ands, or buts, you need to lubricate the metal-on-metal parts that are meant to slide, otherwise, your calipers ...

Citing soaring adoption rates, Bendix has announced that it will double its production of air disc brakes for commercial vehicles. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said that the air disc brake (ADB) ...