Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2
In our last article, we got most of of the suspension for Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman in place. Now we have to finish the job installing the parts from KW…
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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1
In our last edition of Project 987 Cayman, we discussed some of the parts we would be installing on our street going track car project. Now it is time to…
Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!
The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts. In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…
The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!
The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It! For the Holidays, we take a look back at some of our most…
KW Clubsports and Hydraulic Lift System (HLS) for the C7 Corvette Stingray
If you have been following the progress on our Project C7 Corvette Stingray, you’ve seen us work on the brakes, suspension and cosmetics. After a test session at Buttonwillow things…
WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX
Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components. Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…
ST Suspensions Coilover Upgrade for WRX
Today our Subaru Impreza WRX gets a suspension upgrade with the ST Suspensions XTA coilover kit along with Whiteline Sway bars for improved handling and ride quality. ST Suspensions is…
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway!
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway! We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our Project C7 Corvette Stingray and a bunch of new upgrade parts from Chevrolet…
Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time!
Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time! by Mike Kojima So most of you probably thought that the Team America GT-R was dead, long abandoned to…
Project DBA R35 GT-R: Starting the Suspension Revolution with KW Suspension and Forged Performance
Project DBA R35 GT-R: Starting the Suspension Revolution with KW Suspension and Forged Performance by Mike Kojima It’s been a long time since we even mentioned anything about our Project R35…
Project Unpimp My Ride: Pedders Easyfit Suspension and Swaybars, Street Performance for the Toyota86/BRZ/FR-S
Unpimp My Ride: Transforming a Modded BRZ Into a Civilized Daily Driver with Pedders, Verus Engineering and ARK Designs by Mike Kojima Not all of us want a race…
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades by Mike Kojima In previous articles about our Project C7 Corvette, we got into the high tech chassis construction of the C7 that rivals…
Testing Feal 441 Suspension for the B13 Sentra SE-R!
An inside look at the Feal 441 Suspension for the B13 Sentra SE-R! by Mike Kojima The original B13 Sentra SE-R has always held a dear spot in many of…
Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension
Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you've been paying attention to our DC2 project car, then you know in the last…
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update From custom fabricated control arms to revalved KW V3 coilovers with HLS, Mike Kojima goes under Project V8 RX7 to explain everything we did…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Installing Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Installing Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers! by Mike Kojima Over the past few installments of our EP3 project, we have been working on fixing on what is…
Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks
Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks by David Zipf Autocrossing is a ton of fun. It’s super cheap, you can take almost any car…
Making the Ford F-150 Ecoboost Drive and Tow Smoother with Eibach Shocks
Making the Ford F-150 Ecoboost Drive and Tow Smoother with Eibach Shocks by Rathyna Gomer My dad's Ford F-150 Ecoboost is something I frequently drive, usually to pick up car…
Tested: KW Suspensions BMW F30 DDC Remote Adjustable Suspension
Tested: KW Suspensions BMW F30 DDC Remote Adjustable Suspension by Mike Kojima A few years ago we got to test a sample of KW Suspensions' electronically adjustable DDC coilovers…
Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5
Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5 by Mike Kojima The Mazda ND MX-5 is the latest evolution of the Miata chassis. We have found it to…
Product Development Testing with KW Suspension
Product Development Testing with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you are interested in the way a suspension company does R&D, take a look at how a typical test session…
Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers
Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers by Mike Kojima Many of our MotoIQ Project Cars feature top of the line or even exotic suspension parts, exactly…
Evaluating the HKS Max GT R35 GT-R Coilover Suspension System
Evaluating the HKS Max GT R35 GT-R Coilover Suspension System by Mike Kojima Not so long ago we evaluated HKS' new Max ST coilover suspension system on our AP1 Honda S2000 project. The…
Evaluating the HKS Max IV SP S2000 Coilover Suspension System
Evaluating the HKS Max IV SP S2000 Coilover Suspension System by Mike Kojima The guys at Motovicity have been singing the praises of HKS's new Max IV coilover systems to…
Industry Insider: Tein’s Shock Service
Industry Insider: Tein's shock service by Mike Kojima One of the markings of a better shock company is if the company can service their product by offering rebuilding and revalving…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S by Mike Kojima MotoIQ is teaming up with the good folks at The GTChannel to produce a Scion FR-S for the SEMA Scion FR-S…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 15 – Major Suspension Overhaul with KW Suspension, SuperPro and Improved Racing Components
Project V8 RX-7: Part 15 – Major Suspension Overhaul by Jeff Naeyaert A couple of annoying sharp eyes on our last update a few weeks ago revealed that we had some…
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
The Andrew Brilliant designed splitter is amazing and somewhat agricultural in appearance. Given the team’s budget and time constraints, Andrew was not commissioned to make it look beautiful; only functional. I can…
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
The Andrew Brilliant designed splitter is amazing and somewhat agricultural in appearance. Given the team’s budget and time constraints, Andrew was not commissioned to make it look beautiful; only functional. I can…
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update by Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu The Team America crew has been busy and the car has really come together in the past…
ARK Team America BNR32 GT-R Update Teaser
ARK Team America BNR32 GT-R Update Teaser by Mike Kojima An update has been a long time in coming but it is true, the ARK Team America BNR32 has not…
Project Ford Fiesta ST – Improving the Handling With ST Suspension
Project Ford Fiesta ST – Improving the Handling With ST Suspension by Mike Kojima If you love performance compact cars, then you should really be paying close attention and focusing…