Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!
We left off in our last edition of Project DC5 RSX with some killer brakes by Stoptech that brought our cars stopping power in line with our fantastic 300 whp…
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How Does the Ohlins DFV Valve Work?
A few weeks ago we were visiting the North American facilities of Ohlins Advanced Suspension Technology, Ohlins USA for a special look inside Ohlins’ operations and to be able to…
What is an Inverted Shaft Strut?
As a suspension guy, lately, I have been asked what is an inverted MacPherson strut a whole bunch of times. So I concluded that I had better write something about…
Installing KW Clubsport Coilovers on my moms C63 AMG
Yeah so, my mom drives a C63 AMG. She recently moved to New York for a year, leaving me to “take care” of her car. So as soon as she…
Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 1 – Towtally Ready
All of my vehicles have nicknames. You’re likely very intimately acquainted with Damnit — MotoIQ’s Project SC300. Well, ladies and gentlemen and non-binary folks who may or may not even…
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…
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 Ducati Superbike 998 Part 2: Suspension and Chassis Geometry
The importance of setting a budget and timeline can’t be stressed enough. Otherwise, projects are guaranteed to take longer and cost more than you intended. Because I can’t heed my…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 22 – I Missed Winter…
When we last left Project SC300 things had gone totally sideways and now the entire suspension of the car was all apart. With a box of Toyota/Lexus OEM replacement components…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 21 – Winter is Coming
When we last left Project SC300 we had just installed our Grannas Racing T56 transmission swap kit and had gotten back out on track. With a solid drivetrain, it was…
Project Viper GTS: Part 10 – EMI Racing Toe Stiffener
The Gen 2 Viper has a pretty serious, fundamental flaw that’s not widely known. The rear toe deflects by HALF AN INCH under hard cornering and acceleration. Unfortunately most of…
Testing Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace
After our article reviewing Steeda’s Stop The Hop Package for the S550 Mustang GT, some of our readers asked us for feedback on Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace. Since our…
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…
Project SR E30: Part 7 – Wiring and First Startup!
Hello! Welcome to the 7th installment in our hardheaded adventure of SR swapping a BMW E30. As you may recall, in part 6, we finished up some plumbing and installed…
Rapid Designing and Testing Suspension With 3D Printing Part 2
In our last story, we were redesigning the steering knuckle/upright for the 2019 season on Dai Yoshihara’s Turn 14 Formula Drift BR-Z. Our design goals were to keep the tires…
Designing Suspension with 3D Printing
Drift cars with their extreme steering angles are pretty difficult to design suspension for. A lot of things must be considered because geometry that works well on a regular car…
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 V3 Coilovers 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…
Bushings Upgrade For WRX
Every Subaru suspension bushings of our Subaru WRX had two lifetimes of wear and needed replacing, but we don’t just replace parts here at MotoIQ. We will be completing our…
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…
Basic Drift Chassis Setup: The S-Chassis Tension Rod
The rear tension rod is probably the most overlooked suspension arm on an s-chassis. A lot of people don’t understand how it works, and there is a lot of conflicting…
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, Putting the Suspension All Together With SPL Parts and Whiteline
Project DBA R35 GT-R: Putting the Suspension All Together With SPL Parts and Whiteline by Mike Kojima Now we are in the home stretch for upgrading our GT-R’s underpinnings with our…
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: Truing up the Suspension with Whiteline
In the last edition of Project DC2, we greatly improved our car’s suspension by replacing the ancient worn out Koni Yellow shocks with some state of the art street KW Suspension Double…
Project GD STI: Making the Front of the Car Stiffer with Ultra Racing
Project GD STI: Making the Front of the Car Stiffer with Ultra Racing by Mike Kojima In the last installment of Project STI, we had greatly increased the chassis…
Project GD STI: Getting Rid of Chassis Flex with Cusco
Project GD STI: Getting Rid of Chassis Flex with Cusco by Mike Kojima The GD STI/WRX had what was considered to be a very stiff chassis when it was first…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works! by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we thought we had…