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Project Tundra: Assembling the Ultimate Off Road Drop In Suspension!

Posted on June 1, 2021June 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

After installing and testing our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 plus suspension in previous chapters of our Project Tundra build, we were super impressed with how well it performed, the…

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WATCH: Evo 9 Tubular Subframes and Giro Disc Review

Posted on May 30, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

We put a customer’s Evo 9 RS on a performance diet courtesy of Magnus Racing and Giro-Disc. Today we’ll walk you through the Magnus front subframe and its additional…

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Project Tundra: Dirt King Lower Control Arms

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
byMike Kojima

As we continue to upgrade the front suspension of our Tundra to make it more durable in off-road use, we focused on a set of improved front coilovers, new tie…

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Resurrecting Project FR-S: Wisefab Track Suspension

Posted on May 16, 2021May 17, 2021
byMike Kojima

Our Project FR-S was already a really good handling car with the stuff we had done to it with parts from KW Suspension, Whiteline and Cusco but we wanted to…

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WATCH: We Installed SDHQ Traction Bars on our Project Tundra!

Posted on May 7, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

We installed a set of SDHQ traction bars onto our Project Tundra! Check out how they performed! If you liked the video, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and we’ll keep…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 6 – Going Through the Suspension with Steeda

Posted on April 25, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

This is where we defy the misconceptions and show how to make an S197 Mustang into a corner-carving track car. We are going to cover the pros and cons of…

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Project Tundra Improving the Front Suspension with Camburg and Coach Builder Part 2

Posted on April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
byMike Kojima

In the last edition of Project Tundra, we talked about our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension and how it allowed us to go a lot faster in the dirt, so much…

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Project Toyota Tundra: Improving the Suspension with Icon (again)

Posted on April 4, 2021April 5, 2021
byMike Kojima

We have been off-roading in our Tundra much more frequently lately and with our new suspension, we discovered something interesting about high performance off road suspension. When going fast over…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 4 – Installing the Roush 3rd Link

Posted on March 7, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

Upgrading the 3rd link suspension arm in an S197 Mustangs is far more important than just to reduce wheel hop. Picking the right one will greatly affect the car’s handling…

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WATCH: MEGA Suspension Tech Session with Ohlins USA

Posted on February 26, 2021February 27, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

What happens when you put two suspension engineers in the same room? Come find out as our head nerd talks suspension technology with the chief engineer at Ohlins USA.…

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KW Suspension Trackfest/Tech Expo 2020

Posted on February 25, 2021March 2, 2021
byMike Kojima

With the 2020 SEMA show canceled due to the Covid pandemic, KW Suspension, in lieu of having their SEMA booth decided to bring a bit of a trade show to…

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WATCH: Is ST Suspension the best Budget Coilover for the BMW E46?

Posted on February 12, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

See what you get for $900 as we take a look at and install the ST coilover kit for the BMW E46. We’ll go over its features and reasons…

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WATCH: How Ohlins TTR 4-way Damper Works!

Posted on January 29, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

Just a few weeks before Covid shut everything down we got a chance to tour the Ohlins USA facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina. In this video Mike sits down…

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WATCH: Ohlins TTX 36 Damper Dissection!

Posted on December 20, 2020December 21, 2020
byJeff Naeyaert

If you got here from our Ohlins facility tour video then you know what you’re about to see! If not, in this video Brad from Ohlins shows our Mike Kojima…

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Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!

Posted on December 9, 2020December 13, 2020
byMike Kojima

When you combine big power, big tires and a limited slip differential with leaf springs you have a recipe for the enemy of traction and your driveline parts, wheel hop.…

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Giving a Hand to Rob Dahm and His Monster AWD 4 Rotor FD

Posted on October 21, 2020
byMike Kojima

We were honored to give a small hand to Rob Dahm in setting up the chassis of his awesome AWD, 1400 HP Garrett boosted 4 rotor FD RX-7. Right now…

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Inside KW Suspensions Solid Piston Shock Technology

Posted on September 13, 2020
byMike Kojima

We were recently at KW Suspensions North American headquarters for some new product training and we got to take apart some of their latest technology, the innovative solid piston damper.…

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DIY Alignment: The Basic Version

Posted on August 19, 2020September 9, 2020
byFrank Ewald

One day you have an alignment shop sponsoring you and your car gets set up and rides the track perfectly. The next day you move to the other side…

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Inside KW Suspensions New EXR valve system!

Posted on August 9, 2020
byMike Kojima

hys·ter·e·sis /ˌhistəˈrēsis/ noun The phenomenon in which the value of a physical property lags behind changes in the effect causing it. Reducing hysteresis is something that shock designers have worked…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 30 – Sometimes You Finish Where You Should’ve Started

Posted on June 24, 2020October 29, 2020
byErik Jacobs

When we left Project SC300, we had gotten the suspension all back together, but that annoying caged nut had thrown us for a loop. Properly getting to it involves getting…

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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 2

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
byMike Kojima

In our last article we explained how the different components of our Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system that we would be installing on Project Tundra worked. In this weeks story,…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 29 – You’re in Figs Army now.

Posted on June 17, 2020
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 29 – You’re in Figs Army now. by Erik Jacobs Well, it’s been another few months, and I still haven’t driven the SC300. So, why…

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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2020June 1, 2020
byMike Kojima

It’s been a long time in between updates for Project Tundra. Most of the time Project Tundra is the garage’s muscle. Moving big parts and towing cars is what it’s…

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Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!

Posted on March 29, 2020
byMike Kojima

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?

Posted on March 24, 2020March 26, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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What is an Inverted Shaft Strut?

Posted on March 16, 2020March 18, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Installing KW Clubsport Coilovers on my moms C63 AMG

Posted on November 6, 2019November 4, 2019
byNikita Rushmanov

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…

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Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 1 – Towtally Ready

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
byErik Jacobs

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…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2019September 5, 2019
byMike Kojima

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

Posted on August 21, 2019August 30, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Ducati Superbike 998 Part 2: Suspension and Chassis Geometry

Posted on August 18, 2019August 22, 2019
byRob Evans

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…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 22 – I Missed Winter…

Posted on August 6, 2019
byErik Jacobs

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…