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 ...

There are a number of ways in which to suspend a hot rod, but few designs offer a more compact, versatile, and adjustable design than that of the torsion bar variety. While on one hand the traditional ...

There can only be one reason, and it should be obvious really: They break. And unfortunately, the IFS of an '08 4WD Chevrolet remains largely the same as it was in 1988. There is really no ...

Ford has filed a patent application for solid axles with integrated hub motors, hinting at a very different kind of EV powertrain from the Blue Oval. Instead of allowing wheels to move up and down ...

Let's face it, there's just something about a straight axle truck that really gets the blood flowing. That feeling is exactly what evoked Off-Road Unlimited's Maurice Rozo to create a GM ...

I just spent the weekend driving a soft-top 2022 Ford Bronco Sasquatch, and it's making me rethink everything. Namely, everything I've always loved about the Jeep Wrangler. See, the Bronco is the ...

There are a million good reasons to upgrade the suspension on any classic truck, but especially those equipped with a straight-axle, parallel-leaf frontend. These suspension designs are archaic at ...

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...