Racers are always trying to cut weight, even if they have to add it back in lead just to make the minimum weight. That's because placing the weight where you want it (low and to the left) can help the ...

To test out the benefits of Wilwood's carbon-ceramic brake system, we hooked up with Ultimate Street Car Association (USCA) track day enthusiast and '07 Z06 owner John Parsons, who happens to be an ...

Sadly though, when it comes to Fox-body Mustangs, stock brakes are not a wonderful attribute. You never hear anyone bragging about how well the small rotors and heavy, single-piston calipers perform.

Installing front disc brakes is one of the most popular upgrades for vintage Mustangs. We've covered the subject several times throughout the years and with good reason. From a pure safety standpoint, ...

Over the past 45 years I've performed brake jobs on everything from race cars to heavy-duty pickup trucks and motorcycles. While changing the brake shoes on a vehicle with drum brakes is more ...

Learn the driving and maintenance habits that quietly wear down your brakes and how simple changes can help them last longer ...

Checking and, if necessary replacing your brake pads, is an essential part of bike maintenance. If you fail to do this, you risk brake failure, expensive damage to your rim or potentially having an ...

Just as your gas mileage will vary depending on where and how you drive, so it goes with the life of brake pads (or brake shoes), the friction material that gets pressed against a metal disc (rotor) ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (iSeeCars) — One of the most common repairs ...