If you, like me, have friends who enjoy tinkering with cars and working out how to get the most out of them, then the conversation at some stage would have turned to upgraded suspension components.

But before we take a peek inside the automotive damper, and in particular examine the pros and cons of mono-tube and twin-tube shock absorber design, let’s quickly review what exactly a shock’s job is ...

The shocks on your car need attention from time to time in order for them to work at their optimum level. Several times over the past few seasons, teams I have helped experienced shock failures. So it ...

Shocks are both one of the most important aspects in a suspension and the most overlooked. Much attention is given to picking out just the right tubular control arms, and gearheads agonize over the ...