Rockwell axles have always been desirable off-road. They are relatively inexpensive, and replacement or upgraded parts are readily available, making them great candidates for fitting big tires under ...

One enterprising individual who is a friend of ours, an engineer, and completely obsessed with making old Jeeps and other 4x4s work better is Brennan Metcalf. For a few years, Brennan has also been ...

Owners of stock, pre-'73 Mopar A-Bodies all share a peculiar thing in common: that unique A-Body five-lug-on-four-inch bolt pattern for the wheels. Now, this may or may not pose problems, depending on ...

Front-axle brakes designed to meet reduced stopping distance rules may not run hot enough under normal driving conditions. This month is a bit of a departure for Tires & Wheels, as we investigate a ...

Ingersoll Axles has introduced a 30-degree disc brake self-steering axle. The new SSA has a forward facing tie-rod design that allows turn angles up to 30 degrees for disc brake axles. It is offered ...

ATLANTA — After 110 years serving the trucking industry, tracing its lineage industry to Timken Detroit Axle, Meritor is “still going strong,” noted CEO Jay Craig at the 2019 North American Commercial ...

ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Systems business has announced that its Meritor transit bus axles and brakes have been specified as part of a hybrid bus consortium contract that consists of 11 ...

Stopping-distance regs were expected to drive adoption of air-disc brakes (ADBs), but it’s looking like concern over weight may be the bigger driver. “Fuel-economy regulations pose impressive ...

It’s impossible to fix something without understanding how it’s supposed to work. Brake system repair decisions can be difficult to make, and costly to execute, without a basic understanding of system ...