There is the matter of power, and then there is the matter of putting that power to work most efficiently. Without a well-designed chassis and suspension, all the power in the world doesn't mean ...

Leaf springs are pretty common on custom 4x4s, even though coil and coilover combinations are becoming quite popular. Coils and coilovers can be tempting, but don't sell the old-fashioned leaf-spring ...

BrightDrop electric delivery vans (above) as well as Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra pickups from General Motors Co. feature North America’s first composite tension leaf springs (TLS) with progressive ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Composite leaf springs have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional steel systems in automotive suspension due to their high specific strength, excellent corrosion resistance, and ...

If drum brakes and flat-tappet camshafts are old-school technology, then springs are quite literally ancient. In some respects the wooden bows and catapults used by medieval knights to bludgeon their ...

Fifty years is a long time, especially for a vehicle's suspension components. Although the shocks get replaced regularly, leaf springs are rarely given much thought—unless you want to lower the ...

The second-generation Toyota Tundra is finally being replaced by a truck with more power, a modern interior, and drastically improved suspension. It’s a worthwhile upgrade that took roughly 15 years ...

A heads up to anybody aboard their Katoom of choice: It sounds like Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen will soon be playing around with composite leaf spring suspension on her motocross offerings.

The race (or should we call it war?) to make the loudest, fastest, most capable off-road pickup truck has really come to a head in the past 12 months. Though Ford went largely unchallenged with its ...

SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Already a permanent feature of automotive engineering, lightweight construction methods continue to steadily gain in importance. Due to automation and cycle time issues, ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Ram pioneered coil spring rear suspension on full-size pickups. Chevrolet C10 pickups carried the technology in the 1960s. Ford's ...