One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Brake bedding sounds like a niche track-day ritual, but it is one of the simplest ways to make everyday stopping safer, ...

Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

Up until now, you've spent your money one of two ways: to make your whip faster than anybody ever thought it ought to be or to impress your homies at car shows with things like hard-to-get ...

Not even new brake pads can save you from the dreaded soft brake pedal. Maybe you noticed that you still have to press your brake pedal far into the floorboard to stop even after swapping out your ...

One of the most important things going on with that hooptie of yours happens in between its brake pads and its rotors. It's there where a specific amount of friction determines whether or not you'll ...

Every step of an automotive build will bring up decision points, along with various ways to approach an aspect of the project. The spectrum here runs from the trailered show car, all the way to the ...

No matter how advanced we get with truck technology - be it emissions control, tracking devices, whatever - plain old brakes still remain the most crucial of components. Running loaded or empty, ...

The technology, known as hydraulic brake-by-wire, removes the mechanical link between the brake system and the brake pedal. The system works by forcing the brake pads against the rotating brake disc ...

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Every step of an automotive build will bring up decision points, along with various ways to approach an aspect of the project. The spectrum here runs from the trailered show car, all the way to the ...