Do It Yourself Auto Upgrades

If you are building a serious performance car for handling and autocrossing, then you need a good sway bar. The sway bar's job is to connect the wheels together side to side, so that when you...

Air ride suspension has surged in usage in the past few years, and now all sorts of custom cars and trucks are running air bags for their ride control. Mini trucks are particularly popular for air...

If you want a car that handles well and performs when turning through hard corners, the best thing to do is to install sway bars on your vehicle. Most cars come with a front sway bar from the...

One of the cheaper things that you can do to customize your ride is to paint your brake calipers. By just spraying a little bit of color on them, you can change the look of the car and give it a...

The S-10 Blazer had a pretty good run, with models built from the mid '80s until 2004, and there are a lot of different variants out there, from four-wheel drive to prerunners (two-wheel drive...

The Chevrolet Silverado truck is manufactured with a front torsion bar suspension system on four-wheel-drive models. The system is used to provide room for the transfer case, which is not required...

Chevrolet trucks and SUVs are manufactured with torsion bar suspension springs, which have the advantages of adjustment bolts and compact size. The adjustment bolt can raise the idle height of the...

Installing a cold air intake into your Dodge Neon is one of the most affordable and effective ways to instantly increase the performance of your car. Cold air intakes are a small and easy upgrade...

Anti-roll bars, also referred to as anti-sway bars or sway-bars, perform exactly the function that their name implies, which is reduce the amount of roll that a car experiences during cornering....

Having a small collision in your vehicle can easily cause damage and dislodge your front bumper. Maybe you have just decided to upgrade your factory bumper to a sleek chrome masterpiece. Either...

Lowering springs will greatly change your car's appearance and handling. Stock Neon's look like their rear end is up in the air - lowering springs will solve that.

Using this DIY article will help you successfully install the AEM Cold Air Intake (CAI) on your Scion tC (2005-2007). For those of you who are doing this for the first time, don't be...

The Dodge Charger is a full-sized automobile made by the Dodge arm of Chrysler. Originating in 1964, the Charger has been a longtime success of the Dodge brand. One of the strengths of the...

10.5-inch rims on a Ford Mustang Cobra are typically used on the rear wheels to increase the contact patch of the tire. Thankfully, the wheel well is large enough to accommodate the wheel....

Rod ends have many different uses. Some people use them for building custom 4-links, others for tie rod ends and linkages. They're pretty versatile, and depending on what you want to build, you've...

Lifted trucks allow you to go off road and drive over any bump you encounter. Lifting two-wheel-drive trucks is easy, and the procedure is similar in all two-wheel-drive trucks. For this article,...

Undercoating on a vehicle can prevent rust from developing and protect your car's undercarriage for several years. Undercoating a car is especially important if you live in a snowy climate where...

Coilover shock absorbers use a metal coil wrapped around the outer shock casing to provide assistance to the suspension when towing or hauling heavy loads. The shocks on most trucks can be...

The ABS (anti-lock-brake) system in a Chevy Venture is a safety measure to help the average driver control the vehicle in certain weather conditions. When the ABS system activates, the driver will...

Cars can be noisy, and sometimes you want to quiet down the noise a touch. There are lots of different options out there, from interior sound dampening to exterior engine work.

Four-wheel-drive (4x4) vehicles are usually built on truck platforms that come with standard braking systems designed for both the two- and four-wheel-drive models. As a result, they are sometimes...

Drivers who customize their cars love Hondas, as there is a huge range of available aftermarket upgrades for Hondas, many of them created with aesthetics in mind, but you can just as easily make...

Before starting this project, remember that to lower the Chevy S-10, the coil springs and block kit is all that is needed. If it is being lifted, the coil springs and block kit will still be...

The Jeep is a long-lasting, dependable four-wheel drive vehicle that has a host of aftermarkert parts and performs well past 100,000 miles of rough use. One particular part that gets a lot of...

Coil over springs are used in many applications. You will find coil over springs anywhere from drag racing to kit cars. When you have a set of coil over springs installed, it can benefit the way...

If you are a truck owner and want the look of a sleek, low-to-the-ground cruiser without shelling out a large amount of cash, you may wonder if there are do-it-yourself options for lowering your...

Lowered cars handle better and have a more aggressive stance. This is true with every high-end sports car and can be true with your Honda Civic. Lowering a Civic brings the body closer to the...

Mufflers are often an overlooked area of a vehicle's maintenance. Clogged or damaged mufflers can cause a vehicle to run rough, sound loud, have lower fuel efficiency and often pour smoke out of...

Removing the rear coil springs from a car is an easy process and can be done in just under an hour with a few simple tools. Then you can swap out those springs with a set of lowering or...

The oil pan holds oil from the vehicle when the engine is not in use, or holds extra oil as needed. A larger oil pan for performance purposes could be used in appropriate engines, but for most...

Painting your cars brake calipers will not increase it's performance, but it will definately give it the look. You might also learn a thing or two about your cars braking set-up.