After five decades of Mustangs riding on solid rear axles, Ford finally revealed the all-new 2015 pony in early December with a standard independent rear suspension system. With the griping from ...

A rear anti-sway bar can help your street/strip or drag car launch in a straight line, especially if it has a triangulated four-link. We explain why.

The accident proved a pivotal moment in drag racing’s history, as while hospitalized, Garlits conceptualized a safer form of dragster, one with the engine behind the driver.. He incorporated the ...

Drag Racing Lingo. Originally published in the February 1968 issue of Hot Rod magazine. ... LOCKER REAR END — Rear axle modified to eliminate differential gears. LOOSE RACK — Wet drag strip.

It changed the world of drag racing. ... To handle that, Jenkins trashed the GM 12-bolt rear end for a massive Dana 60 assembly that needed less servicing.

When an insane aficionado hits the drag strip in a 2,000 hp machine and is unfortunate enough to blow the rear end, this can be a disaster. Nevertheless, in the case of the 2,000-pony GT-R in the ...

Rear-wheel drive cars and front-wheel drive cars cause different wear and tear on your tires, but you might be surprised to ...

To optimize it for drag racing, the car was fitted with a rear window from a 1964-67 Corvette and a front end from a 1967 ...

A Corvette goes airborne. Nearly flips mid-air. Slams down and tumbles over a guardrail. And somehow, the driver walks away unscathed. It all happened at World Wide Technology Raceway last weekend … ...

If you watch drag racing, you'll notice that the cars have skinny front tires. This is a scientifically sound choice that helps the cars accelerate faster.