Now that you know as much as we know about brakes, we're going to, ahem, break down the products. The following is a list of some of our favorite products to share friction with. While some of them ...

Bleeding your brakes, or changing the old fluid and getting out the air, can be a long, dirty, and difficult process. If you’re doing it the old fashioned way, you probably need to find a friend who ...

Galfer’s braided steel brake lines improve braking performance and feel at the lever by removing the flex that often occurs in OEM rubber lines under pressure. 100 percent of the pressure at the lever ...

Honda’s CR-Z has been hit with both admiration and loathing from the enthusiast community due to a lack of K-power, but one thing is for certain: With its short wheelbase and responsive handling, this ...

As a car owner, preventive maintenance for your vehicle should be a priority, because it is cheaper to fix an issue before it becomes a mechanic's hourly job. With that being said, there are several ...

It’s easy to develop something of a love-hate relationship with brake bleeding tools. You may find that they work all right, but they can’t quite compare to the old “pump it, hold it” routine. But ...

Upgrading your braking system is one of the more important modifications you can do if you regularly take your car to the track. While it might not give you a lot of outright performance, the braking ...

Wilwood Engineering’s new kit for the 1988-1998 GMT400 pickups and SUVs is a huge increase in performance over stock. Over the course of my career, I’ve performed a lot of modifications to cars, so ...

Bleeding your car's brakes sounds intimidating until you actually do it. If your brake pedal feels squishy, or you've just replaced brake pads or lines, bleeding the system can bring your stopping ...

Drum brakes have a bad reputation, and they're usually the first things to hit the swap meet pile. Early C2 Corvettes were only available with drum brakes, but they worked adequately, thanks to larger ...

Over the past year or so, I’ve become quite familiar with a good variety of new tools. There was the bearing and bushing removal-slash-installation kit, and who could forget having my world turned ...