How to Lower a C6 Corvette – Slammed!
Our friend Zach owns one incredible 2010 Corvette. Zach was looking to drop his Corvette to the extreme on Aldan coilovers. He contacted our tech line and discussed his desire for a custom shock and spring to run on his C6 Corvette. This custom coilover setup would allow him to preload the coil spring at full extension and not bottom out on compression. Aldan American’s custom shop was able to…
What is Pro Touring?
What is Pro Touring? Pro Touring is a hot rod term born out of the 90’s. It refers to any car or truck that has been modified in multiple areas to perform better than it did stock or from the factory. Pro Touring builds done correctly will meet or exceed modern day, OEM performance vehicles in the following areas of performance: Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Tires and Engine modifications. These five…
DNA of Superior 2.5″ ID Coil Springs
What goes into the best 2.5” ID coilover springs for street, track and autocross? We’ve designed, developed and tested thousands of coilover coil springs over the last three decades. Every coilover shock absorber needs to run the proper coil spring to operate at it’s full potential. So what are some features to look for when selecting the perfect, performance coil spring for your coilovers? 1. Flat Ground, Square Spring Ends…
1970 GMC C10 Coilovers – Blueberry
We received a call a few months back from our friend Johny G from Johny’s Garage. You may remember Johny as the builder and designer for the squarebody C-10 known as Buttercup, featured here. Johny and his client Greg set out to build a bad ass 70′ GMC pickup. Here’s some details – Greg’s 70′ GMC, AKA – Blueberry is one awesome pickup. The truck sits on a Roadster Shop…
Check out these ’67 Oldsmobile 442 Coilovers
Bud recently upgraded the suspension on his 1967 Oldsmobile, 442 to our new Road Comp Series coilover system. Check out some install shots sent to us from Bud. Do you have install photos for your custom rebuild? Send them to us! (Message us here) Upgrading to coilover shocks will allow you to raise and lower your ride height, to se the perfect stance. Our front, lowering coilover kits allow lowering…
1971 C10 Truck vs. 2017 Chevy Camaro
Our friends at Super Chevy Magazine recently posted some updates on our 1971 C10 Shop Truck at last year’s Muscle Car Challenge presented by Falken Tires & Classic Industries. How did we do in the C10 compared to a 2017 Camaro? Read the full story here Photo Credits: @afschuler
1980 El Camino Build – Aldan G-Body Coilovers
Our friend Brandon, Vice President of The North Texas El Camino Group, was recently featured on Gas Monkey Garage’s YouTube channel to showcase his 1980 G-Body El Camino, AKA The Steel Beast. This G-Body is a full-out sleeper with a built motor and our new coilover suspension installed. Brandon reached out to Aldan American looking for tunable, bolt in G-body coilover shocks that would support both street and track use….
NEW FROM ALDAN – Lowering Springs for your Dodge Challenger
This years SEMA show was one for the record books. Hundreds of manufacturers, thousands of cars & trucks along with thousands of new products releases for 2018. At Aldan American, we launched over a dozen new suspension products at this year’s show for Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge platforms. Here’s a behind the scenes look at some of our new suspension products dropping in 2018 for our Dodge suspension performance product…
SEMA Show New Products, Chevrolet
The SEMA show this year was one of the highest attended SEMA shows to date. For SEMA 2017 at Aldan American, we launched over a dozen new suspension products at this year’s show for Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge platforms. Here’s a behind the scenes look at some of our new suspension products dropping in 2018 for our Chevrolet suspension product line at Aldan American. 1963-1987 Chevrolet C10 Adjustable Shock Absorbers…
Vette Magazine – C6 Aldan Coilovers
Check out the February 2018 issue of Vette Magazine for the full installation feature on a C6 Chevrolet Corvette with our new C5/C6 coilover conversion kit.