Matt Blodgett, comes from a family of drag racers. Recently Matt became the third member of the Blodgett family to score a win in Sonoma. Matt drove his family’s ’72 Vega to victory in Super Gas against Ron MacKenzie at Sonoma Raceway in northern California. Blodgett, hit a perfect .000 light in the quarterfinals and then knocked out former world champ Rick Beckstrom with an amazing run. At the track…

We have an interesting Aldan American customer car to share with you. Charles Adams of Daytona Beach Florida is the proud owner of this beautiful 1958 Scarab. It is a hand built replica of Lance Reventlow’s # 001 left-hand drive car. The hood scoop is patterned after the one on the # 003 Scarab. Supporting Charles’ Scarab is a set of Aldan Coilover shocks and springs. The original Scarab had…

California Dodge Challenger owner lowers his MOPAR the right way. Here’s how he did it. Gregg M. here in Los Angeles bought his 2017 Dodge R/T Challenger new off the lot. After several months of keeping the car stock, Gregg decided it was time to set the stance up right and eliminate some of the body roll and nose diving he was experiencing under hard cornering and heavy braking in…

ALDAN AMERICAN SUSPENSION CATALOG In our product catalog, you’ll find all of our coilover and suspension options and their current part numbers. We’ve also included a a guide for selecting the correct shock and coil springs to give you the best ride possible. Experience the Aldan American difference with over four decades of coilover shock design and manufacturing. Bolt-On & GO! Click Here to Download a PDF catalog or send an…

Aldan American suspension products are made here in the U.S.A. So what does this mean for quality and performance when comparing to other products in the market? There are a lot of great suspension products in the market today to help your vehicle perform better on the road, at the track, lowering, eliminating diving or putting power to the ground for improved traction. At Aldan we’ve been setting up vehicles…

Pert and Betty G. of Madisonville, Louisiana are the proud owners of RIGAMORTIS a 1941 Willys Gasser built by Hillside Street Rods of Covington Louisiana. They won the NHRA’s prestigious 2015 Bob Daniels Award of Excellence. Some of the highlights of this bad attitude enhanced Gasser is the 1957 Chrysler 392 blown Hemi that contains an Iskenderian bump stick inside for an awesome thump. The Currie 9” rear axle is…

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…

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…

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…

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…