The GM A-Body platform, which encompassed iconic cars like the Chevrolet Chevelle, Buick Skylark, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Pontiac GTO, holds a special place in the hearts of muscle car enthusiasts. These vintage classics boast timeless styling and impressive results in motorsports. With the embracing of Pro Touring and autocross competition, A-body owners are improving their cars’ handling characteristics to match modern standards. In this guide, we’ll explore how to upgrade…

Turn your 1964-72 GM A-Body into a handling machine By Cam Benty and Gary Nelson Aldan American coilover suspension kits for GM A-Body vehicles are a complete upgrade that takes a 60+ year old GTO chassis from dinosaur to adept cornering monster. Muscle cars have changed a lot over the last five decades. Arguably, the original, the one that started it all, is considered to be the 1964 Pontiac GTO….

A closer look at the Pontiac GTO, and the song “G.T.O.” by Ronny and the Daytonas. Cars, girls and surf. So many wonderful choices for a guy back in the early ’60s (before his choices became sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll). There were also numerous songs about car culture, including many that referred to specific car types: Chuck Berry started it off early with “Jaguar and Thunderbird,” in which…

If you own a classic muscle car from General Motors from the late 50’s on up to the 1980’s you know how great these cars are. Looking to make your ride even better? Check out our new Road Comp Series bolt-on coilover kits. Watch Our New Video Below Made in the U.S.A., Aldan American coilovers are fully adjustable for maximum performance and on road comfort. Aldan Road Comp coilovers are…

If you own or plan on building a classic American muscle car, you’ve got a ton of options to upgrade your suspension. We break it down into our Top 3 Suspension Upgrades you can do today. Muscle cars from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s are timeless classics that had great suspensions for the time. With advancements in technology, classic muscle car owners have the ability to bolt-on modern day suspension…

Road Comp Series Suspension Kits are now available for the 1958-1970 Impala, Biscayne, Caprice, and other full size GM cars. Made in the U.S.A. Aldan full size suspension kits include everything you need to fully convert your front, factory suspension to adjustable coilover shocks and springs with adjustable rear shock absorbers. Road Comp Series suspension kits include ride height adjustable coilovers that allow up to 0.0-2.0″ inches of lowering capabilities…

Calculating Coil Spring Rates? Corner weights are key. Read on here. If you’re looking to setup your car or truck with coilovers, give our team at Aldan a call 310-834-7478. Our team has been setting up chassis and determining spring rates for drag cars, custom chassis, as well as stock and modified cars and trucks for over four decades. To be 100% accurate in determining the spring rate you’ll need…

Frank and the team from One Off Rides Garage took a 1972 Chevelle that had been hit at an intersection and turned this tragedy into a pro-touring track machine. One Off Rides Garage Chevelle is one of a kind. The ’72 Chevelle uses our complete Road Comp Series, GM A-Body coilover conversion kit. The crew at One Off Rides Garage and our team at Aldan put together a bolt on…

Deboss Garage takes their Aldan equipped Pontiac GTO on the Hot Rod Power Tour 2019. The Pontiac GTO was the catalyst in creating the muscle car we know today. Nicknames like “the Goat” to “the Judge” has made the car a legend. Rich of Deboss Garage recently restored this GTO to it’s former glory after being a barn find in Canada. Rich recently painted the car himself and has recently posted a series…

See our Top 10 Instagram build pics from 2018. We saw a lot of trucks, muscle cars and one off creations running Aldan coilovers, shocks and springs this year. Here are some of our favorites. 1.@c5_madmax 2. @626chevelle X @oneoffridesgarage 3.@american_tuning_style 4.@montecarlo4sho 5.@sevenchevys 6.@brace_30 7.@Fitec_efi [email protected] [email protected]_392 10. @trouble1991 If you have an Aldan equipped ride, or if you’ve got a build in the works or if you’re looking to make…