5 Ways to Modernize Your Classic Car Suspension How can I Improve the drivability and performance of my classic car? Classic cars and trucks from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s had design, styling and engines that we still reference and use today in modern production vehicles. In the past, when it came to suspension upgrades, performance options were limited. With modern technology and with decades in suspension engineering improvements, we…
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…
If you own or are building a street rod, classic truck, AC Cobra or kit car – The Jaguar independent rear suspension (IRS) is one way to go. The Jaguar IRS swap has been a popular rear suspension setup with hot rodders for decades. Jaguar made thousands of these rear end assemblies from 1961 to 2006 and a full Jag rear end comes with just about everything you’d need to…
The Dodge Viper has been a show stopper since it stepped out on the car scene in the early 90’s. Equipped with a V10 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, followed up with high performance tires and coilover suspension – The Viper is a legendary American sports car. The Gen 1 (1992-1995), Gen 2 (1996-2002) and Gen 3 (2003-2010) Dodge Vipers all were designed with a coilover based suspension. The coilovers that…
15 years ago Jimmy Shine of Shine’s Speed Shop built and sent this 1968 Dodge Charger 180 mph for a TV show filmed in the California desert. From bare metal, to the finished car – this 68′ was built for triple digit speeds. After filming ended, this Charger sat in a Hollywood basement for over 15 years. Shine recently got word of the car’s location and bought back the Charger,…
Which is Better: Lowering Springs or Coilovers? Recently acquire or build the car or truck of your dreams? Wheel gap or lack of suspension performance got you down? There are many solutions, but let’s focus on the top two here. Let’s define the best options for you to get the stance and handling performance you’re looking for. What Are Lowering Springs? If you’re changing your wheel or tire size, or…
If you’re running a 1965-1979 Ford F100 and have or are looking to run a Crown Vic front swap with coilovers, we have parts for you! The Crown Vic from 2003-2011 came with a complete IFS front clip that works perfect on the classic Ford F100 pickups. The only problem is that these IFS setups run a traditional style coil springs with basic over the counter, dead shocks. What’s the…
This custom turbo Buick Grand National is one bad machine! Black exterior with a ton of performance upgrades make this G-Body Buick a true street machine. Corvette calipers, AG wheels, and Aldan’s Road Comp Series coilovers set this stance apart from the rest. Our Aldan American G-body Road Comp series coilovers are installedd on this Grand National to help create the perfect stance and ride. Aldan Part # 300106 shown…
The crew at Wolf’s garage built one heck of a C10 for SEMA. Check out the latest pics of their C10 and their new clothing line in this post. The classic C10 Wolfs Garage built for SEMA 2018 has been on the road all spring and summer. This custom C10 pickup features our TrueLine Series adjustable shock absorbers along with a full Choppin Block chassis with custom airbag suspension.https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsJY0WFPjG/To top…
If you’ve got suspension questions we have a new feature on our website to help you even faster!At AldanAmerican.com you’ll see a chat box that says “Chat With Us” in the lower right hand corner of each website page. When you click on this, an Aldan team member will be able to assist you with any product or tech support questions you may have.Our website chat feature’s standard hours are…