NHRA Sonoma Super Gas Winner
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…
Charles Adams, 1958 Scarab
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…
Lowering a 2017 Dodge R/T Challenger
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…
California Prop 65
California Proposition 65 Proposition 65 warning labels can be found on Aldan American’s website, marketing collateral (catalogs, sales literature, etc.) and product packaging. These warnings are a result of a California State Law passed in 1986—the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (known as “Proposition 65”).Many Aldan products use common materials such as brass, stainless steel or others that contain one or more chemicals on the California…
Made In the U.S.A – The Aldan Advantage
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…
RIGAMORTIS – Willy’s Gasser
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…
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…