How Much Does a Scott’s Hot Rods IFS Weigh?? (Video)
The Aldan American C10 pickup truck competed in our first official event this week. The front suspension setup is a Scotts Hot Rods IFS (Independent Front Suspension). The Scott’s bolt-on IFS fits directly to stock Chevrolet C10 frames and is an all in one unit that allowed team Aldan to run Wilwood disc brakes, drop spindles, Aldan American coilover shocks and springs along with rack & pinion steering and an…
How To Improve Your El Camino Ride with Aldan Coilover Kit
Our friend Gary recently lent us his original 1969 El Camino SS 396 for a suspension install feature with Chevy High Performance Magazine. Gary’s owned this 69′ El Camino for several years and was looking to drive it more, but wanted a better ride and a lower stance from what was originally on the vehicle. Being an original 396 SS car – having a bolt-on coilover design was a plus…
Dodge Viper Coilovers – Best Upgrade
Chrysler (Dodge) has always been known to step outside the box when it comes to design, unique color combinations and big horsepower. In the early 90’s you had the Corvette, 5.0 Mustang, IROC Camaro’s and your German and Italian sports cars. 200-300HP in a production car were huge, until Dodge changed the game with the Gen I Viper in 1992 sporting 400HP an a monster 8.0L V10 backed with a…
Hot August Nights – Big Boy’s Toy Store
It’s heating up here on the west coast and we’re heading up to Reno, Nevada for the 2017 Hot August Nights car show. The Aldan American team will be setting up at this year’s Big Boy’s Toy Store hosted by Summit Racing located at the Reno Events Center in downtown Reno. See thousands of the country’s finest hot rods, muscle cars and high horsepower machines. We’ll be at the Big Boy’s Toy Store Wednesday…
DNA of Aldan Coilover Shocks
Over 35 years we’ve seen a lot of trends, designs and products in the world of high performance coilovers. Inexpensive coilover options sometimes are great for the short-term, but when these shocks need servicing or repair you usually have to replace the entire unit and possibly dealing with a company 7,000 miles away. We incorporate decades of experience in manufacturing and racing in every coilover we produce. Sourcing materials in the U.S.A. and…
Watch Mustang cruise with Aldan Custom Coilovers!
Our Friends at Danny’s Original Customs (D.O.C) here in LA put together an awesome video of our Phantom Series Coilovers in action on one of their recent, classic Mustang builds. D.O.C designs & manufactures high-end, California made suspension & chassis components and is an authorized Aldan American distributor. Check out this video of the week from D.O.C ! https://www.instagram.com/p/BVY7f6wDMno/?taken-by=dannysoriginalcustoms #dannysoriginalcustoms Send us your Aldan American equipped videos for a chance…
Corvette Coilovers – C5 Install for Performance & Quality Ride
C5 Corvette owner in Los Angeles was interested in removing his mono leafs and Z06 factory shocks and replacing this stock setup with ride-height adjustable coilovers.Why did he want this change? He was using his C5 for a daily drive but also wanted to be have the ability to hit the track and the canyons whenever possible. He was looking for an all around solution that he could set his shock damping…
Buick Chevy Pontiac Olds Coilovers
Set your stance right where you want it. Stance salvation for GM Muscle Cars, “One shock at a time.” We’ve designed our front coilover conversion kits to replaces factory shocks and springs with high performance, adjustable coilovers. Adjust your ride-height from 0.0-2.0”. Part # ABFMS Using your factory upper spring pockets, our high travel, conical coilsprings seat seamlessly where your old springs used to live. Our cold wound, high tensile, light-weight coilsprings…
Looking to add Rails? Classic Ford Coilovers from Aldan
Put your classic Ford on rails. Add adjustable ride-height and the responsive handling you’ve always dreamed of. We’ve designed our front coilover conversion kits to replaces factory shocks and springs with high performance, adjustable coilovers. Adjust your ride-height from 0.0-2.0”. Part # M1SBF2S Using your factory shock towers, our Aldan kit includes CNC laser cut brackets designed to fit the contour of your cars OEM mounting locations for greater strength and…
Buttercup C10 In the Wild
Meet Buttercup. This 1974 C-10 pickup built by Johny G at Johny’s Garage out of Bell Gardens, California is one bad machine. Factory paint with updated exterior and interior components set this truck apart and make for the perfect setup. The best part of this build? It’s static. “No Airbags!?” No Airbags. “But how is it so low?” Porterbuilt suspension combined with our Phantom Series coilovers and Aldan’s high-travel coilsprings make…