Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL New Truck Products, XL Suspension Tech, XL Videos

If I Build Another OBS 4×4 Truck, I’m Gonna Solid Axle Swap It Like This

I’ve owned lifted OBS Chevy trucks before and can tell you that the steering joints, factory suspension joints and just about everything else get seriously pissed off if you really start...

Project Escargot, The Ultimate RV And Race Car Hauler, Gets A New Rear End And Some Serious Floor Removal

When the guys at Bad Obsession Motorsport started building Project Binky, their all-wheel drive turbocharged Mini, I was immediately a fan. And when they decided they needed something cool to haul...

Suspension Tech Video: How To Calculate Spring Rate With The Guys At QA1 – Get It Right The First Time

We live in a world where the high performance aftermarket can service every single one of your needs, especially when it comes to suspension. We don’t live in a world where people have...

Truck Suspension Tech Video: Check Out The Install Of QA1s Complete Single Adjustable Coil-Over Suspension On A 1970 C10!

There’s nothing hotter in the aftermarket these days than classic trucks. After just meeting with dozens of high performance parts manufacturers last week, I came away with a keen understanding...

BangShift Truck Tech: We Install A Ridetech Level Tow System On A 2015 F250 Super Duty

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – When I took delivery of my 2015 F250 Super Duty a few years ago and immediately put it into service as a tow vehicle for my race car, the first thing I...

The Golden Ticket: Ridetech Gives Away A StreetGRIP System At Cars N Cones

And then they installed it free, let the dude run on their test track, and thanked him for coming! Yeah, it was that kind of week for John and Val Martin. Here is the story of how one of the cleanest...

Woah Down: Here’s How To Upgrade The Brakes on Your 1971 C10 Truck With Wilwood

(By Kaleb Kelley) – We recently shared an update on this 1971 C10 we’re build at Classic Car Liquidators for our Win A Classic Sweepstakes. Since we nailed down the suspension and fixed this...

Suspension Install: This 1971 Chevy C10 Gets A Stance, Handling And Fun Upgrade With RideTech StreetGrip!

We’ve been working hard on our Win A Classic Sweepstakes C10 these last couple weeks, so we thought we’d bring you an update on the build’s progress. To start off, we did a breakdown of our...

Want A Square Body Chevy Like We Do? Want It To Sit Nice, Ride, And Handle Nice Without Breaking The Bank? Here’s How.

We recently had to replace the $200 Hauler with a new Suburban since someone decided to crash into it. Unfortunately/Fortunately? The new one is really really clean and nice. That means that we...

RideTech Announces New StreetGrip System For C10 Trucks – Pre Orders Being Taken Now, Shipping In November

The RideTech StreetGrip line has been extremely popular with enthusiasts looking to step up the handling performance and fun of their car (and now truck!) without going through a full pro-touring...

Tire Slog: We Test The BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 In Muck, Mire, and Snow

(Words by Lohnes and McTaggart) – Just about a year ago, Nutting and I went into the wilds of Maine with the fine people of BFGoodrich to test our their All Terrain T/A KO2 tire. This is the...

The Bottom Dollar Blazer Project: Resurrecting a Yankee K5 Blazer From The Creeping Death

I have always loved the K5 Blazer, but I have two problems: (1) 99.9 percent of the K5s available have been treated to hockey puck lift kits and chrome directional wheels.  (2) I’m cheap, and...