Disc brakes: Ya gotta love ’em. Here’s a general primer on how to assess and change your pads. So you can love ‘em even more.

Auto repair is costly. There is no way to get around that without enrolling in technical school and spending years learning the trade to hone the skills to do it yourself. Even then, industry and ...

You approach a traffic light, tap the brakes, hear a shriek that sounds like a screaming fox, and suddenly your day gets interesting. The shop says you need new pads at all four wheels. You're ...

Over the past 45 years I've performed brake jobs on everything from race cars to heavy-duty pickup trucks and motorcycles. While changing the brake shoes on a vehicle with drum brakes is more ...

The brake system is essential for road safety, so you shouldn’t really skimp on maintenance. Learning how to change brake pads, DIY-style, can save you a significant amount of cash and help you be ...

Wilwood Engineering’s new kit for the 1988-1998 GMT400 pickups and SUVs is a huge increase in performance over stock. Over the course of my career, I’ve performed a lot of modifications to cars, so ...

Installing an adjustable brake proportioning valve is more a matter of working with hydraulic brake lines than anything else. It requires patience, some planning, and a few specialized tools. Other ...