One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

It’s impossible to fix something without understanding how it’s supposed to work. Brake system repair decisions can be difficult to make, and costly to execute, without a basic understanding of system ...

Being the hopeless hot rodders we are it's only natural that we all like going fast. But, as much fun as we may have doing so, at one point or another we're gonna have to slow down or even stop. So, ...

Note:Steering and brakes rank high on our safety list. Whether your truck is a stock restoration project or a modern street truck build, performance means more than a hot crate motor. In this month's ...

Your car's brake system is one of its most critical components. It should come as no surprise that the brake system is responsible for stopping your vehicle and keeping it stationary as long as your ...

Want to improve your car's performance? One thing you can do is upgrade your brakes. As simple as it may sound, upgrading your brakes can actually boost the safety of your vehicle for you and your ...

The old saying goes, "It's better to stop short, than not to stop at all." Okay, we just made that up, but it applies perfectly to this story's topic: better brakes. In the past we've shown you how to ...

The technology, known as hydraulic brake-by-wire, removes the mechanical link between the brake system and the brake pedal. The system works by forcing the brake pads against the rotating brake disc ...

Most people may not know it, but in many modern cars, the brakes aren't actually connected the way they used to be. Nowadays, pressing the pedal doesn't always mean you're pushing brake fluid through ...

An exhaust brake is an effective cure for this problem. Mounted on the discharge side of the turbo or in the exhaust pipe, an exhaust brake incorporates a butterfly valve that creates exhaust ...