The independent front suspension (IFS) is on a tear. It wasn’t that long ago (2001) that the entire Jeep vehicle line (Wrangler TJ, Cherokee XJ, and Grand Cherokee WJ) sported a solid front axle. Now, ...

Hardcore off-roaders and Jeep fans swear by the solid axle. They say the durability, articulation, and simplicity of a live-axle setup can't be beat. Yet slowly, the solid front axle has died out.

Some debates are never ending and will rage until time stops. Ford or Chevy. Good versus evil. Old or new. Chocolate or vanilla. Donkey or elephant. Which is best can lead to arguments that are ...

At the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford dropped the news we've all been anticipating for seemingly forever: The Bronco returns in 2020. Speaking with R&T at the show, Ford ...

Suspensions, suspensions, suspensions! Sometimes it seems like the only tech stories we do here at CLASSIC TRUCKS are chassis and suspension related. Then again, there's good reason for our bias. Most ...

I woke up this morning to the headline "Check your 6, Wrangler; Ford Bronco will have solid axles, too," at which point I began writing in all caps and shouting with joy that the gods were granting ...

The suspension system is one of the most important components of any vehicle. The system must be engineered to handle expected and unexpected conditions when driving. When considering suspension ...

With the new Mercedes G-Class ditching the solid front axle it's had since the late 1970s, the Jeep Wrangler is the only remaining high-volume SUV in the U.S. with a solid front axle. And while ...