The new federal mandate requiring shorter stopping distances dictates more brake torque for the front axle of trucks and tractors. The regulation can be accommodated by bigger drums, but it may ...

Swapping Versailles' brakes onto earlier rearends isn't recommended. Unique mounting bracket doubles as bearing retainer, rather than bolting on to end of housing. Axle shaft OD, retainer ID, and ...

For whatever reasons, whether the technology didn't exist or counting beans was an issue, the braking system installed by the factory on early Chevrolet and GMC pickups isn't exactly the hot ticket ...

After driving through my Blazer’s brakes on the last trip out when in 4:1 low range, I decided it was time to upgrade the old stopping hardware with something better than what was offered on my axles ...

Stopping-distance regs were expected to drive adoption of air-disc brakes (ADBs), but it’s looking like concern over weight may be the bigger driver. “Fuel-economy regulations pose impressive ...

One enterprising individual who is a friend of ours, an engineer, and completely obsessed with making old Jeeps and other 4x4s work better is Brennan Metcalf. For a few years, Brennan has also been ...

At the 2014 World of Concrete exhibition in Las Vegas, Mack Trucks unveiled an air disc brake option for its vocational truck line. Work truck customers looking for superior stopping performance in ...

Bendix ADB22X heavy-duty air disc brakes will be available on the Mack Pinnacle Axle Forward and Axle Back models as well as Volvo VN and VT model trucks, the two OEMs have announced. According to ...

Mack Trucks was at the Great American Trucking Show highlighting the recent availability of air disc brakes and dispelling some myths about the product. Jerry Warmkessel of Mack Trucks said there has ...

Our first tango with disc brakes back in the 1980s didn't go well. What's the euphemism? Ahead of the market. Materials weren't up to the challenge, they were difficult to package, and were generally ...