When you deal with modern disc brakes, you get several options on pad friction material types and how they affect brake performance. In this article we’ll take a look at some of the more popular friction materials and how they affect brake performance, dust, and noise. We’ll also look into the two types of ways [...] More »

With the exception of its Lightning-style side exhaust, this little pickup is one helluva sleeper. In fact, it’s a coma patient. No drag donuts, no big-ass scoop, no bright paint. It just looks like the 2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4X4 it started life as. Until you look under the hood. There, you’ll find a 5-liter [...] More »

With the exception of its Lightning-style side exhaust, this little pickup is one helluva sleeper. In fact, it’s a coma patient. No drag donuts, no big-ass scoop, no bright paint. It just looks like the 2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4X4 it started life as. Until you look under the hood. There, you’ll find a 5-liter [...] More »

This week’s Truckin’ Fast video takes us to the obstacle course of the West Georgia Mud Park where a short cab, short bed Ford F-250 packing a monster PowerStroke diesel is tearing through the grueling gauntlet. In the comments, they say that this F-250 is “mostly stock”, but based on the stack pouring smoke from [...] More »

Now, we’ve seen trucks fly plenty of times. Sometimes it’s for the best, and results in a fun and enjoyable time. Other times there are more repairs and whiplash than it’s worth for the driver of the Ford. This video shows a 2001 Ford F-250 Powerstroke flying off a massive ramp and on its way [...] More »

When it comes to brake boosters for your Ford Truck, you run into a couple of versions. It will either be a vacuum or a hydraulic version. We’ll take a quick look into both versions and the advantages and disadvantages of both in this article on Brake Tech. Brake boosters work to increase the power [...] More »

This week’s Tire Smokin’ video features what appears to be a lightly worked 2008 Ford F-350 doing a long burnout that creates a massive cloud of smoke while also drawing two thick, black lines on the road. When the video begins and the F-350 moves past the camera with the tires barely smoking, you might [...] More »