Only the Jeep Wrangler and Ineos Grenadier still use solid front axle suspension in the US. Here's why it matters for ...

We’re fairly certain that when Chrysler’s engineering team axed the WJ’s traditional solid front axle in favor of a completely independent arrangement in the ’05 Grand WK, what they didn’t anticipate ...

“Solid front axles are for rock donkeys!” “IFS stands for ‘inferior front suspension.” We’ve heard these standby beliefs bantered back and forth more times than we can count, so we thought we’d spend ...

In the automotive world, especially when it comes to off-road trucks and SUVs, differentials come up all the time. Is your differential locking, limited slip or open? Do you have a transfer case? One ...

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.

In what could prove to be a first in the commercial automotive market, industrial transportation supplier Hutchinson (Paris, France) has developed front and rear axles made from glass-reinforced ...

The Bridge Formula often drives the front axle configuration (axle forward or axle back) and the rear axle spacings of your vocational truck fleet. Congress enacted the Bridge Formula in 1975 to limit ...

(iSeeCars) – To understand the benefits of a limited-slip differential (often abbreviated to “LSD” in automotive literature) you have to understand the basic components involved in turning a car’s ...

While it’s likely seldom done, some vehicles’ maintenance schedules do include an interval for changing the differential fluid, though perhaps only under “severe service” conditions such as frequent ...