Towing heavy loads can make a vehicle's rear start to squat as its rear suspension compacts under the added weight. This can cause a variety of problems, from increased braking distance to the vehicle ...

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

Overloaded vehicles are dangerous, period. While a rig may be rated from the factory to haul a specific load, that load can—and will—drastically change the driving characteristics of said vehicle. If ...

We've all passed the truck with the front end pointing towards the clouds as the rear leaf springs sag from all of the weight strapped to the tow hitch. Hopefully that scenario doesn't describe you ...

When we started on our Hot Rod Hauler, a 1973 Ford F-350, some of our goals were to lower the rear slightly, improve the ride when empty, and still maintain all of its load carrying capacity. We ...

Nissan has issued a "do not drive" warning for 83,920 vehicles from model years 2002-2006 with recalled Takata airbags. The warning covers certain model year 2002-2006 Nissan Sentras, 2002-2004 Nissan ...

Ford issued a rare warning that owners of certain vehicles made between 2004 and 2014 should not drive until they check nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether their car, truck, or SUV needs to have its ...