One mainstream SUV still uses a solid front axle in 2026, trading road comfort for durability, articulation, and serious ...

Ford has applied for a patent on a solid-axle and hub-motor combination for EVs remarkably similar to what the automaker dismissed as nonviable for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck. As detailed in the ...

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, ...

Ford has filed a patent application for solid axles with integrated hub motors, hinting at a very different kind of EV powertrain from the Blue Oval. Instead of allowing wheels to move up and down ...

If you've never noticed, we're not into redundancy. Seeing the same old truck builds gets kind of tiresome. Don't get us wrong; tried and true hard-core suspension, engine, axle, or whatever buildsare ...