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 ...

Every electric pickup on the market—the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, and GMC Hummer EV—utilizes independent rear suspension instead of the solid rear axles typically found in full-sized trucks.

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 ...

For the most part, while their functions are deceptively complex, we're all familiar with a typical car axle. Being the method by which most cars mount their wheels, axles represent one of the most ...

There are a million good reasons to upgrade the suspension on any classic truck, but especially those equipped with a straight-axle, parallel-leaf frontend. These suspension designs are archaic at ...

Let's face it, there's just something about a straight axle truck that really gets the blood flowing. That feeling is exactly what evoked Off-Road Unlimited's Maurice Rozo to create a GM ...

There can only be one reason, and it should be obvious really: They break. And unfortunately, the IFS of an '08 4WD Chevrolet remains largely the same as it was in 1988. There is really no ...

I just spent the weekend driving a soft-top 2022 Ford Bronco Sasquatch, and it's making me rethink everything. Namely, everything I've always loved about the Jeep Wrangler. See, the Bronco is the ...

By not being very far removed from the Land Cruiser, the Lexus LX 450 inherited almost all of its sibling's off-road ...