Here at Circle Track we're always looking for new parts, ideas, techniques, and really anything that makes you faster and helps you win. Recently, we found a couple of things that we think will help, ...

Over time, parts of your fancy new car will start to break down and cause problems. Some of them are easy, some are extremely difficult to do at home, and some are expensive. Ball joints fall right in ...

Dear Car Talk: I’m trying to find out if I need to replace the control-arm “bushing” or the control-arm “ball joints” on my Mazda6. When my car is moving and I’m turning or braking, there are banging, ...

If ball joints are allowed to degrade to the point of failure, it can lead to a wheel separating from the vehicle while driving. That is... not good. The Dodge Ram that I bought a few months back ...

During the preseason annual inspection of our '69 Dodge Dart, we noticed that both of the lower control arm bushings were torn. The drag race season was approaching rapidly, and, as a result, our ...

Ball joints are the hardest working suspension part. They move up and down with every bump and swivel left and right with each turn. The front, lower ball joints have the toughest job because they ...

Q: My 2010 Chevy pickup truck has been a perfect truck for almost 12 years now. The last time it went in for tires and an oil change I was told it was going to need ball joints, and the ball joints ...

CARS.COM — Worn ball joints allow too much movement in the suspension, so the driver may feel more vibrations — or hear squeaks or rattles on bumpy surfaces or when turning — caused by looseness in ...

The great thing about cars is that you can do a lot of maintenance with simple tools. Cars are, in a sense, just a bunch of items held together with nuts and bolts, after all. Even suspension work can ...