Improve cornering and braking

Brake mods, suspension and handling modifications explained

How to improve cornering speeds and uprate braking through suspension modifications, lowering the car and weight reduction.

We look at suspension setup, geometry and which parts you should buy for a great handling fast road car project or a track day car.

One of the most commonly misunderstood areas in modified cars surrounds suspension components so we break these down, and look at the pros and cons of each type of upgrade and mod.

Benefits & advantages of Winter tyres & snow tyres

With the poor winter driving conditions hitting the UK in 2010 many drivers are looking at winter tyres. Other countries are prepared for the snow and poor weather and are used to the concept of winter tyres.

So what are winter tyres, what do they do and are they a good idea?


Fitting Strut Braces and how to install a strut brace

Fitting a strut brace and performance benefits "Strut your funky stuff" Think of a car like a shoebox with no […]


A look at high performance wheels

One popular modification done to cars is replacing the wheels. We will look at the types of wheel available, the pros and cons of each and look at the implications of fitting different size wheels.

We will be challenging the concept of wider wheels giving more grip and looking at the effect a larger rim size has on a cars performance.


Suspension settings, lowering and stiffening

On the track your priority is fast cornering and suspension plays a large part in this. Track conditions are quite forgiving and you can make some compromises like using hard suspension and lowering the car for optimum aerodynamics and a low centre of gravity.

This works well because tracks are fairly flat and you do not have a carrier bag full of eggs in the car from your return trip to the supermarket.




Please watch this video on our new YouTube channel.

Member Benefits

Join our forum today and benefit from over 300,000 posts on tuning styling and friendly car banter.

You will also have full access to the modifed car gallery, project car updates and exclusive member only areas.

(All car owners of all ages and from all countries are welcome).


BMW 335i - 2021 COTY

We gave the BMW 335i our coveted car of the year award, read more about this awesome car and see why 335i Tuning Guide

Tips for N54 Tuning

Tips for N55 Tuning
Tips for B58 Tuning

Popular articles

Diesel tuning
ECU Remaps
double de clutch
Induction Kits
Customize a car
Chip Tuning
Modded Car insurance
Insuring Track days
Diesel remaps
MPG calculator
Clearing a DPF
Stage 1 Tuning


Uprating Turbo

Turbo tuning stage 1-3: Aftermarket OEM turbos upgrade kit.
Read more...

Remote Turbo Kits

Remote turbo charger kit guide
Read more...

Induction Kits Vs Panel Filters

Induction Kits vs Panel Filters
Read more...

Bonnet Intake Vents

Vents – adding performance with Bonnet vents.
Read more...

Remapping Ecu

Remapping the ECU – tunes or remaps benefits and issues
Read more...

Under Car Neons

How to fit under car neon light kits. Fitting neon tube glow light
Read more...

Flip Paint

Getting a flip paint effect
Read more...

Door Mirrors

Cool door mirrors
Read more...

Re Upholstery Cars

Re-upholstery for your car from seats to dashboard.
Read more...

MPG Calculator

MPG calculator UK miles per Gallon - calculate MPG and save fuel
Read more...