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Classic Truck Suspension Upgrade Guide
May 13, 2026
Classic Truck Suspension Upgrade Guide

If you drive a classic truck, you already know the truth: the looks are timeless, but the ride and handling usually are not. This guide w...

Resurrecting the Suspension on Car Craft Magazine’s 1978 Malibu
April 15, 2026
Resurrecting the Suspension on Car Craft Magazine’s 1978 Malibu

Like a mythological bird that rose from the ashes of its destruction, Car Crafts project 1978 Malibu is back from the dead.  When we las...

How To Bleed a Brake System & Bench Bleeding a Master Cylinder
September 12, 2025
How To Bleed a Brake System & Bench Bleeding a Master Cylinder

In this video series, we show how to bench bleed a master cylinder, and how to the bleed the entire brake system after the master cylinde...

How To Lower a 1975 Chevy C10 Truck: Drop Box Install
August 31, 2025
How To Lower a 1975 Chevy C10 Truck: Drop Box Install

How many times have you bought car or truck and told yourself, “I’m just going to leave this one as is and drive it?” So you do drive it ...

Camaro Rear Differential & Suspension Upgrade Guide
August 31, 2025
Camaro Rear Differential & Suspension Upgrade Guide

It seems as time goes on, we don’t have to make as many hard decisions, in day-to-day stuff that is. We can have things “our way,” as one...

How To Bench Bleed a Master Cylinder
August 31, 2025
How To Bench Bleed a Master Cylinder

THE PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET ARE FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES. YOUR MASTER CYLINDER MAY VARY IN SIZE AND SHAPE. IF...

How to Measure a Steering Column
August 31, 2025
How to Measure a Steering Column

Overall Length – From the top of the upper sleeve of the column to the bottom shaft. Tech Tip Steering Wheel and adaptor: Most aftermarke...

How To Install a Traction Bar System
August 31, 2025
How To Install a Traction Bar System

Here are the basic components from Performance Online minus the rear mount/spring plates that I already installed when the car got the n...

Installation Guide: Chevy Truck 4-Wheel Disc Conversion
August 31, 2025
Installation Guide: Chevy Truck 4-Wheel Disc Conversion

So far, things are going pretty quick and smooth on Project Get Shorty. The frame is down to its rightful length, and the Air Ride Techn...

How To Install a Fuel Tank in a Tri-Five Chevy
August 31, 2025
How To Install a Fuel Tank in a Tri-Five Chevy

 In this day and age, hot rods get driven all over. From rod run to rod run, or poker runs, or simply for a cruise on a nice day. There’...

Chevelle Hydroboost 4-Wheel Disc Brake Install Guide
August 31, 2025
Chevelle Hydroboost 4-Wheel Disc Brake Install Guide

When it comes to performance upgrades, we all want to make the number; if we’re talking stopping distances, we want that number to be sma...

How To Bleed Your Brakes
August 31, 2025
How To Bleed Your Brakes

Manufacturers recommend replacing your brake fluid every three years or so because most fluid deteriorates with use. Also, its affinity f...

How To Remove Shipping Bends From Brake Lines
August 31, 2025
How To Remove Shipping Bends From Brake Lines

Due to size restrictions set by the carrier, some of our longer front to rear fuel and brake lines must be temporarily altered for shippi...

How To Install Monoleaf Springs & Disc Brakes on a 1956 Ford
August 31, 2025
How To Install Monoleaf Springs & Disc Brakes on a 1956 Ford

“The wallet friendly monoleaf front suspension can enhance the stance of your vehicle by lowering it 3 to 4½ inches, depending on the dr...

How To Bleed Air From a Power Steering System
August 31, 2025
How To Bleed Air From a Power Steering System

INSTRUCTIONSBLEEDING AIR FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEMSBEFORE BLEEDING: Inspect steering system. Check, and correct as needed:*Hoses must no...

How To Install Hidden Tailgate Latches on 1947-87 Chevy Trucks
August 31, 2025
How To Install Hidden Tailgate Latches on 1947-87 Chevy Trucks

1. Use latch to determine where to mark your drilling locations. Drill and slot holes, as shown in diagram. A 5/8″ hole on the side of th...

How To Upgrade Plymouth Duster Suspension
August 31, 2025
How To Upgrade Plymouth Duster Suspension

Yes, we all know that the best designed cars are from “the good old days”. Those cars are just plain beautiful! The one’s we like to cal...

Suspension How To: Installing Control Arms, Disk Brakes, Steering Parts & Sway Bar on a 1969 Chevy Nova
August 31, 2025
Suspension How To: Installing Control Arms, Disk Brakes, Steering Parts & Sway Bar on a 1969 Chevy Nova

The guys over at SuperChevy.com wanted to revamp the front-end components on their 1969 Chevy Nova, so they gave Performance Online a cal...

Troubleshooting Guide for Hard Brake Pedals
August 31, 2025
Troubleshooting Guide for Hard Brake Pedals

Fortunately, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to diagnose and fix the issues that are contributing to a hard brake pedal

Upgrading Suspension & Brakes for 1963-1972 Chevy Trucks
August 31, 2025
Upgrading Suspension & Brakes for 1963-1972 Chevy Trucks

Hot Rod Network set out to upgrade the suspension & brakes on a longbed 1964 Chevrolet Pickup Truck. In this project, we’re taking a ...

How-To Add Power Steering & Tilt Column For 1960-66 Chevy Trucks
August 30, 2025
How-To Add Power Steering & Tilt Column For 1960-66 Chevy Trucks

The tech center over at Classic Trucks put together a great How-To series working on their ’64 Chevy C10 pickup. Of course they came to P...

How To Install Tubular Control Arms on a 1967-69 Camaro
August 30, 2025
How To Install Tubular Control Arms on a 1967-69 Camaro

The crew over at SuperChevy.com are doing a make-over on this Chevy Camaro’s suspension & brakes.  This will be a huge performance im...

How To Install a Coilover Conversion Kit on a Chevy C10
August 29, 2025
How To Install a Coilover Conversion Kit on a Chevy C10

We’re over at Orange County Hot Rods showing you a step by step installation of POL’s Chevy C10 Coilover Conversion Kit. This kit will gi...

How-To Upgrade to Aluminum Radiator on a 68 Chevelle
August 29, 2025
How-To Upgrade to Aluminum Radiator on a 68 Chevelle

For the 68 Chevelle Radiator Click Here

How To Install a Big Brake Kit on Chevy Biscayne & Impala
August 29, 2025
How To Install a Big Brake Kit on Chevy Biscayne & Impala

For Front 13" kit Click Here For Rear 13" kit Click Here

How To Install Subframe Connectors on a 1967-69 Camaro
August 29, 2025
How To Install Subframe Connectors on a 1967-69 Camaro

How To Install Blackout Power Disc Brakes on a 1967 Mustang
August 28, 2025
How To Install Blackout Power Disc Brakes on a 1967 Mustang

We’ll walk you through, step by step, upgrading your manual drum brakes to a power disc brake setup on your first gen Ford Mustang. Ge...

Design Brake Upgrades For How You Drive
August 28, 2025
Design Brake Upgrades For How You Drive

When it comes to performance, most enthusiasts gravitate to the powertrain, doubling or tripling their horsepower, installing racing tra...

1970 Chevy K5 Blazer Coilover Conversion Guide
August 28, 2025
1970 Chevy K5 Blazer Coilover Conversion Guide

Want to get your Blazer a little closer to terra firma? Aldan American has just what you need, whether it’s a coilover conversion kit for...

Brake & Suspension Upgrade: 1965 Chevy Chevelle
August 28, 2025
Brake & Suspension Upgrade: 1965 Chevy Chevelle

For this how-to installation we used POL parts to update our 1965 Chevelle. Virtually everything that was done to it is applicable to 196...

How To Install Blackout Disc Brakes on a 1970 Chevelle
August 28, 2025
How To Install Blackout Disc Brakes on a 1970 Chevelle

We’ll walk you how to upgrade your classic to our black out disc brake kit with drop spindles using basic tools!Performance Online’s Bla...

Horsepower & Hot Coffee: POL’s Ultimate Classic Car Meet
August 27, 2025
Horsepower & Hot Coffee: POL’s Ultimate Classic Car Meet

Performance Online’s Cars & Coffee at their Corona headquarters was an absolute thrill ride—a Sunday blend of rumbling V8s, gle...