So, you’ve decided it’s time to put a lift kit on your Jeep or truck. Maybe you want to take your Jeep or truck offroad where ground clearance is a critical factor. Maybe you just like the way it looks, not to mention the improved vision from sitting higher from the road. Whatever your motivation, a lift kit can make a significant change to your Jeep or Truck. It’s even safe to say that a lift

Is your car, truck or SUV up to snuff? This isn’t necessarily a subjective question. It’s not about whether you think it’s a fine automobile, whether you look really good cruising down Route 120 in McHenry. It’s about whether the state of Illinois approves your vehicle. And, for McHenry residents, every two years you’re required to prove it. That’s right; every two years, you’re required

Auto manufacturers have made strides to improve the horsepower and gas mileage you can expect from a new car, truck or SUV that you bring home to your Johnsburg driveway. They’ve also made improvements to the painted finish of new cars, trucks and SUVs. In terms of improving the finish of a car, truck or SUV, as well as its durability, they’ve developed new methods for treating and cleaning the

It’s important, when you have parts replaced on your car that you use good, quality parts. It’s also important, whoever is installing those parts, that they know what they’re doing. To ensure that they have the proper knowledge to go with the right parts, it’s vital that they have the training that will keep them ‘up to date.’ Once, the back-yard mechanic could get away with working on

It doesn’t matter where you’re going, if you’re taking the car on a road trip this summer, you don’t want to breakdown along the way. You drive the car day in and day out, why would the car breakdown just because you’re going farther? First of all, driving farther means that the car will have more time to heat up and for parts to vibrate loose. It’s not inevitable, unless you’re a firm

In anticipation of the summer days ahead in Wonder Lake, you may have turned on your car’s AC to make sure it works before you need it. You don’t need it now but you will. The problem is that, when you check your car’s AC on a cooler day, you can’t make an accurate assessment of how well your car’s air conditioning works. The cooler weather in Wonder Lake doesn’t challenge your car’s

"Get your motors running, head out on the highway. Looking for adventure" ... will take you straight toGreen Street Cruise Night in downtown McHenry from 6-9 p.m. on Mondays throughout the summer. “AAARRRRRR, AAARRRRRRR, AAARRRRRRR” Yes, that’s what Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor, on the 1990s television show ‘Tool Time’ would say if he heard that Green Street Cruise Night was revving

Rich had the car in a McHenry area auto repair shop for an oil change and some other work recently. When he came to pick up the car, the auto repair technician pulled the car out front and brought the key into the office/waiting area. “I took a look in your radiator – it’s all brown in there,” he said. “You probably want to have your radiator flushed soon.” That’s a very good idea.

There are roads in and around McHenry that are downright brutal on a car’s suspension and steering. Thankfully, your car comes with shocks and struts to dampen the jolts of a bad road. Imagine if cars were designed without shocks and struts. Every single part of the car would bear the brunt of that jarring sensation when the car hits a pothole or bump. Not just every part of the car, but every occupant

The nest inside the housing for this Johnsburg car'sair filter is a clear sign that this car needs a newair filter. Here, it's obvious. In your car, it might notbe as obvious. The air intake on a car is filtered and for a good reason. All the dirt, debris and particles that are filtered out of the airstream by that filter could do serious damage to your car’s engine. Even though the damage will