Automotive Performance & Chassis

Automotive Performance & Chassis Meticulous automotive maintenance, precision repairs, street & track suspension upgrades, and more.

5-Star Recommended Installer for TireRack.com

AP&C is a locally-owned, boutique automotive service shop providing meticulous maintenance, precision repairs, street and track suspension upgrades, and other performance improvements. We do things a bit differently:

* Our team is focused on delivering high-quality, carefully executed services - period.

* Our technicians DO NOT play "beat the clock" - we take the time necessary for great work.



* Our team is open and engaging - with professionalism, integrity, and candor at our core. We use OEM-grade parts and supplies, and we can often provide an extended national warranty on what we install. AP&C is also recognized as one of the top-ranked installers by TireRack.com

Our shop is a friendly and welcoming environment. We're happy to answer questions, provide options, or help research and engineer an upgrade project. We love what we do, and we enjoy working with everyone from newbie car owners to passionate car geeks and enthusiasts of all kinds. And we appreciate that many of our customers travel significant distances hang out with us. To be able to deliver exceptional work at fair prices, we keep our physical overhead low, schedule as efficiently as possible, and invest in building repeat customer relationships. Our objective is to be the best "by car people, for car people" business in the game. (Please note that AP&C supports car clubs and other auto enthusiast tribes - please ask about our group discounts and club-specific performance packages.) We look forward to seeing you soon.

Help Needed - Spring is here and our customers are heading to the tracks, and updating their rides for good weather top ...
04/06/2026

Help Needed - Spring is here and our customers are heading to the tracks, and updating their rides for good weather top down cruising! That means the phones are ringing and we are busy installing new suspensions, completing custom projects, and taking care of scheduled maintenance. Are you, or someone you know interested in working on a wide range of vehicles with a chassis focus? If so, please send your resume to [email protected] or send us a DM here. We'd love to hear from you!

Some Tesla Model Y customers are looking for a more compliant ride. While there are a number of high quality aftermarke...
04/01/2026

Some Tesla Model Y customers are looking for a more compliant ride. While there are a number of high quality aftermarket solutions out there, installation of the upgraded 2025 Juniper Release Model Y shocks, struts and springs provides a high value solution. The part set runs about $900 and some change at the Tesla dealer and bolts right in. We've performed a few of these and every customer has said the ride is greatly improved. So far, the base and long range models are supported. The set can be installed on a performance model, but the result will be an increase of 1/2"-1" in ride height vs stock.

Do tires really age out? Tires have a useful life of 5-6 years and after that, the rubber begins to harden and the tire...
03/30/2026

Do tires really age out? Tires have a useful life of 5-6 years and after that, the rubber begins to harden and the tires lose their grip, become noisier and may start to crack. Left long enough and they may blow out. Most daily drivers will wear out the tread before the tires age out, but seldom driven classic / custom / collector cars often have tires that have nearly full tread, but are prone to cracking and perhaps a blow out. Check out this tire - plenty of tread and even has the molding nubbins as when new. But, cracking is evident between the tread blocks and when the sidewall is stressed, you can see all the small cracks appear. Chunks of the sidewall broke off during demounting. Good thing these were replaced!

Two dodge vipers in the shop this week! How cool is that? Nick freshened up the alignment on the Blue one, while David ...
03/05/2026

Two dodge vipers in the shop this week! How cool is that? Nick freshened up the alignment on the Blue one, while David works his way through replacing all of the control arm bushings on the Silver roadster.

Nate is busy installing an Xclutch and single mass flywheel in a 2023 Corolla GR - this kit supports up to 440 ft / lbs of torque and offers 35% more clamping force vs stock. An upgraded engine mount and fluid damper are being installed to help offset the increased NVH from a single mass flywheel.

Just some of the cool cars flowing through the shop! A blast from the past - '87 Buick Grand National got refreshed bra...
02/26/2026

Just some of the cool cars flowing through the shop! A blast from the past - '87 Buick Grand National got refreshed brakes and steering components followed by a crisp alignment. Full on S2000 built as all out HPDE vehicle - lots of spherical bushings, roll center correction ball joints, sway bars, steering upgrades and a spot on alignment. BRZ alignment shown with driver ballast and one of our favorite BMW's back for an alignment refresh.

The winter weather is behind us at least for now. We had an interesting Audi A3 repair due to the Ice. The vehicle spu...
02/10/2026

The winter weather is behind us at least for now. We had an interesting Audi A3 repair due to the Ice. The vehicle spun on the ice and struck something with the left rear wheel, snapping the rotor ring off the hub, bending the hub rention bolt and snapping off the mount in the knuckle. The vehicle arrived with a left rear wheel wobbling badly - it looked like 5 degrees positive or negative camber and toe as it rolled and depending where it stopped. Wild stuff! The fine folks at Audi of Cary were awesome in helping us get the parts ASAP and get the customer safely back on the road!

Due to the inclement weather, our shop will be closed on Monday 1/26/26. We will continue to closely monitor the road c...
01/25/2026

Due to the inclement weather, our shop will be closed on Monday 1/26/26. We will continue to closely monitor the road conditions around Apex and reopen as soon as travel is safe for our employees and customers.

The shop has been super busy and packed with projects that our team is working to complete. This awesome '56 TBird was...
12/05/2025

The shop has been super busy and packed with projects that our team is working to complete. This awesome '56 TBird was in to have the original failing generator replaced by an alternator (in same vintage appearance as the generator), a rewire of the charging system, and removal of an aftermarket AC system to return to a more original interior and engine compartment. The original 312 Y block runs really well. The radiator had to come out to remove the condenser and run the wiring harness.

This very nice 1968 F100 with 390FE motor and C6 auto that we recently lowered was back for installation of a posi-tract...
11/06/2025

This very nice 1968 F100 with 390FE motor and C6 auto that we recently lowered was back for installation of a posi-traction unit in the 9" Ford rear end. We reused the stock 3.73 gears which showed no wear, cleaned everything, installed all new bearings and seals. Back on the road, the rear end is smooth and quiet and ready for further powertrain upgrades ahead.

A few cars through the shop earlier this week - a very Red 1965 Mustang with a 3 speed manual, a 1940's Ford Coupe were ...
11/05/2025

A few cars through the shop earlier this week - a very Red 1965 Mustang with a 3 speed manual, a 1940's Ford Coupe were lined up, a Mercedes SL550 got new rotors and ceramic rear brake pads and another Tesla Model Y owner upgrades to Mountain Pass Coil overs and Rear Camber arms.

Our shop was pleased to host Tarheel Sports Car Club for a tech day today. The THSCC members are super knowledgeable an...
10/25/2025

Our shop was pleased to host Tarheel Sports Car Club for a tech day today. The THSCC members are super knowledgeable and always great fun to hang out with. We saw a wide range of cars heading to the track from a super nice turbo charged Miata with Wilwood brakes, to BMWs, Camaros, VW's, several Porsches, a C8, some trailered race cars and even a Polestar and Tesla. EV's can be fun too!

A couple weeks ago it was Lotus day at the shop. Nick lined up an awesome Orange Evora while Nate installed an upgraded...
10/25/2025

A couple weeks ago it was Lotus day at the shop. Nick lined up an awesome Orange Evora while Nate installed an upgraded exhaust on a supercharged Elise which sounded amazing.

Address

2028 Production Drive
Cary, NC
27539

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+19193193484

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