Reference Details
- Availability
- factory
- Notes
- Ford's September 7, 1961 AMA form specifies 10.45 x 4.03-inch SAE 9260/5160 front coils at 400 lb/in and 105 lb/in at the wheel, with design loads of 2,225, 2,325, 2,425, and 2,550 pounds for the 223, 292, 352, and 390 schedules. The linked SAE 1090 front stabilizer is 0.62 inch for passenger cars and 0.75 inch for station wagons. Rear springs are 60 x 2.50 inches: passenger cars use three leaves at 114 lb/in, 110 lb/in at the wheel, and 925-pound design load; the footnoted four-leaf passenger schedule and convertible use 112 lb/in and 955 pounds; station wagons use five leaves at 140 lb/in, 135 lb/in at the wheel, and 1,175 pounds. The form lists no rear stabilizer or track bar and does not provide service part numbers or individual-car proof.
- Type
- suspension