Reference Details
- Availability
- standard · 1951 Hudson Hornet
- Notes
- Direct-acting hydraulic shocks and stabilizer supplement the coil-spring front layout. · 1951 Hudson Hornet
- Type
- suspension · 1951 Hudson Hornet
- Availability
- standard · 1954 Hudson Hornet 308
- Notes
- Coil springs, double-acting direct shocks, and a dual-action front stabilizer on the Step-Down chassis. · 1954 Hudson Hornet 308
- Type
- suspension · 1954 Hudson Hornet 308
- Availability
- standard · 1955 Chrysler C-300 FirePower Hemi
- Notes
- The C-300 used independent front suspension with coil springs and a firmer performance calibration than regular Chrysler passenger models. · 1955 Chrysler C-300 FirePower Hemi
- Type
- suspension · 1955 Chrysler C-300 FirePower Hemi
- Availability
- standard · 1956 Chrysler 300B FirePower Hemi
- Notes
- The 300B retained independent front suspension with coil springs for the final letter-car model year before torsion bars. · 1956 Chrysler 300B FirePower Hemi
- Type
- suspension · 1956 Chrysler 300B FirePower Hemi
- Availability
- standard · 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Packard 352
- Notes
- Coil springs and direct-acting shocks; power steering and heavy-duty spring/shock equipment were optional. · 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Packard 352
- Type
- suspension · 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Packard 352
- Availability
- factory · 1958 Ford Fairlane 500
- Type
- suspension · 1958 Ford Fairlane 500
- Availability
- factory · 1965 Oldsmobile Jetstar I
- Type
- suspension · 1965 Oldsmobile Jetstar I
- Availability
- standard · 1966 Rambler American Rogue
- Notes
- Road-Command layout with a high-mounted Deep-Coil spring, wishbone-type upper control arm, trailing-radius-rod-braced lower control arm, rubber-bushed upper steering-knuckle bearing, and telescopic shocks. Normal front-suspension lubrication interval was 32,000 miles or three years; severe dust or wet service reduced it to 12,000 miles or one year. · 1966 Rambler American Rogue
- Type
- suspension · 1966 Rambler American Rogue
- Availability
- standard · 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 XL
- Notes
- Ford's all-model AMA chart specifies a short-long-arm, ball-joint front suspension with the shock mounted concentrically inside each SAE 5160 coil spring and a strut rod locating each lower arm. Standard springs measure 11.34 inches at design height by 4.03 inches inside diameter and are rated at 240 lb/in (90 lb/in at the wheel); the heavy-duty chart value is 300 lb/in (125 lb/in at the wheel). The linked front stabilizer is 0.69 inch in standard form, 0.81 inch for station wagons, and 0.84 inch for police or special-handling applications. · 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 XL
- Type
- suspension · 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 XL
- Availability
- standard · 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport
- Notes
- Unequal-length control arms, coil springs, hydraulic shocks, and front stabilizer bar. · 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport
- Type
- suspension · 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport
- Availability
- standard · 1975 Ford Gran Torino Sport
- Notes
- Upper/lower control-arm layout with computer-selected coil springs, hydraulic shocks, and front stabilizer bar. · 1975 Ford Gran Torino Sport
- Type
- suspension · 1975 Ford Gran Torino Sport
- Availability
- factory · 1979 Buick Regal Sport Coupe
- Type
- suspension · 1979 Buick Regal Sport Coupe
- Availability
- factory · 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst Olds
- Type
- suspension · 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst Olds
- Availability
- factory · 1983 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
- Type
- suspension · 1983 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
