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Front Suspension
Your fully independent front suspension is a combination strut and spring
design. The frame is isolated from the body with six rubber mounts.
Rubber bushings are used at the lower control arm pivots. Thc upper end
of the
strut is isolated by a rubber mount which contains a bearing to
allow for wheel turning. The Road Sensing Suspension on the 4.6 Liter
(Northstar) and the Speed Sensing Suspension on 4.9 Liter will
automatically controls the damping rate of the struts.
The lower end of the steering knuckle pivots on a ball joint riveted to the
control arm. The ball joint is connected to the steering knuckle with a
castellated nut and cotter pin.
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