Coil Springs; Rear Suspension; Setting - Fiat 850 Sedan 1968 Shop Manual

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FIAT -
850
PASSENGER CARS
COIL
SPRINGS
SPECIFICAnONS
Wire diameter
.
·
·
·
I
.5709'" ± .0020'" (14.5 ±0.05 rom)
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Inside diameter
·
·
3.5630'" ±.0354'" (90.5±0.9 rom)
Total number of coils
.
· .
.
I
8
- -
Number of active coils
·
·
6Y,
-
I
Direction of
winding
.
.
.
clockwise
- -
Free height,
abt
·
11.024'" (280 rom)
-
Height under
1,069 ±55 lb. (485 ±25 kg) of load
7.874'" (200 rom)
- -
- -
I
Deflection rate (between 860 and 1,411 lb. - 390 and 640 kg)
.892 in/IOO lb. (50 rom/IOO kg)
REAR SUSPENSION
SETTING
To check rear suspension for setting refer to
figures 262 and 263 recalling that
with
car at load
COl L
(7 people plus 154 lb. - 70 kg):
- angle
~
must be 1
0
±
30';
- angle
0:
must be 0
0
12' ± 12'
(wheels toeing-in by .079" to .091" - 2 to 2.3 rom).
SPRINGS
SPECIFICATIONS
Wire
diameter
. · .
· ·
· ·
.7283'" ±.0020'" (18.5 ±0.05 rom)
- -
Inside
diameter
·
·
·
3.9370" (100 rom)
Total number of coils
·
.
·
·
·
6
- -
Number
of active
coils
·
·
·
4'/.
- -
- - -
-
Direction of winding
clockwise
- -
Free height
10.374" (263.5 rom)
Height under
1,962±99 lb. (890±45 kg) of load
7.854'" (199.5 rom)
-
Deflection
rate
(between
1,213 and 2,645 lbs
-
550 and
1,200 kg)
.536 in/IOO lb. (30 rom/IOO kg)
NOTE _ Starting from chassis N· 075321 coil springs with foregoing specifications have been adopted. For early-type coil springs
same as for Sedan) see specifications on page 149.

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