ONE PIECE STAMPED I-BEAM AXLE
Recent accomplishments have led to the development of a one-piece stamped I-beam axle with ball joints as a replacement to the forged axle with king pin design. The new stamped I-beam axle brings with it a number of improvements to Ford's Twin I-beam suspension system. This paper describes the objectives, improvements, evolution of the design, testing, and the manufacturing process for this latest suspension system improvement on Ford light trucks.
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Supplemental Notes:
- From SAE Meeting held November 10-13, 1980.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA United States 15096 -
Authors:
- Loosle, David G
- Leon, P F
- Danielson, C R
- Publication Date: 1980-11
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 18 p.
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Serial:
- Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
- Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axles; Development; I beams; Light trucks; Research; Suspensions; Trucks
- Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00348243
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 801425
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM