Ford Twin I Beam Suspension

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Ford twin i beam suspension. Begin removing the twin i beam suspension by unbolting the top of the shock absorbers and i beam travel limiting j hooks. Remove the steering box and disconnect the tie rods brake plumbing and so. Rugged construction improved wheel alignment reduced tire wear and front end maintenance smoother ride and better control. In 1965 ford introduced it s twin i beam front suspension.
To learn what to look for when inspecting t. The goal was to goal was to improve ride quality reduce tire wear and reduce front end maintenance. Ford eschewed the idea of adopting dual a arm suspension for its evolution of the beam suspension rooted in the bones of the model t. Debuting in 1965 ford s twin i beam suspension vastly improved the ride and handling of its 2wd trucks and vans.
Ford has long credited the twin i beam front suspension as the motivator behind the company s long success in selling light f series pickup trucks. Each tyre moves in an arc but due to the longer arms camber changes are proportionally smaller than in powered swing axles for the rear wheels listed above. For 1965 to 1979 f250 medium duty ford 2 wheel drive trucks with twin i beam front suspension. Twin i beams in 1965 ford introduced their twin i beam suspension a simple rugged suspension consisting of a pair of cast beams in the rough shape of an i.
Few suspension designs are as rare today as ford s twin i beam a 55 year answer to demand for a more comfortable work truck. Ford described it as. In its 1965 introduction ford touted the many benefits of the new front suspension system. Though it is an independent suspension system as each tyre rises and falls without affecting the position of the other the parallelogram action of the a arm suspension system is not present.
Looking like a steel i beam found in building construction the factory beams are cast ductile iron and machined just like spindles. This system has solid axles and may transmit power in four wheel drive versions where it is called twin traction beam. Ford s revolutionary new twin i beam suspension gives you two front axles two rugged i beam axles to share the abuse of the roughest going.