Suspension - Front:

One of the first major projects on this restoration was the front suspension.  I replaced all the soft parts (ball joints, bushings, insulators, coil springs, tie rods, drag link) with either Ford NOS or Motorcraft replacement parts.  The hard parts (axles, radius arms) were removed, cleaned, and restored.  Here's some pics to show the progress...covers the original work back in Oct 16 to present.

Left Side before.



Right Side before.



Left spindle removed.



Old parts out.



New parts going in.

Right outer tie rod...w/old one for comparison.



Coil spring and insulators...left side...ride side identical.



Drag link (inner right tie rod).



Left side tie rods.



Ball joints...left side...right side identical.



Axle (left) cleaned, restored, with new ball joints and axle bushing pressed.



Radius arm (left) cleaned, restored, ready to go back in.



Everything back in place on the left.



And how she looks today as I'm waiting for warm enough weather to paint the frame rail...Grimeaggedon continues...



Right side axle in and prior to ball joint pressings...much easier with axle attached.



And how she sits today after right side restoration from the back of the cab forward.



Front shield restored.



Views of the finished work shortly after suspension work completed.

Left side.



Right side.



Full front view.



More to follow as the warmer weather slowly reappears.

Last edited on Sun Apr 1st, 2018 09:04 pm by 1qaz