r SECTI SPECIFI SUSi Se 500 700 AND 900 SERIES GENERAL FRONT SUSPENSION Type Independent combining long and short control arms with spherical joints coil springs and anti dive control Front suspension steering linkage and front crossmember unitized as sub assembly WHEEL TRAVEL Vertical Loaded Conditions Metal to Metal Jounce 4 00Rebound 3 12 Wheel to Spring Ratio 1 63 1 SHOCK ABSORBERS Type Direct double acting hydraulic Make Make Delco Piston Diameter and Travel 1 00 4 75 Mounting Location Mounted vertically within coil spring between control arm and suspension crossmember CONTROL ARMS Mounting Upper Stamped A frame with pivot shafts bolted to front suspension cross member Pivot shafts rubber bushed at control arms Lower Two piece beam and strut with pivot points at front suspension cross member Pivot points rubber bushed SPHERICAL JOINTS Type Ball stud and socket Number 1 each upper and lower at left and right hand Ball Stud Material Hot rolled steel Ball spherical diameter Upper 1 000 99fi Lower 1 000 99fi Seals Seals Upper and Lower Rubber Socket Upper Two piece bonded by grease tight weld with non metallic bearing liner Lower Two piece bonded by grease tight weld with sintered iron bearing SPRINGS Type Right hand helix Material High alloy steel ION 12 CATIONS ENSION lion 3 Number of coils Active 5 85 Total 7 45 Wire Diameter 460 Outside Diameter pitch dia wire dia 4 373 Pitch Diameter 3 913 Height Free 11 00 Working 6 17 815 lbs Height Under Curb Weight 6 96 Deflection Rate at spring 168 lb in at wheel 861b in GENERAL REAR SUSPENSION Type Independent swing type combining hollow box section type control arms coil springs and shock absorbers WHEEL TRAVEL Vertical Loaded Conditions Metal to Metal Jounce 3 62 Rebound 4 64 Wheel to Spring Ratio 1 72 1 CONTROL ARMS Mounting Control arm pivot shafts bolted to rear crossmember Pivot shafts rubber bushed at control arms SHOCK ABSORBERS Type Direct double acting hydraulic Make Delco Piston Diameter and Travel 1 00 5 00 Mounting Location Mounted vertically within coil spring between control arm and suspension crossmember SPRINGS Type Right hand helix Material High alloy steel Number of Coils Active 6 5 Total 7 95 Wire Diameter 660 Outside Diameter pitch dia wire dia 4 773 Pitch Diameter 4 113 Height Free 11 02 Working 8 11 1600 lbs Height Under Curb Weight 8 03 Capacity at Ground 1019 Deflection Rate at spring 550 lb in at wheel 1921b in CORYAIR SHOP MANUAL