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Front Suspension: Description

Front suspension system uses MacPherson struts. Upper ends of struts are attached to shock towers, and lower ends are attached to steering knuckle. Steering knuckle attaches to lower control arm at ball joint. Lower control arm is attached to chassis. Sway is controlled by a stabilizer bar. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Identifying Front Suspension Components
G94F47055Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.