One Piece Stamped I-Beam Axle

Recent accomplishments, made possible by advances in manufacturing and material technology, have led to the development of a one-piece stamped I-Beam axle with ball joints as a replacemet 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.