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From 1973 Ford Ranchero “GT”, documented by jeff931.

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1973 Ford Ranchero - front A-arm & coil spring 1973 Ford Ranchero - rear axle, shock and exhaust 1973 Ford Ranchero - Tight underhood/wheel-well shot showing a black shock absorber body marked MADE IN MEXICO mounted alongside a freshly black-painted lower c… 1973 Ford Ranchero - A close-up view of a vehicle's rear suspension component, showing a shock absorber with visible text and a portion of the tire. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Grimy underside view of a front suspension corner with the wheel removed, showing the upper control arm, ball joint, coiled brake hose and… 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the rear fender height with the modified Ford rear coil springs installed; about 26.5" high; the car looks good, but the ride is no… 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is with the "big block-cut" coils in front and the modified coils in the rear; the car looks good, but rides like junk. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Red Ford Ranchero coupe utility on a concrete apron at a small airfield, with parked light aircraft and a metal hangar behind it under an o… 1973 Ford Ranchero - replacing the rear coil springs; the shocks have been removed and the the vehicle gets jacked up until the coils fit; then lower it and re-… 1973 Ford Ranchero - right hand front fender height, with 'lowered' coil springs installed {new big-block coils with 1.5 coils cut off} fender height is about 2… 1973 Ford Ranchero - I replaced the A-arm bushings and lower control arm bushings with new polyurethane bushings from Energy Suspension. 1973 Ford Ranchero - new lower ball joints and coil springs to be installed also. 1973 Ford Ranchero - spring compressor tool being used to install new front coil springs; this is a lot of work and DANGEROUS! 1973 Ford Ranchero - front coil spring installed. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Close-up of a front suspension corner shot from below, showing a black-painted coil spring seated between the upper and lower control arms.… 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the bushing in the lower control arm; this was the good one! 1973 Ford Ranchero - these are new "small block" coils, uncut, which are about 18 5/8" long. 1973 Ford Ranchero - on the left are "small block" coils {my NAPA dealer found me a brand new pair in stock; it took a week to ship them and cost me $165CAD but… 1973 Ford Ranchero - front fender height is now about 27" with the new "small block" coils installed {uncut} I will let these coils "take a set" before I cut th… 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the rear fender height with the "stock" rear coil spings installed. 1973 Ford Ranchero - I've replaced the front coils again! now, they are the "small block" coils with 1/2 coil cut off; front fenders are about 25" off the groun… 1973 Ford Ranchero - rearview with the "stock" coil springs installed in the rear and the stock "small block" coils in front. That's it-no more changes until ai… 1973 Ford Ranchero - reaview with the stock rear coil springs installed; sits a little high, but rides nice! 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the stock Ford 10.7 cast iron rotor {before upgrade} with the stock ford single piston caliper. 1973 Ford Ranchero - oem Ford spindle and axle 1973 Ford Ranchero - these are the new brake rotors I am installing, from I-Rotors {E-Bay}; they are the same diameter as stock, 10.7" {no one makes hi-perf rot… 1973 Ford Ranchero - A new cross-drilled and slotted vented brake rotor with an integral hub, sitting in its open cardboard box on a red painted surface. The ma… 1973 Ford Ranchero - A new cross-drilled and slotted front brake rotor with an integral five-lug hub, still sitting in its plastic-lined cardboard box. The zinc… 1973 Ford Ranchero - new rotor 1973 Ford Ranchero - new rotor installed 1973 Ford Ranchero - new rotor installed, along with the oem Ford single piston cast iron caliper 1973 Ford Ranchero - wheel installed with new rotor 1973 Ford Ranchero - Front quarter detail of a lowered orange car indoors on a light gray floor, showing a polished five-spoke billet wheel with a red center ca…