Originated, Developed and Applied

• Completed the production suspension geometry and bushing stiffnesses that met all kinematics and compliance targets, with significant commonality, in two weeks time
  • One common upper control arm at all four corners
  • Three bushings total for all eight arms
  • Utilized four simultaneous kinematics and compliance Design of Experiments (DOE's) to achieve these results

• Ford Chassis Technical Excellence award for frame torsional stiffness target methodology successfully applied to the Ford GT

• Control arm fastener strategy
  • Threaded into the frame castings- a first for Ford Motor Company
    • Included specific tapered counter bores for assembly and clamp load
    • Completed all joint design, fastener calculations and and resultant sizing