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This digital document is an article from Automotive Design & Production, published by Gardner Publications, Inc. on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 852 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation Details
Title: Expedition essentials. (On cars).
Author: Cary S. Vasilash
Publication: Automotive Design & Production (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 114 Issue: 3 Page: 22(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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1. The 2003 Ford Expedition is the second generation. The first was introduced as a '97 model. 2. Chassis is 70% stiffer in torsion than previous model. There's a 67% improvement in bending stiffness. Fully boxed frame: hydroformed components. The frame sections are approximately 10 ft. long and run from just in front of the rear suspension to the front wheels. Frame wall thicknesses range from 2- to 4.7-mm thick. Front and rear pieces are fully boxed, welded with C-channel steel. Permit replacement in case of crash damage. Rear frame sections have vertical oval shapes cut into them-portholes--for the travel of the axles. The portholes are reinforced with steel tubing. There's 9-in, of wheel travel. Laser-cut...
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