SECTION 3 - FRONT SUSPENSION

IMPORTANT

Before performing any Service Operation or other procedure described in this Section, refer to Section

00 CAUT IONS AND NOTES for correct w orkshop practices w ith regard to safety and/or property damage.

1. GENERAL DESCRI PTI O N

Changes to the front suspension for WH Series vehicles are minor and are as follows:

a. Revisions to the wheel toe specification and changes to suspension specifications to reflect the introduction

of the GEN III V8 engine and optimisation of vehicle ride characteristics. Refer to

Section 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION up to Production Serial Number L 492505 or

Section 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION from Production Serial Number L 492505 of the VT Series II Service

Information.

b. All service operations remain unchanged from those published in Section 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION for VT

Series I vehicles, and Section 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION up to Production Serial Number L 492505 or

Section 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION from Production Serial Number L 492505 of the VT Series II Service

Inform ation and s hould be ref erred to, in conjunc tion with one another, when ser vicing the front suspens ion on

WH Series vehicles.

For identification information and other specification details for the different suspension components fitted to WH

Series vehicles, refer to 2. SPECIFICATIONS in this Section.

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2. SPECIFICATIONS

FRONT SUSPENSION

Type MacPherson Wet Strut

Application All WH Models - Standard

Travel

Compression (2/3compression of bumper)

Rebound

90 mm

110 mm

FRONT SPRING SPECIFICATIONS

MODELS Approximate

Number

COILS

Approximate

FREE LENGTH

(mm)

INSIDE

DIAMETER

(mm)

PROD. I.D.

CODE

(Tag on spring)

SPRING TYPE &

RATE

STATESMAN - V6 ENGINE -

STANDARD SUSPENSION.

6.06 401 - 407 136 JN VARIABLE

19 - 23 N/mm

(3700 ± 110 N @

218 mm)

CAPRICE – GEN III V8 ENGINE

-STANDARD SUSPENSION.

7.78 283 - 287 119.5 JN VARIABLE

19 – 23 N/mm

(3700 ± 110 N @

218 mm)

LEGEND

1. Production Identification Code Tag

Figure 3-1

STABILISER BAR (FRONT)

Type ......................................................................... Decoupled

STABILISER BAR IDENTIFICATION

MODELS mm I.D. CODE

All WH Series Vehicles 26.0 GE

LEGEND

1. Production Identification Code Tag

2. Stabiliser Bar Diameter

Figure 3-2

FRONT STRUT

Type........................................................................ Wet strut – non-serviceable

Piston Diameter ...................................................... 30 mm

Fluid Type............................................................... Hydraulic fluid to Holden Specification HN 1588

Capacity............................................................. 350 ml

FRONT STRUT IDENTIFICATION

Suspension and Application Right Hand Side Left Hand Side

STATESMAN and CAPRICE MODELS RT LT

CONTROL ARM

Type........................................................................ Forged with rubber bushes for attachment to front

crossmember and tension rod. Ball joint is a press fit

into the control arm.

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS

Type........................................................................ Double row ball bearing

Lubricant................................................................. Sealed for life: non-adjustable

SUSPENSION A ND TRIM HEIGHT SPECIFICATION

A Front Suspension Height

B Rear Suspension Height

C Tr im Height Checking Locations

1. Wheelbase: All WH Models – 2798 mm

2. Reference Point: All WH Models – 584.5 mm 3. Trim Height Spacing:

All WH Models–1765 mm

4. Ground Line

Figure 3-3

1. Door 2. Trim 3 Ground Line ‘A’ Trim Height 1. W heel Ri m 2. Fender Opening ‘A’ Suspensi on Hei ght

Figure 3-4 – Rear Trim Height Checking Location (Front

Similar) Figure 3-5 – Front and Rear Suspension Height

Checking Location

NOTE: The following suspension/trim height dimensions are intended for reference and are intended as a guide only (Refer to

3.2 SUSPENSION AND TRIM HEIGHT CHECK, in Section 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION of the VT Series I Service Information

and SECTION 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION up to production serial number L 492505 or

SECTION 3 – FRONT SUSPENSION from production serial number L 492505 of the VT Series II service information)

WH SERIES MODELS WITH BASE ENGINE AND STANDARD SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION HEIGHT

(mm) TRIM HEIGHT

(mm)

VEHICLE

DESCRIPTION TRANSMISSION MODEL FRONT REAR FRONT REAR

Statesman Sedan

(V6 Engine) Automatic Base 600 595 188 198

Caprice Sedan

(GEN III V8 Engine) Automatic Base 597 598 186 202