Taurus Spring Codes

new 8/23/04

I put in some SLO springs code letter L (LOW) along with some Gabriel Ultra struts last week. These springs have the same lb/per inch rating of 155 lbs as the SHO springs. In fact all the GEN 3 Taurus springs have the same 155 lb per inch rating. The load rating differs due to length. It is suggested that the separation of each code letter (27 lbs) is a 1/4" drop or rise.

This is somewhat confirmed by a 1.5" drop that I got by going down 5 steps in springs, from M (MAD) to L (LOW). This is the same drop I got with my other custom springs that were softer and POS(s).

The code R springs are another step lower yet. The ride is good. No bouncing or bottoming out. IMHO a very cheap lowering spring mod. And you can keep your SHO true Ford Blue. :)

BTW the Gabriel Ultra struts are for all Gen 3 Taurii and are only $50 at AZ (with lifetime guarantee) as compared to $150 for Ford SARC struts from FPN.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR & '93 EG mtx

This work is courtesy of Glen Murdock

1996-1999 Taurus Spring Codes

DOOR	SPRING	METRIC	ENGLISH	PART
CODE	TAG	LOAD/RATE	LOAD/RATE	NO.
(A)	CODE	N N/mm	LBS. LB./IN.	(B)

		FRONT SPRINGS		5310
R	RAN	4201 / 27.1	944 / 155	F6DZ-H
L	LOW	4322 / 27.1	971 / 155	F6DZ-E
G	GUY	4443 / 27.1	998 / 155	F6DZ-A
H	HIM	4564 / 27.1	1026 / 155	F6DZ-B
J	JEF	4685 / 27.1	1053 / 155	F6DZ-C
K	KOT	4806 / 27.1	1080 / 155	F6DZ-D
M	MAD	4927 / 27.1	1107 / 155	F6DZ-F
T	TAB	5169 / 27.1	1162 / 155	F6DZ-K
N	NED
S	SEA

		REAR SPRINGS		5560
C	GAD
D	NIK
E	EEK
F	FAB
H	HID
I	RAT
J	JUG
K	KEY
L	LET	2288 / 17.5	514 / 100	F6DZ-G
5	JAR	2446 / 17.5	550 / 100	F6DZ-AB
6	KUM	2525 / 17.5	567 / 100	F6DZ-AC

DOOR	SPRING	METRIC	ENGLISH	PART
CODE	TAG	LOAD/RATE	LOAD/RATE	NO.
(A)	CODE	N N/mm	LBS. LB./IN.	(B)
		REAR SPRINGS		5560
M	MUD
O	TAX
P	APT
Q	BOY
S	SUK
U	USE
V	VIM
W	CAD
X	DIP
Y	YES
Z	ZAP
1	EAT
2	FIN
3	GAG
4	HOT
A	ARM	3967 / 47.3-84.2	892 / 270-481	SW-STD
B	BRM	4228 / 47.3-84.2	951 / 270-481	SW-STD
N	NAD	4484 / 47.3-84.2	1008 / 270-481	SW-STD
R	RAL	4746 / 47.3-84.2	1067 / 270-481	SW-STD
G	GRM	3811 / 57.8-98.7	857 / 330-584	SW-HD
7	HRM	4116 / 57.8-98.7	925 / 330-584	SW-HD
8	JRM	4421 / 57.8-98.7	994 / 330-584	SW-HD
T	TAF	4728 / 57.8-98.7	1063 / 330-584	SW-HD

Bold Entries Are Known To Be Used On The SHO

Known SHO spring sets - MM55, MM66, HHLL, JJLL

(A) Use door code or spring tag code to order replacement springs - Door code format - LF,RF,LR,RR
(B) Part number for reference only
Special thanks to Torrie McPhail (www.fordpartsnetwork.com) for providing part numbers

2000-2002 Taurus Spring Codes

DOOR	SPRING	METRIC	ENGLISH	PART
CODE	TAG	LOAD/RATE	LOAD/RATE	NO.
(A)	CODE	N N/mm	LBS. LB./IN.	(B)

		FRONT SPRINGS		5310
A	AAK	4165 / 21.0	936 / 120	YF1Z-BA
B	BOF	4286 / 21.0	963 / 120	YF1Z-CA
C	CAX	4407 / 21.0	990 / 120	YF1Z-DA
D	DAX	4528 / 21.0	1018 / 120	YF1Z-EA

DOOR	SPRING	METRIC	ENGLISH	PART
CODE	TAG	LOAD/RATE	LOAD/RATE	NO.
(A)	CODE	N N/mm	LBS. LB./IN.	(B)

		REAR SPRINGS		5560
A	AAL
B	BON
C	CBA
D	DEC
E	EEF
F	FOF
G	GOF
1	DWB
2	EPA
3	FTD

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