Ford F-Series (eighth generation)

Main article: Ford F-Series

Eighth generation
1989 Ford F-250 Custom
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Ford F-1000 (Brazil and Argentina) Ford F-4000 (Brazil and Argentina)
Production	1986–1991 (USA, Mexico, Canada, and Venezuela) 1987–1992 (Australia) 1988–1992 (Argentina) 1992–1995 (Brazil) 1993–1995 (Argentina, Brazilian trim model)
Assembly	Cuautitlán, Mexico Kansas City, Missouri, USA Norfolk, Virginia, USA St. Paul, Minnesota, USA General Pacheco, Argentina São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil Louisville, Kentucky, USA Wayne, Michigan, USA Oakville, Ontario, Canada Melbourne, Australia (Broadmeadows Assembly Plant, Ford Australia)
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door pickup 2-door extended cab pickup 4-door chassis cab 2-door chassis cab
Powertrain
Engine	Gasoline: 3.8 L (232 cu in) Essex V6 (F-150, MX) 4.9 L (300 cu in) 300 I6 4.9 L (302 cu in) 5.0 Windsor V8 5.8 L (352 cu in) Windsor V8 7.5 L (460 cu in) 385 V8 Diesel: 3.9 L MWM D229-4 I4 (Brazil) 3.9 L MWM TD229-4 turbo I4 (Brazil) 6.9 L (420 cu in) International IDI V8 7.3 L (444 cu in) International IDI V8
Transmission	Automatic: 3-speed Ford C6 4-speed Ford AOD 4-speed Ford E4OD (1989–91) Manual: 4-speed Borg-Warner T18 4-speed Borg-Warner T19 (1987) 5-speed Mazda M5OD (1988–91) 5-speed ZF S5-42 (1988–91)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford F-Series seventh generation (1980–1986)
Successor	Ford F-Series ninth generation (1992–1996)

The eighth generation of the Ford F-Series is a line of pickup trucks and light- to medium-duty commercial trucks produced by Ford from 1987 to 1991. While the 1980 cab and chassis was carried over with minor changes to the vent windows, interior trim mounting locations, and floor pan shape on the transmisson hump, to the new model, the 1987 model was more streamlined, and maintenance items were made simpler. The exterior was facelifted with new composite headlamps, the first American Truck to sport modern headlight design, a more aerodynamic front end, an aluminum finish panel with a red reflector strip with FORD on the right hand side was added to the tailgate on trims higher than custom, and circular fenders. Inside, the interior was given a complete redesign. Rear antilock brakes were now standard, the first pickup truck to boast this. For the first time, all models were produced with straight-sided Styleside beds; the Flareside bed was discontinued except for a small number of early 1987 models using leftover 1986 beds with new circular fenders. In October 1989, Ford premiered the ninth-generation taillights (the white reverse light was decreased in size) in the middle of eighth generation production. The 8th generation F-series is considered to be the transition generation of Ford trucks to the modern era of truck design, being the last fully mechanical truck and was the platform used to introduce many modern comforts found standard in today's trucks.

Trims

Ford F-250 utility service truck

• Custom – Included: Vinyl upholstery, black steering wheel, optional chrome front bumper, black grille, hubcaps, foldaway mirrors, and an electronic AM radio with digital clock and two speakers.
• XL – Added: Cloth and vinyl upholstery, swingaway mirrors, front bumper rub strip, color-keyed floor mat, a door trim panel with map pocket, and a color-keyed headliner.
• XLT Lariat – Added: Cloth upholstery, chrome grille, weather stripping, sport wheel covers, tinted glass, optional carpeting, and leather-wrapped steering wheel.
• Nite (1991) – Included: All blacked-out exterior trim, either a pink or blue/purple stripe, and a "Nite" decal on the sides of the cargo box. Was only available in black and on F-150 models equipped with a V8 engine.

In 1988 Ford changed the interior door cards for the Bronco and the F-series

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1987 Ford F-series or Bronco door card

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1988 Ford F-series or Bronco Interior

Models

Ford F-350 U-Haul truck in Hampton, VA.

Eighth-generation Ford F-Series models are:

• F-150: 1/2 ton (6,250 lb GVWR max)
• F-250: light-duty 3/4 ton (7,700 lb GVWR max)
• F-250HD: 3/4 ton (8,800 lb GVWR max)
• F-350: 1 ton Class 2 or Class 3 truck (11,000 lb GVWR max)
• F-Super Duty: Class 4 truck (14,500 lb GVWR max)

The new-for-1988 F-Super Duty was essentially a Class 4 truck built as a chassis cab, with an aftermarket bed (specific to its future use) added after the truck was built. The F-Super Duty came with dual fuel tanks with a dash-mounted toggle switch to switch between each tank, while using only a single fuel gauge. It came with a PTO used to power attachments, such as winches or a dump bed, directly from the transmission. F-Super Duty models two-wheel-drive only, were rated at about 14,500 lb (6,577 kg) GVWR, and came with either the standard 7.5 L (460 CID) gasoline V8 or the optional 7.3 L (444 CID) diesel V8. Other mechanical upgrades from the dual-rear-wheel F-350 included four-wheel disc brakes, 10-lug wheels, and a monobeam leaf-sprung front axle. The transmission was a five-speed manual or a three-speed automatic, with the four-speed electronically-controlled E4OD also offered beginning in 1990. There was also a stripped chassis available, offering a 16,000 lb (7,257 kg) GVWR on two wheelbases of 158 or 178 in (4,013 or 4,521 mm) and the 7.3 L diesel engine as the sole option. This model should not be confused with the later Super Duty commercial line of trucks starting with the 1999 model year.

Brazil

It was built from 1992 to 1995. The 1992 model carried over the MWM D229-4 and MWM TD229-4 engines from the previous generation. 1993 brought no notable changes. 1994 introduced a 4×4 model and a 2-door extended cab model marketed as "SuperCab." 1995 introduced the Ford 300 4.9-liter inline-six engine.

Powertrain and chassis

In a move to further update the F-Series engine lineup, the 4.9 L inline-6 was converted to fuel injection for 1987. A year later, Ford became the first pickup truck manufacturer to sell a fully non-carbureted engine lineup as the 5.8 L V8 and 7.5 L V8 also gained multiport fuel injection (the 5.0 L V8 had gained fuel injection as an option for 1985 and this was made standard in 1986). For 1988, the diesel V8 from International (Navistar) was enlarged to from 420 to 444 cubic inches (6.9 to 7.3 L); this allowed for an increase to 180 hp (130 kW) and 365 ft⋅lbf (495 N⋅m) of torque.

While the dated 3-speed column-mounted manual transmission was discontinued, much of the rest of the transmission lineup carried over from the 1980–1986 trucks. In 1988, the five-speed ZF S5-42 replaced the Borg-Warner T19 in F-250 and F-350 models. For the F-150 and light-duty F-250, the heavier-duty Borg-Warner T18 4-speed manual remained available, while the Mazda-built M5OD 5-speed manual was added to the model lineup for models equipped with the 4.9 L inline-6 and 5.0 L V8.

Four-wheel-drive improvements included the standardization of automatic locking hubs in 1989. For the F-150 Models the "Touch Drive" is available with the 5.0L engine in combination with automatic overdrive transmission. Automatic locking hubs were also included with "Touch Drive", but are also offered with all other powerteams. "Touch Drive" was first offered in the Ford Bronco since 1987 but wasn't offered in the F-Series until 1989. Automatic Locking Hubs became standard equipment on 4x4 F150's in 1989, 4x4 F250 and F350 were still Manual locking hubs standard with the option to have Auto locking hubs. Auto Locking hubs were optional equipment since 1980. The Automatic locking hub design Ford used is a shared design among Dana Axle users and can also be found in Chevy and Jeep vehicles equipped with Automatic locking hubs.

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Ford Touch Drive

From 1980 through 1996, Ford offered a four-wheel-drive swing arm independent front suspension called Twin-Traction Beam (TTB). Based on its two-wheel-drive Twin-I-Beam suspension from 1965, Ford mounted a Dana 44 or Dana 50 differential in the driver-side front axle beam and transmitted torque to the passenger-side wheel with a U-jointed axleshaft. TTB coil springs were still used on the F-150, while the four-wheel-drive F-250 and F-350 got leaf springs. The F-250 received TTB Dana 50 axles, and the F-350 a solid Dana 60 axle.

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Ford Twin Traction Beam Suspension (TTB)

Engines:

Name	Production	Engine type/Displacement	Power	Torque	Fuel Delivery
300 Six	1987–1991	300.1 cu in (4,918 cc) I6	145–150 hp (108–112 kW)	260–265 lb⋅ft (353–359 N⋅m)	EFI
5.0 Windsor	1987–1991	301.6 cu in (4,942 cc) V8	185 hp (138 kW)	270 lb⋅ft (366 N⋅m)	EFI
5.8 Windsor	1987	351.9 cu in (5,766 cc) V8	210 hp (157 kW)	305 lb⋅ft (414 N⋅m)	4-bbl carburetor
	1988–1991		210 hp (157 kW)	315 lb⋅ft (427 N⋅m)	EFI
460 V8	1987	460 cu in (7,538 cc) V8	230 hp (172 kW)	362 lb⋅ft (491 N⋅m)	4-bbl carburetor
460 V8	1988–1991	460 cu in (7,538 cc) V8	230 hp (172 kW)	390 lb⋅ft (529 N⋅m)	EFI
International 6.9L IDI V8	1987	420 cu in (6,883 cc) Diesel V8	170 hp (127 kW)	315 lb⋅ft (427 N⋅m)	Indirect fuel injection
International 7.3L IDI V8	1988–1991	444 cu in (7,276 cc) Diesel V8	180 hp (134 kW)	345 lb⋅ft (468 N⋅m)	Indirect fuel injection