ford had different spark plugs on the banks on some of the waste spark cars. both the 3.8 and 4.0 are waste spark. Sean Hyland gave a good explanation in his book about 4.6's, but basically the other bank's plugs are designed differently to get the vehicle through the warranty/ emissions warranty period.
the replacement service plugs are the same part number as the warranty thing isnt a concern anymore, that and it would confuse the hell out of people.
EDIT: if none of that makes sense, its a combination of being sober and not having caffeine when i typed that.