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Rear Suspension

Description and Operation
General Description The rear suspension is a coil sprung rigid axle located by 5 links. The rear suspension consists of the following components:
- 2 coil springs
- 2 shock absorbers
- 2 upper control arms
- 2 lower control arms
- A rear axle tie rod
- A rear axle

The rear axle tie rod controls lateral axle movement.
The lower control arms and the upper control arms control the vertical axle movement.
The shock absorbers dampen the vertical axle movement.






Rear Suspension






Rear Suspension and Rear Axle Sectional View






Rear Suspension Side View