Rear Suspension

The independent rear suspension on this vehicle utilizes struts and coil springs which are separate from each other, the springs can be removed without removing the struts. The struts (shock absorbers) attach to the body at their apex and to the suspension knuckle at their base. The coil springs attach at the body at their apex and to the rear suspension arm at their base.

The rear suspension arms fasten to the body via front and rear rubber bushings. A control rod runs from the body to the rear of each suspension knuckle.

The rear wheel bearings are housed in the brake drum/hub assembly on non ABS equipped vehicles and in the hub assembly on ABS equipped vehicles. Each wheel has dual inner and outer ball bearing cartridges that cannot be serviced; should the bearings fail (loss of grease, pitted or scored races, out-of-round bearings), they must be replaced.