Description & Operation

Rear suspension consists of vertically mounted MacPherson type struts, trailing arms, knuckle and hub assembly, control links, sublinks and laterally mounted links. Knuckle and hub assembly attaches to trailing arm with bolts through pillow balls. A stabilizer bar mounts to frame and trailing arms. Rear wheel alignment is adjusted using bolt and cam plate on trailing arm.

All models are equipped with Automatic Adjusting Suspension (AAS). For information on AAS, see appropriate ELECTRONIC article in the SUSPENSION section.

Fig 1: Exploded View of Rear Suspension

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