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Suspension - Rear: Description

Rear suspension is of the independent type and utilizes semi-trailing arms and torsion bars. A crossmember, which contains the torsion bars, is attached to body.

The semi-trailing arms attach to crossmember at inner pivot points and to torsion bar ends at outer pivot points. Shock absorbers are mounted between body and semi-trailing arms.

On 4WD models a center control arm has been added to crossmember, which simplifies adjustment of riding height.

Fig 1: 2WD Suspension and Components (2WD Shown; 4WD Similar)
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