Rear Suspension

The lower ball joint is pressed into the rear lower control arm and has a tapered stud for attachment of the ball joint to the knuckle. The tapered stud of the ball joint is attached to the knuckle using a flat washer and lock nut.

Due to the knuckle being made of aluminum and the ball joint being made of steel, (dissimilar metals) galvanic corrosion can occur between the pieces. For this reason, the ball joint and ball joint stud has a corrosion protective coating applied to it.

The ball joint is not a replaceable component of the lower control arm.