General Information

This vehicle uses a fully independent suspension on both the front and rear of the vehicle.

The front suspension is a short and long arm design with a push rod and rocker arm linkage that actuates the spring/shock absorber units.

The rear suspension design used on this vehicle is a multi-link system. The components of the rear suspension consist of a lower control arm and three upper links. The three upper links consist of two lateral links which control the side to side movement of the rear knuckle and a trailing link which controls the fore-and-aft movement of the knuckle.

The upper and lower control arms on the front suspension are attached to the steering knuckles using conventional style ball joints.

The steering arm on the knuckle of the front suspension is located rearward of the front wheel centerline. The steering knuckles are attached to the steering rack by conventional outer tie rod ends.

The shock absorbers on the front suspension of this vehicle are mounted inboard of the front frame rails. The shock absorbers are actuated prom the lower control arms through a push rod and rocker linkage system.

The stabilizer bar for the front suspension is actuated by and interconnects the front suspension rockers. Thus movement in one lower control arm is transferred to the opposite lower control arm through the rockers and stabilizer bar.

The bottom of the rear knuckles are attached to the rear lower control arms using a conventional style ball joint as in the front. The ball joint is located in the lower control arm and is attached to the rear knuckle using a tapered stud. The tapered stud is retained in the steeling knuckle using a flat washer and lock nut.

The top of the rear knuckle is attached to the frame using two lateral links and a trailing link. The lateral links are mounted at the top of the knuckle just forward and rearward of the knuckle centerline. The length of both lateral links can be adjusted. The length adjustment of the lateral links is used to move the top of the rear knuckle. The top of the knuckle is moved in and out to adjust the rear wheel camber and the knuckle is rotated on its centerline to adjust the rear wheel Toe. Thus, the lateral position and movement of the rear knuckle is controlled using the two lateral links.

The rear suspension design also incorporates a trailing link. The trailing link is also used as an attachment for the rear knuckle to the frame. The trailing link is not an adjustable component of the rear suspension. The fore and aft position and movement of the rear knuckles is controlled by the trailing link.