Rear Suspension
REAR SUSPENSIONDESCRIPTION
The rear suspension design on this vehicle uses leaf springs, and a tube and casting axle. The leaf springs used on the rear suspension of this vehicle are of either a mono-leaf or multi-leaf design.
There are 2 different rear suspension designs available:
- Front-Wheel-Drive
- All-Wheel-Drive
The rear axle used on Front-Wheel-Drive applications of this vehicle is mounted to the rear leaf springs using isolator bushings at the axle mounting brackets.
The rear axle used on All-Wheel-Drive applications of this vehicle is also mounted to the rear leaf springs, but does not use isolator bushings between the rear axle and the leaf springs.
Each side of the rear suspension consists of these major components:
- Leaf spring
- Jounce bumper
- Shock absorber
- Hub and bearing
- Track bar (one per suspension)
- Stabilizer bar (one per suspension)
OPERATION
This rear suspension is designed to handle the various load requirements of the vehicle yet allow for a comfortable ride.
The rear wheel bearings used are similar to the bearings used in the front suspension. A hub and bearing assembly is used.