Rear Suspension

DESCRIPTION

The rear suspension design on this vehicle uses leaf springs, and a tube and casting axle (Figure 1). The leaf springs used on the rear suspension of this vehicle are of either a mono-leaf or multi-leaf design.





Figure 1 Front-Wheel-Drive Rear Suspension







There are different rear suspension designs available:

- Front-Wheel-Drive
- Front-Wheel-Drive with Fold-in-Floor Seating
- Front-Wheel-Drive Commercial

The Front-Wheel-Drive (FWD) rear suspension uses an axle that is mounted to mono-leaf springs using isolator bushings at the axle mounting brackets. The stabilizer bar mounts behind the axle.


The Front-Wheel-Drive with Fold-in-Floor Seating rear suspension is very much like the FWD rear suspension except for the fact that the stabilizer bar mounts in front of the axle.


The Front-Wheel-Drive Cargo rear suspension uses multi-leaf springs and a different rear axle. It also does not utilize a stabilizer bar.


The rear suspension consists of these major components:

- Leaf springs (One each side)
- Jounce bumpers (One each side)
- Shock absorbers (One each side)
- Hub and bearings (One each side)
- Track bar
- Stabilizer bar