Rear Suspension

The rear suspension design on this vehicle uses leaf springs and a tube and casting axle. It is designed to handle the various load requirements of the vehicle. The leaf springs used on the rear suspension of this vehicle are of either a mono-leaf or multi-leaf design.

The rear axle is mounted to the rear leaf springs using isolator bushings at the axle mounting brackets.

The rear suspension used on the front wheel drive commercial version of this vehicle is unique to this application. The rear axle is mounted to the rear leaf springs as on the non-commercial application of this vehicle but does not use any isolators between the spring and the axle. The leaf spring used on the commercial version of this vehicle is a multi-leaf spring but is a unique design for the commercial application.

The rear leaf spring shackle angles provide increasing suspension rates as the vehicle is loaded. This provides a comfortable unloaded ride and also ample real suspension travel when the vehicle is loaded.

A new type of load-leveling shock is available. The self leveling shock absorbers are a self-contained vehicle leveling system and shock absorber combined. The shock absorbers are mounted at an angle, parallel to the springs and forward at the top. This design provide greater stability in addition to controlling ride motion.

The rear wheel bearings used are similar to the bearings used in the front wheels. The bearings are permanently sealed and require no maintenance. The bearing and hub are serviced as an assembly.