CURB HEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS
VEHICLE FRONT REAR
ALL
694 mm 6 20 mm 693 mm 6 20 mm
27.32 in. 6 0.79 in. 27.28 in. 6 0.79 in.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
(1) Position the vehicle on an alignment rack.
(2) Perform the PRE-WHEEL ALIGNMENT
INSPECTION. It can be found elsewhere in this sec-
tion.
(3) Install all required alignment equipment on
the vehicle per the alignment equipment manufactur-
er’s instructions. On this vehicle, a four-wheel align-
ment is recommended.
NOTE: Prior to reading the vehicle’s alignment
readouts, the front and rear of vehicle should be
jounced. Induce jounce (rear first, then front) by
grasping the center of the bumper and jouncing
each end of vehicle an equal number of times. The
bumper should always be released when vehicle is
at the bottom of the jounce cycle.
(4) Read the vehicle’s current front and rear align-
ment settings. Compare the vehicle’s current align-
ment settings to the vehicle specifications for camber,
caster and toe-in. Refer to WHEEL ALIGNMENT
SPECIFICATIONS in this section of this service
manual group.
NOTE: Set the rear wheel alignment first before
proceeding to the front to set the front wheel align-
ment.
(5) If rear camber or toe is not within specifica-
tions, proceed to REAR CAMBER AND TOE below. If
rear camber and toe are within specifications, but
front camber and caster are not, proceed to FRONT
CAMBER AND CASTER which can be found follow-
ing REAR CAMBER AND TOE. If rear camber and
toe, and front camber and caster are within specifi-
cations, proceed to FRONT TOE.
Rear Caster on this vehicle is not adjustable and is
not shown as an alignment specification.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to adjust the vehicle’s
wheel alignment by heating, bending or modifying
any component of the suspension.
REAR CAMBER AND TOE
Rear Camber on this vehicle is adjustable. The
rear camber on this vehicle is adjusted using the
adjusting screw located in the forward and rear lat-
eral links of the vehicles rear suspension (Fig. 2).
CAUTION: When checking the rear alignment on
this vehicle, the alignment rack must be equipped
with rear skid plates.
(1) For either rear wheel needing alignment,
loosen the adjusting screw jam nuts (Fig. 2) on both
the front and the rear lateral links.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to move the adjusting
screws without properly loosening the jam nuts.
Note that each adjusting screw has one right-
handed nut and one left-handed nut.
CAUTION: When setting rear camber and toe on
the vehicle, the maximum lengths of the adjustable
lateral link at the locations shown (Fig. 3) must not
be exceeded. If these maximum lengths are
exceeded, inadequate retention of adjustment link
to the inner and outer link may result.
(2) Rough-in the rear camber setting as close as
possible to the preferred specification by mainly
adjusting the rear lateral link adjusting screw (Fig.
2). Some adjustment of the forward lateral link
adjusting screw will also be required to get the rear
camber setting to the preferred specification. Refer to
WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS in this
group for the specification.
Fig. 2 Lateral Link Adjusting Screw Jam Nuts
JA SUSPENSION 2 - 5
SERVICE PROCEDURES (Continued)
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