Rear Spring Removal and Installation
4. Rear Spring - Remove

2WD

AWD
1.
Position a floor jack under lower arm B.
2.
Raise the floor jack until the suspension begins to compress.
3.
Remove lower arm B mounting bolt (A).
4.
Lower the floor jack gradually.
5.
Remove the spring (C), upper rubber mount (D), and lower rubber mount (E).


NOTE:
How to read the torque specifications.
Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations used in the procedure are for AWD model.

1. Spring - Install
1.
Install the upper rubber mount (A) on the spring (B) by aligning the upper end (C) of the spring with the ledge portion (D) of the upper rubber mount.
2.
Install the lower rubber mount (A) on the spring (B) by aligning the lower end (C) of the spring with the ledge portion (D) of the lower rubber mount.
3.
Install the tab (A) of the lower rubber mount into the groove (C) of the lower arm B and install the spring assembly.
NOTE:
Make sure that the tab of the lower rubber mount is properly installed into lower arm B.
Make sure that the spring was installed correctly.




2WD

AWD
4.
Slowly raise the floor jack until you align the bolt hole with the holes in lower arm B and the knuckle.
5.
2WD: Loosely install new lower arm B mounting bolt (A), but do not tighten it.
AWD: Loosely install new lower arm B mounting bolt (A) and a new nut (C), but do not tighten it.
6.
Load the suspension with the vehicle's weight, and tighten the bolt to the specified torque.
NOTE: If the rear lower arm B was removed or replaced from another procedure, tighten the adjusting bolt at the same time.