Z Height Measurement
Rear Wheel Drive
In order to determine the Z height measurement, use the following procedure:
- Lift the front bumper of the vehicle up about 38 mm (1.5 in).
- Gently remove your hands. Allow the vehicle to settle.
- Repeat the previous two steps two more times, for a total of three
times.
- Measure from the lower
control arm pivot bolt center line down to the lower corner of the steering
knuckle in order to obtain the Z height dimension.
- Push the front bumper of the vehicle down about 38 mm (1.5 in).
- Gently remove your hands. Allow the vehicle to settle.
- Repeat the previous two steps two more times, for a total of three
times.
- Measure from the lower control arm pivot bolt center line down
to the lower corner of the steering knuckle in order to obtain the Z height
dimension.
- Find the average of the high measurements and the low measurements
in order to determine the Z height dimension.
Automatic Four-Wheel Drive
In order to determine the Z height measurement, use the following procedure:
- Lift the front bumper of the vehicle up about 38 mm (1.5 in).
- Gently remove your hands. Allow the vehicle to settle.
- Repeat the previous two steps two more times, for a total of three
times.
- Measure from the lower
control arm (3) pivot bolt center line (2) down to the lower corner (5) of
the steering knuckle (1) in order to obtain the Z height dimension (4).
- Push the front bumper of the vehicle down about 38 mm (1.5 in).
- Gently remove your hands. Allow the vehicle to settle.
- Repeat the previous two steps two more times, for a total of three
times.
- Measure from the lower control arm (3) pivot bolt center line
(2) down to the lower corner (5) of the steering knuckle (1) in order to
obtain the Z height dimension (4).
- Find the average of the high measurements and the low measurements
in order to determine the Z height dimension.
D Height Measurement
In order to determine the D height measurement, use the following procedure:
- Lift the rear bumper of the vehicle up about 38 mm (1.5 in).
- Gently remove your hands. Allow the vehicle to settle.
- Repeat the previous two steps two more times, for a total of three
times.
- Measure from the bottom
of the rear axle stop bracket (1) to the top of the rear axle (2) to obtain
the D height dimension.
- Push the rear bumper of the vehicle down about 38 mm (1.5 in).
- Gently remove your hands.
- Allow the vehicle to settle.
- Repeat the previous two steps two more times, for a total of three
times.
- Measure from the bottom of the rear axle stop bracket
(1) to the top of the rear axle (2) to obtain the D height dimension.
- Find the average of the high measurements and the low measurements
in order to determine the D height dimension.