Lateral Stabilizer Rod: Description and Operation

The lateral arms control the lateral movement of the rear suspension, specifically the knuckle. There are two lateral arms per side of the rear suspension. One arm is attached to the front end of the knuckle and the other is attached to the rear of the knuckle. The other end of each lateral arm attaches to the rear crossmember.






Visually it appears that the left rear arm is mounted backwards in relation to the other arms. Although the left rear arm looks like it is same as the right rear arm, just reversed, it is not the same; the arms are not interchangeable.
The front arms are interchangeable, but should be mounted with the side displaying the word "FORWARD" stamped into it toward the front of the vehicle. The trimmed outer edge of the arms will then be facing the rear of the vehicle.
The lateral arms are made of stamped steel and have rubber isolator bushings at each end. The lateral arms are attached to the rear crossmember and knuckle using a unique bolt and nut assembly at each end. The lateral arm-to-rear crossmember attaching bolts are longer than the lateral arm-to-knuckle attaching bolts. Each lateral arm to knuckle attaching bolt and nut assembly uses two flat washers. Each lateral arm to rear crossmember attaching bolt uses one flat washer and one adjustment cam to provide a means for rear wheel alignment toe adjustment.