MAIN BODY
BODY42-5
3. The dash side brace has been manufactured as an unit in order to strengthen the joint between
the front sidemember and the front pillar, increas
-
ing the rigidity of the entire body.
4. The installation position of the steering gearbox has been lowered, and the sidemember from the
front to the rear has been straightened in order to
improve rigidity of the entire body.
UNEVEN THICKNESS STEEL PLATE
AB400963
AB400941
AC
The rear door inner panel
is thicker toward the front of the vehicle.The front sidemember rear
is increasingly thicker toward
the front of the vehicle.The front floor pan
is thicker at the inner part.
The front door inner panel
is thicker toward the front of the vehicle.
The centre pillar reinforcement
is thicker at the upper part. (With the side outer panel removed) The tailgate inner panel
is thicker at the upper part.
The rear floor sidemember
is thicker at the front part.
Uneven thickness steel plate* wit h inte grate d uneven
thickness structure ha
s bee n ado pted fo r imp r ove d
safet
y upo n imp a ct an d redu ced weight.NOTE: *: S t ee l p l a t es with di ffer ent th ickn ess welded
togethe
r to make one steel plate .
