Rear Strut Installation

Install the rear strut with upper nut-to-body and rear seat. Refer to "SPLIT REAR SEATBACK INSTALLATION ".
Tighten

Tighten the rear strut upper nuts-to-body to 50 N.m (37 lb-ft).

Fig 1: Installing Rear Strut Upper Nuts-To-Body
Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
Install the rear strut with lower nut-to-knuckle.
Tighten

Tighten the rear strut lower nuts-to-knuckle to 90 N.m (66 lb-ft).