A driveshaft connected the gearbox to a live axle. It is a conventional design with body-on-frame construction and a leaf spring/live axle rear end. It also used a live axle rear suspension. It was equipped with double wishbone front suspension and a live axle at the rear. The car continued to use a live axle at the rear. All models used a live axle and leaf springs in the rear. The 4x4 retained the leaf-sprung live axle set-up. One chassis concept that often allows comparatively high RTI is the live axle (beam axle). Tubular live axle with hypoid gears and limited slip. Worm-and-sector steering and a live axle rear end were carryovers. A live axle and coil springs are used in the rear. At the rear was a Hotchkiss system of leaf springs on a live axle. Rear live axle suspensions are therefore designed to exhibit roll understeer. The rear suspension used a live axle and semi elliptic leaf springs. Earlier versions were front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with a live axle mounted on leaf springs.