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Poparad N Hariton

Jeffrey R Spehar

A vehicle frame rail includes a first half having a hole, a second half having a hole, and a spacer. The second half is connected to the first half such that the hole in the first half is aligned with the hole in the second half and so as to form an enclosed space between the first half and the second half. The spacer has a first end, a first projection extending from the first end, a second end, a second projection extending from the second end, and a bore extending from the first end to the second end. The spacer is located in the enclosed space such that the first projection of the spacer extends into the hole of the first half and the second projection of the spacer extends into the hole of the second half. A method of manufacturing a vehicle frame rail includes pressing a projection on one of the spacers against the perimeter of a hole in one of the frame rail halves to connect the spacer to the frame rail half.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Poparad N Hariton