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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1992
Filed:
May. 01, 1991
David E Heitzmann, Union, MI (US);
MOR/ryde International, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A trailing arm construction for the rear wheels of an automotive vehicle including a trailing arm, a pivotal mounting for the fore portion of the trailing arm, a shear rubber spring mounted directly between the vehicle frame and a central portion of the trailing arm, a bracket for attaching the driven vehicle axle to the central portion of the trailing arm, and a coil spring mounted directly between the aft portion of the trailing arm and the vehicle frame. A construction as described including a tag arm construction for mounting a wheel behind the rear wheels including a tag arm having a fore portion pivotally mounted directly on the vehicle frame, a bracket on the central portion of the tag arm for mounting an axle, and a shear rubber spring mounted directly between the vehicle frame and the aft portion of the tag arm.