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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Alan S Aloe, Waterford, MI (US);
James J Johnson, Metamora, MI (US);
Richard A Sokol, Harrison City, PA (US);
Matthew P Kiley, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Andrew B Trageser, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Keith Redden, Pointe Aux Pins, MI (US);
Gerald Budnick, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa Center, PA (US);
Abstract
A multi-piece front casting assembly for operably coupling components of a front suspension to a frame rail of a vehicle frame assembly. The casting assembly including an upper casting welded to the frame rail and having a pair of attachment locations extending laterally outwardly for operably coupling an upper control arm thereto, a attachment location extending laterally inwardly for operably coupling a rocker arm for a shock/spring assembly thereto, a suspension cross member attachment location, an engine cooling module attachment, a bumper mounting attachment, and two body structure attachment locations for securing the body structure to the frame assembly. The casting assembly further includes a front lower casting and a rear lower casting, each welded to the frame rail and having an attachment location for operably coupling a lower control arm thereto.