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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Paul Longworth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry Hess, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Stanley, Belleville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Longworth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry Hess, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Stanley, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle suspension system having radius arms that are connected to axle brackets through vertically arranged bushings. A third link of the suspension system is a track bar that connects one end of the axle to a laterally spaced point on the frame of the vehicle. The radius arms are sheet metal fabricated members that are assembled in a clam shell arrangement.