Patent ID: 7581610
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. In combination with a vehicle originally configured with: four wheels; a chassis with a pair of side rails; a drivetrain with a drive shaft, a differential connected to the drive shaft, a pair of rear drive axles connected to the differential and a pair of rear drive wheels each mounted on a respective rear drive axle; a pair of leaf springs each mounted on a respective chassis rail and mounting a respective rear drive axle; the improvement of a three-wheel conversion, which includes: a rear suspension subframe including a transverse truss with a pair of legs each mounted on a respective leaf spring and first, second and intermediate columns with upper ends; a crossbar connected to and extending transversely across the upper ends of said first, second and intermediate columns and interconnecting same; a longitudinal truss extending forwardly from said transverse truss and including a pair of arms; a transfer including a gear drive connected to the drive shaft and mounted on said longitudinal truss and a belt drive subassembly connected to said gear drive; a rear drive axle mounted on said first and intermediate columns and drivingly connected to said belt drive subassembly; and a rear drive wheel mounted on said rear drive wheel axle and located between said intermediate and second columns.