Patent ID: 6357769
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle suspension system for mounting to a vehicle chassis having a pair of chassis rails, the system comprising:a substantially rigid suspension subframe that includes a pair of spaced apart and longitudinally extending tubular subframe rails and a differential carried by the subframe; a pair of half-axle shafts connected to the differential; at least one first fastener that attaches one of the subframe rails to one of the chassis rails and at least one second fastener that attaches the other one of the subframe rails to the other one of the chassis rails; wherein the subframe further comprises a plurality of tubular cross braces connected between the tubular subframe rails; and a plurality of longitudinally extending and tubular intermediate tubes connected between the cross braces; and a spindle assembly connected to each half-axle shaft; at least one upper control arm mounted at one end to one intermediate tube of the subframe at an upper control arm mount on the one intermediate tube and at the other end to the spindle assembly; and at least one lower control arm mounted at one end to another intermediate tube of the subframe at a lower control arm mount on the another intermediate tube and at the other end to the spindle assembly.