Patent ID: 9004510
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B60G,B60K,B60R,B62D,F16D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a plurality of ground engagement members; a frame supported by a first portion of the plurality of ground engagement members; an engine supported by the frame and configured to provide power to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members; an operator area supported by the frame, the operator area including seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side arrangement, steering controls operatively coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of ground engagement members, and engine controls operatively coupled to the engine; and at least a first suspension system operatively coupled to a first ground engaging member and the frame, the first suspension system including a plurality of control arms moveably coupled to the frame and moveably coupled to the first ground engaging member and a shock member moveably coupled to the frame and moveably coupled to a first control arm of the plurality of control arms, the first control arm being pivotal relative to the frame about a first pivot axis, wherein the frame and the first control arm cooperate to provide multiple shock orientations, wherein in a first shock orientation the shock member is coupled to the frame and the first control arm through a first defined attachment location proximate a first end of the shock member and a second defined attachment location proximate a second end of the shock member and in a second shock orientation the shock member is coupled to the frame and the first control arm through the first defined attachment location proximate the first end of the shock member and a third defined attachment location proximate the second end of the shock member, each of the first defined attachment location, the second defined attachment location, and the third defined attachment location are located on one of the frame and the first control arm, and wherein the first shock orientation provides a stiffer ride relative to the second shock orientation.