Patent ID: 6439587
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A rebound stop assembly for limiting the downward rebound travel distance of a vehicle axle suspension system, said axle suspension system including a pair of transversely spaced suspension assemblies, each one of said pair of suspension assemblies including a longitudinally extending beam, said beams each being pivotally mounted on and depending from a frame of said vehicle, said beams further capturing a transversely extending axle having at least one wheel mounted on each end of said axle, one of said rebound stop assemblies being incorporated into each one of the pair of suspension assemblies, each one of said rebound stop assemblies including elongated vertically extending stop means, a first end of said stop means being immovably attached to a selected one of said beam and said axle, and a second end of the stop means being immovably attached to said vehicle frame, wherein the improvement comprises:a) means for movably adjusting the position of each one of said stop means at a selected one of the stop means first and second ends, said stop means position being selectively adjustable to a plurality of positions between an uppermost and a lowermost position, for selectively predetermining the downward travel distance of each one of said suspension assemblies and said axle.