Patent ID: 7475894

Claim:
An apparatus for stabilizing the rear axle of a drag racing vehicle, said apparatus comprising: a first pair of links connecting a vehicle chassis to a rear end housing, said first pair of links including an upper link and a lower link, each end of said upper and lower links having a pivoting connection; a second pair of links connecting said vehicle chassis to said rear end housing, said second pair of links including an upper link and a lower link, each end of said upper and lower links having a pivoting connection, said first pair of links connected to said rear end housing on an opposite side of a rear end differential than said second pair of links; a first cross-brace having one end connected to said lower link of said first pair of links and an opposite end connected to said lower link of said second pair of links; a first diagonal member having a first end connected adjacent a midpoint of said first cross-brace and having a second end connected to said lower link of said first pair of links; a second diagonal member having a first end connected adjacent a midpoint of said first cross-brace and having a second end connected to said lower link of said second pair of links, said first and second diagonal members having a substantially V-shaped configuration; and a second cross-brace having one end connected to said lower link of said first pair of links adjacent said second end of said first diagonal member, said second cross-brace having an opposite end connected to said lower link of said second pair of links adjacent said second end of said second diagonal member, said second cross-brace and said first and second diagonal member have a substantially triangular shape with an apex of said substantially triangular shape connected to said midpoint of said first cross-brace, said first and second cross-braces and said first and second diagonal members holding said lower link of said first pair of links in a fixed spatial relationship with said lower link of said second pair of links.