Patent ID: 8678410

Claim:
A suspension for a motor vehicle comprising: a sub-frame for connection to a chassis of the vehicle; a first control arm movably attached to a first end of the sub-frame and a second control arm movably attached to a second end of the sub-frame; a leaf spring extending across the sub-frame and having a first end acting on the first control arm and a second end acting on the second control arm, a first plurality of locating features disposed on the leaf spring adjacent the first end thereof to define a first series of discrete mounting positions along the leaf spring, and a second plurality of locating features disposed on the leaf spring adjacent the second end thereof to define a second series of discrete mounting positions along the leaf spring; a first spring seat located between the leaf spring and the sub-frame, the first spring seat movable relative to the leaf spring between at least a first and a second of the first series of mounting positions, the first spring seat being alternatively retained in the first or second mounting position by engagement with at least one of the first plurality of locating features; and a second spring seat located between the leaf spring and the sub-frame, the second spring seat movable relative to the leaf spring between at least a first and a second of the second series of mounting positions, the second spring seat being alternatively retained in the first or second mounting position by engagement with at least one of the second plurality of locating features.