Patent ID: 8393444

Claim:
A method of installing a suspension protection system in a vehicle, comprising: compressing the suspension protection system with a first compressive force so as to shorten the suspension protection system; placing the compressed suspension protection system between a suspension mount of the vehicle and a tire of the vehicle; allowing the system to lengthen such that a suspension mount engagement member of the suspension protection system contacts the suspension mount and a tire engagement member of the suspension protection system contacts the tire; and fastening the vehicle relative to a surface with a strap so as to forcibly draw the vehicle suspension mount toward the surface and compress the suspension protection system between the suspension mount and the tire with a second compressive force that is greater than the first compressive force, wherein the surface comprises a trailer or a truck bed, and wherein the suspension protection system comprises a rebounding assembly coupled between the suspension mount engagement member and the tire engagement member, the rebounding assembly comprising: a support having a proximal end and a distal end; a first rebounding member disposed toward the proximal end of the support, between the suspension mount engagement member and the tire engagement member; and a second rebounding member disposed toward the distal end of the support, between the suspension mount engagement member and the tire engagement member, wherein the first rebounding member is disposed proximal to the second rebounding member, and is more compressible than the second rebounding member.