Patent ID: 7823944

Claim:
A method for suspending a vehicle rear suspension assembly, comprising: providing at least one carrier device for suspending a vehicle rear suspension assembly through a preexisting opening therein, said device further comprising: a first member having a body portion with an elongate support leg extending therefrom, a second member having a body portion with an elongate support leg extending therefrom, said second member and said first member rotatably coupled near said body portions thereof so as to produce a scissoring movement of said support legs upon rotation, a projection extending oppositely outward from a distal end of each of said support legs, a handle extending from each of said members, and an aperture in said body portion of each of said members to allow for passage therethrough of a coupling device subsequent to assembly of said members, connecting a suspension element to said at least one device via said apertures in said members; squeezing said handles of said at least one device to inwardly rotate said support legs and said projections, and subsequently passing said projections through an opening in said vehicle rear suspension assembly; releasing said handles of said at least one carrier device, thereby permitting outward rotation of said support legs and engagement with a portion of said vehicle rear suspension assembly structure; and lifting said vehicle rear suspension assembly using a lifting mechanism connected to said suspension element.