Patent ID: 7686314

Claim:
A control link arm for a vehicle suspension assembly comprising: a link arm body extending in a longitudinal direction along an axis, said link arm body having a first end adapted for connection to an axle component and a second end adapted for connection to a vehicle structure; at least one tubular structure supported at one of said first and said second ends, said at least one tubular structure extending in a lateral direction transverse to said axis and including a center bore defined by an inner wall surface; and a bushing component received within said at least one tubular structure, said bushing component positioned within said at least one tubular structure such that radial stiffness of said bushing component is distributed away from a center of said at least one tubular structure, and wherein said bushing component is defined by a maximum outer diameter having an outermost peripheral surface that is in direct abutting contact with said inner wall surface of said at least one tubular structure.