Patent ID: 7980577

Claim:
A vehicle suspension assembly comprising: a frame bracket; an air spring support arm pivotally attached to the frame bracket and having a support arm pivot axis; a torsion axle operatively attached to the support arm and having a torsion axle pivot axis spaced from the support arm pivot axis; an air spring with at least one convolute with an outer surface attached at one end to the frame bracket and at an opposite end to the support arm; a spindle arm attached to the torsion axle and having a distal end extending in a direction rearward adjacent the air spring; a spindle mounted on and extending outwardly from the distal end of the spindle arm and having a spindle axis, wherein the spindle is adapted for pivotally mounting a tire to the spindle, wherein the tire has outside perimeter with a diameter; and wherein the support arm pivot axis is within the diameter of the tire.