Patent ID: 8733773

Claim:
A snowmobile, comprising: a chassis comprising a front portion and a tunnel, the front portion having a front lower edge; a propulsion unit comprising a drive shaft, the drive shaft being rotatably coupled to a chassis drive shaft mount portion with a centerline of the drive shaft being proximate to the front lower edge of the chassis; a front suspension, comprising right and left upper control arms, right and left lower control arms, a right spindle coupled to the right upper control arm and right lower control arm, and a left spindle coupled to the left upper control arm and left lower control arm; a rear suspension coupled to the tunnel comprising a front control arm and at least one slide rail, where the front control arm is coupled to the tunnel at a control arm coupling point; and skis coupled to a lower end of the right and left spindles; wherein a linear distance between a connection point of the right and left lower control arms of the front suspension to the right and left spindles, and a connection point between the skis and the lower ends of the right and left spindles is approximately greater than 6″; a vertical distance from a bottom of the ski to the lower edge of the front frame portion is approximately greater than 8″; and a vertical distance from the lower edge of the front frame portion to the front control arm coupling point is approximately less than 4.25″.