Patent ID: 7673904

Claim:
A vehicle comprising a vehicle body frame, a first vehicle body reinforcement device and a second vehicle body reinforcement device; each of said first and second vehicle body reinforcement devices comprising an elongated shape, a first end and a second end, means for generating a hydraulic damping force against longitudinal deformation interposed between said first end and said second end; said first and second vehicle body reinforcement devices being mounted to said vehicle body frame in a longitudinal orientations while being positioned to opposing lateral sides of said vehicle body frame; said first and second ends of each of said first and second vehicle body reinforcement devices being removably attached from outside of said vehicle to parts of said vehicle body frame that are exposed outside of a passenger compartment on a lower portion of said vehicle body; and each of said vehicle body reinforcement devices extending between a proximity of part of said vehicle body frame to which a lower arm of a front wheel suspension system is attached and a proximity of part of said vehicle body frame to which a lower arm of a rear wheel suspension system is attached.