Patent ID: 7334806

Claim:
A suspension system for a motor vehicle comprising: a chassis; a rigid drive axle; an opposite axle; a road wheel attached to each end of each axle; at least one torque reaction control link positioned longitudinally of said motor vehicle between said road wheels; at least two longitudinal control arms pivotally attached to said rigid drive axle positioned longitudinally of said motor vehicle, at a higher elevation than said at least one torque reaction control link and between said road wheels for controlling torque reaction of said rigid drive axle in combination with said at least one torque reaction control link; wherein a length of said torque reaction control link is shorter than a length of each of said at least two longitudinal control arms; a means for pivotally connecting one end of each of said at least two longitudinal control arms to said rigid drive axle and the other end of each of said longitudinal control arms to said chassis, so that each of said at least two longitudinal control arms has an effective projection line longitudinally of said motor vehicle; a means for pivotally connecting one end of said at least one torque reaction control link to said rigid drive axle and the other end to said chassis, so that said at least one torque reaction control link has a longitudinal plane that extends longitudinally of said motor vehicle and whereby said effective projection lines of said at least two longitudinal control arms and said longitudinal plane of at least one torque reaction control link intersect each other forming a convergent angle at an instant center located closer to said opposite axle than to said rigid drive axle and that when a force moves said rigid drive axle vertically up said convergent angle does not increase.