Patent ID: 7510199

Claim:
An off-road vehicle comprising a frame, at least one wheel, and first and second suspension arms each including a plurality of ends and being configured to suspend the wheel from the frame, the frame including two frame members extending generally fore to aft, the vehicle further comprising front and rear sets of retainers being coupled to the frame members, the front set of retainers comprising a first upper retainer and a second lower retainer, the rear set of retainers comprising a third upper retainer and a fourth lower retainer, the rear set of retainers being disposed forwardly relative to a steering shaft of the vehicle, the first and third retainers retaining a first upper suspension arm so as to permit the first upper suspension arm to swing relative to the frame, the second and fourth retainers retaining a second lower suspension arm so as to permit the second lower suspension arm to swing relative to the frame, the third upper retainer being spaced from the fourth lower retainer at a spacing in the fore-to-aft direction, the spacing being larger than any fore-to-aft spacing between the first upper and second lower retainers.