Patent ID: 7744105

Claim:
A suspension assembly comprising, in combination: a clamp assembly for use in a suspension for a vehicle axle, comprising an axle bracket adapted to be attached to a vehicle axle; a top cap adapted to be operatively connected to the axle bracket to define an axle seat; and a deformable liner adapted to be at least partially received within the axle seat; and a leaf spring having a spring seat adapted to be received within the axle seat, wherein the liner is positionable between the axle seat and at least a portion of the spring seat of the leaf spring, the spring seat of the leaf spring comprises at least a portion of a front taper and at least a portion of a rear taper, and at least one of the front taper and the rear taper is configured to extend outside of the axle seat when the spring seat of the leaf spring is received within the axle seat.