Patent ID: 7325820

Claim:
An independent rear suspension for a vehicle having a body, at least two full frame rails, and at least one cross member secured to the two frame rails, the suspension comprising: a wheel support including a knuckle that is aligned with an axle axis; a trailing arm extending from a point on the frame rail forward of the axle axis to the wheel support knuckle; an upper link extending from a point on the frame rail above and forward of the axle axis to the wheel support knuckle; a lower control arm extending from one of the cross members to the knuckle, the lower control arm being attached to the cross member inboard of the frame rails; a toe link attached to the frame rail below the axle axis and extending between the frame rail and the trailing arm; a stabilizer bar connected to the lower control arm by a stabilizer bar connecting link and to the suspension system of a wheel disposed on the opposite side of the vehicle, the stabilizer bar extending between the toe link and the upper link; a shock absorber secured to the lower control arm and the frame; and a spring secured to the shock absorber and the frame.