Patent ID: 8033557

Claim:
A vehicle suspension mounting structure, comprising: a control arm including a main portion, a vehicle frame connection end portion that extends from the main portion, and a wheel mount connection end portion that extends from the main portion, the vehicle frame connection end portion having a longitudinal axis and a housing that extends along the longitudinal axis; a bushing located adjacent the vehicle frame connection end portion of the control arm and substantially outside of the housing of the control arm, the bushing including a mount structure configured to be connected to a vehicle frame; and a fastening rod having a stopping structure at a first end and a fastening structure at an opposite end, wherein the fastening rod is located in the housing of the vehicle frame connection end portion of the control arm and extends into the bushing, and the stopping structure of the fastening rod is located proximally with respect to the control arm such that a portion of the control arm stops the stopping structure of the fastening rod from moving in an outward direction along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame connection end portion, and the fastening rod extends from the housing and into the bushing; and a connection structure secures the fastening structure at the opposite end of the fastening rod with the bushing, wherein the stopping structure includes a fastening rod lip formed at a tip of the first end of the fastening structure.