Patent ID: 7648149

Claim:
A track bar for a vehicle comprising: a first end adapted to be connected to a rear axle of the vehicle and a second end adapted to be connected to a body location of the vehicle; first and second tubular members that extend across the vehicle from the first end to the second end when the track bar is installed in the vehicle, the first tubular member disposed within the second tubular member with a vibration absorbing member sandwiched between the first and second tubular members, the vibration absorbing member extending along the lengths of the first and second tubular members across the vehicle when the track bar is installed in the vehicle; a first metallic C-channel; and a second metallic C-channel, wherein only respective ends of the first C-channel are joined by a weld to a longitudinally central top portion of the second tubular member such that a portion of the first C-channel between its ends is spaced apart from the top portion, and only respective ends of the second C-channel are joined by a weld to a longitudinally central bottom portion of the second tubular member such that a portion of the second C-channel between its ends is spaced apart from the bottom portion, and wherein the longitudinally central top and bottom portions are spaced apart from each other.