Patent ID: 6945522

Claim:
A torsion bar suspension assembly comprising: a frame; a control arm connected to said frame at a rotational axis about which said control arm pivots relative to said frame respectively between first, second, and third positions; a torsion bar extending along a longitudinal axis having a first end portion connected to said control arm and a second end portion connected to said frame, said torsion bar rotating about said longitudinal axis in response to said control arm pivoting about said rotation axis relative to said frame; a contact arm connected to said torsion bar interposed between said first and second end portions, said contact arm extending from said torsion bar transverse to said longitudinal axis to a contact point with said contact point spaced from said frame in said first position defining a gap, said contact point engaging said frame in said second position wherein said second end portion includes an adjustment arm engaging said frame with said adjustment arm movable between a plurality of desired positions with said contact arm arranged between said adjustment arm and said control arm.