Patent ID: 7040426

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a chassis; a drive sprocket rotatably supported by the chassis; a rear suspension comprising a suspension arm and a strut, the suspension arm coupled to a spring assembly and extending between the chassis and a slide frame of the rear suspension, the strut extending between the chassis and the slide frame of the rear suspension; at least one upper idler wheel rotatably supported by a the slide frame of the rear suspension; at least one lower idler wheel rotatably supported by the slide frame of the rear suspension, at least a portion of the at least one lower idler wheel extending below the at least one upper idler wheel; a drive track disposed about the drive sprocket, the at least one upper idler wheel and the at least one lower idler wheel, the slide frame being coupled to the chassis by the suspension arm, which applies a first suspension force, via the spring assembly, to bias the slide frame away from the chassis, and the strut, which applies a second suspension force to bias the slide frame away from the chassis, the second suspension force being different from the first suspension force.