Patent ID: 8573615

Claim:
A suspension system for use with a vehicle having a body frame, a power generation engine attached to the body frame for generating power, a transmission system for transmitting output generated by the power generation engine, a drive shaft extending in a direction of a width of the vehicle for transmitting power transmitted by the transmission system to a wheel, comprising: an upper end of a strut damper being coupled to the body frame and extending downwardly; a knuckle supporting member extending downwardly from a lower part of the strut damper; a lower arm extending in the direction of the width of the vehicle for coupling a lower part of the knuckle supporting member to the body frame; a knuckle rotatably attached to the knuckle supporting member around a king pin axis for supporting the wheel; and a tie rod extending in the width direction of the vehicle for rotating the knuckle around the king pin axis; wherein the strut damper is arranged in a location wherein a downwardly extending line of an axis of the strut damper is located in front of or at the back of the drive shaft in a side view of the vehicle, wherein the lower part of the strut damper is connected in a non-movable manner to an upper part of the knuckle supporting member with a pair of bolts.