Patent ID: 8272652

Claim:
A suspension for a rear or front portion of a vehicle, comprising: a pair of stabilizer assemblies for disposing longitudinally on opposing sides of a chassis of a vehicle and attaching to an axle thereof; and an anti-sway stabilizer for disposing in transverse relation proximate an end of the chassis and attaching to the axle; each stabilizer assembly comprising a pair of stabilizer bars disposed in spaced-apart relation and the anti-sway stabilizer comprising a third stabilizer bar; each of the stabilizer assemblies further comprising: a frame connector for welding to the chassis and pivotably connected to a respective end of the pair of stabilizer bars; an axle connector pivotably connected to a respective opposing end of the pair of stabilizer bars and having a first portion of a saddle that extends about the axle, the first portion defining a passageway for receiving a bolt therethrough for connecting the stabilizer bars to the axle; and a shock absorbing member for being attached at a first end to the axle connector and at an opposing end to the chassis; the anti-sway stabilizer further comprising: a transverse connector pivotably connected to one end of the third stabilizer bar and having a second portion of the saddle, which second portion defines a passageway that aligns with the passageway in one of the first portions of the saddle for receiving the bolt therethrough for connecting the first and second portions of the saddle about the axle; and a bracket for being rigidly attached at a first end to the chassis and pivotably connected to an opposing end of the third stabilizer bar.