Patent ID: 8151923

Claim:
A snowmobile having a coupled suspension, the snowmobile comprising: a chassis; at least one lower rail; at least one front control arm pivotally coupled to the chassis at a first end and pivotally coupled to the lower rail on a second end; a rear control arm positioned adjacent to the chassis rear end and pivotally interconnected to the chassis and lower rail; a front linkage assembly supported by the front control arm, the front linkage assembly is comprised of a triangular link, with an upper pivot, a front lower pivot and a rear lower pivot; a rear linkage assembly supported by the rear control arm; a pull rod extending between the front and rear linkage; an LFE operatively connected between the front linkage assembly and the rear linkage assembly, and extending along a longitudinal line of action (LOA); the LFE front pivot point and a front pivot point of the pull rod being substantially along the LOA, and being spaced apart from each other, with the LFE front pivot point forward of the front pivot point of the pull rod; and the LFE is operatively connected to the front lower pivot and the front pivot point of the pull rod is operatively connected to the rear lower pivot.