Patent ID: 8419031

Claim:
A link for vehicle suspension systems, said link comprising: a riser, said riser having a top, a bottom, and two sides; said riser top having an opening therethrough; there being a threaded stud attached to the riser, such that the threaded portion of said stud is outside of the riser, said threaded stud having a distal end; a link assembly, said link assembly comprising a rod having a near end and a distal end, said near end being surmounted by a fixed hex cap and the distal end of said rod being threaded, said rod being of a predetermined length and diameter; said rod having a first concave washer surmounted on the bottom of the hex cap and on the rod, said first concave washer being surmounted by a first bushing having a convex surface; there being a second bushing mounted on the rod and surmounting the top of the riser; there being a second concave washer mounted on the rod and surmounting the second bushing; there being a sleeve, having a top end, mounted on the rod and surmounted on the top of the second concave washer; there being a third concave washer mounted on the rod and surmounted on the top end of the sleeve, said second concave washer being surmounted by a barbell bushing mounted on the rod, said barbell bushing being surmounted by a fourth concave washer; said threaded distal end of the rod having threadably affixed thereto, a lock nut; the diameter of the rod being substantially smaller in diameter than the diameter of the opening in the top of the riser.