Patent ID: 8746719

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a frame; a plurality of ground engaging members supporting the frame; a power source supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members to propel the vehicle; an operator area supported by the frame, the operator area including seating and operator controls; a rear drive unit supported by the frame and positioned rearward of the operator area, the rear drive unit being operatively coupled to the power source and operatively coupled to a first ground engaging member positioned rearward of the operator area through a first half shaft to transfer power received from the power source to the first ground engaging member and to a second ground engaging member positioned rearward of the operator area through a second half shaft to transfer power received from the power source to the second ground engaging member, the first ground engaging member being positioned on a first side of a vertical centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle and the second ground engaging member being positioned on a second side of the vertical centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle; a first rear suspension system moveably coupling the first ground engaging member to the frame, the first rear suspension system including a first radius arm coupled to the first ground engaging member and coupled to the frame at a first location forward of the first ground engaging member, a first control arm coupled to the first ground engaging member and to the frame; a first dampening member coupled to the first radius arm and to the frame; a second rear suspension system moveably coupling the second ground engaging member to the frame, the second rear suspension system including a second radius arm coupled to the second ground engaging member and coupled to the frame at a second location forward of the second ground engaging member, a second control arm coupled to the second ground engaging member and to the frame; a second dampening member coupled to the second radius arm and to the frame; and a sway bar coupling the first rear suspension to the second rear suspension, the sway bar being coupled to the frame at a location forward of the power source.