Forged portal hub mounting body

A portal hub assembly comprising:

• a portal box;
• an input opening in said portal box configured to receive an input shaft;
• an output opening in said portal box configured to receive an output shaft, wherein said output opening is vertically displaced from said input opening;
• a mounting assembly removably attachable to a side of said portal box, wherein said mounting assembly comprises a mounting body forged as a unitary body having a deformed grain structure due to forging, wherein one side of said mounting body includes a plurality of elongated ribs that are unitarily forged with said mounting body, and wherein the one side of said mounting body defines a generally flat partition;
• a bracket system comprising at least one mounting bracket adapted to receive a component from a particular vehicle model suspension system, wherein the at least one mounting bracket defines a mounting body surface that abuts the generally flat partition;
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• wherein said bracket system is selectively affixed to said mounting body to configure said mounting assembly to receive the component from the particular vehicle model suspension system.