Rear vehicle-body structure

A rear vehicle-body structure, comprising:

• a frame member provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body and having a closed cross section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
• a side sill extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a position which is offset outwardly in a vehicle width direction from the frame member, to which a front portion of the frame member is joined;
• a recessed portion formed at the frame member, wherein the recessed portion is configured such that a lower face of the frame member is recessed upwardly, and a damper of a rear suspension is inserted into and fixed to the recessed portion;
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• inward-side and outward-side closed cross sections formed inside the frame member at a longitudinal position corresponding to the recessed portion, wherein the inward-side and outward-side closed cross sections are configured to branch off from the closed cross section of the frame member inwardly and outwardly in the vehicle width direction relative to the damper,
• wherein said frame member is configured such that a portion of the frame member which is located at said longitudinal position corresponding to the recessed portion is wide outwardly in the vehicle width direction.