Suspension and stabilizing system for a snowmobile

In a stabilizing means for a vehicle suspension system, said vehicle including a terrain engaging means, the combination of:

• a movable elongated strut in said suspension system provided with axial and rotational movement relative to said vehicle;
• a transverse torsion member carried by the vehicle;
• and means connecting the torsion member to the movable strut for response of the torsion member in torque to axial movement of the strut while permitting rotational movement of the strut;
• said connecting means including an arm extending from said torsion member parallel to a plane defined by the axis of said strut and the terrain engaging means,
• and link means pivotally connected to one end of said arm and to said strut, said link means lying in said plane.

In a suspension system for a vehicle including a terrain engaging means and a strut means, the combination of:

• an elongated steerable strut member having an axis and attached to said terrain engaging means and movable axially and rotationally about said axis relative to a strut member attached to said vehicle;
• and a stabilizing means comprising
• a torsion member supported from said vehicle in transverse relation thereto,
• and a link means interconnecting one end of said torsion member with said steerable strut member and lying in a planar zone defined by the terrain engaging means and said steerable strut member.