Friction reducing automotive suspension stabilizer bar

A suspension for an automotive vehicle comprising:

• left and right telescoping struts mounted at the upper ends thereof to the chassis of said vehicle and having provisions for rotatably mounting road wheels thereto;
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• a friction reducing stabilizer bar, comprising:
• a combination torsional and bending reaction segment running generally transversely across said vehicle and pivotally mounted to the chassis of said vehicle;
• left and right crank arms, with each having a first end attached to said torsional and bending reaction segment and a second end adapted for attachment to one of said telescoping struts;
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• bearing means for attaching each of said second ends to one of said telescoping struts such that said torsional and bending reaction segment will react to both torsional loading resulting from jounce and rebound movement of the suspension and to bending loads resulting from transversely directed forces imposed upon said second ends of said crank arms by said telescoping struts.

A suspension for the non-steered wheels of an automotive vehicle comprising:

• left and right telescoping struts mounted at the upper ends thereof to the chassis of said vehicle and having provisions for rotatably mounting road wheels thereto;
• and
• a friction reducing stabilizer bar, comprising:
• a combination torsional and bending reaction segment running generally transversely across said vehicle and pivotally mounted to the chassis of said vehicle;
• left and right crank arms, with each having a first end attached to said torsional and bending reaction segment and a second end adapted for attachment to one of said telescoping struts;
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• bearing means for attaching each of said second ends one of said telescoping struts such that said torsional and bending reaction segment will react to both torsional loading resulting from jounce and rebound movement of the suspension and to bending loads resulting from transversely directed forces imposed upon said second ends of said crank arms by said telescoping struts.