V-bar suspension linkage

A vehicle suspension comprising:

• an axle;
• a first frame rail positioned substantially perpendicular to the axle;
• a second frame rail being laterally spaced and substantially parallel to the first frame rail;
• a frame crossmember extending between the first and second frame rails, and being laterally spaced and substantially parallel to the axle;
• a first arm coupled at a first end to the axle via a first vertical oriented bushing pin and at a second end to the first frame rail;
• and
• a second arm coupled at a first end to the axle via a second vertically oriented bushing pin and at a second end to the second frame rail.

A method for positioning an axle comprising:

• mounting an axle bracket adapted to engage two vertically oriented bushing pins, on the axle;
• coupling a first and a second vertically oriented bushing pin to the bracket, an arm surrounding each vertically oriented bushing pin and extending outward, distal ends of the arms being coupled to opposing frame rails;
• providing a first spacer between the axle bracket and the first vertically oriented bushing pin, and providing a second spacer between the axle bracket and the second vertically oriented bushing pin, the first and the second spacers having a selected width;
• determining a pitch angle of the axle;
• adjusting the width of the first and second spacers as may be necessary to adjust the pitch angle to a desired value;
• determining the lateral position of the axle;
• and
• adjusting the width of the spacers between the axle bracket and the first and second bushing pins as may be necessary to center the axle with respect to the frame rails.