Snowmobile construction

A stabilizer assembly in a suspension system of a vehicle, the suspension system having a pair of control arms pivotally connected to the vehicle and biasing members biasing the pair of control arms downward relative to the vehicle, the stabilizer assembly comprising:

• first and second stabilizer brackets attached to the control arms, respectively;
• a rocker arm pivotally mounted to the vehicle comprising first and second ends;
• a first stabilizer member assembly pivotally connected to the first stabilizer bracket and the first end of the rocker arm, the first stabilizer member assembly comprising an extendible portion and a spring positioned to bias the extendible portion toward an extended position;
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• a second stabilizer member assembly pivotally connected to the second stabilizer bracket and the second end of the rocker arm.

A stabilizer assembly in a front suspension system of a snowmobile, the front suspension system having a pair of control arms pivotally connected to the snowmobile, a pair of skis pivotally connected to distal ends of the control arms, and biasing members biasing the pair of control arms downward relative to the snowmobile, the stabilizer assembly comprising:

• first and second stabilizer brackets attached to the control arms, respectively;
• a rocker arm pivotally mounted to the snowmobile comprising first and second ends;
• a first stabilizer member assembly pivotally connected to the first stabilizer bracket and the first end of the rocker arm, the first stabilizer member assembly comprising an extendable rod assembly having a maximum extension and a spring cap fixed thereto, a sleeve slidably engaged with the extendable rod assembly adjacent to the first stabilizer bracket, and a spring arranged around the extendable rod assembly and interposed between the spring cap and the sleeve;
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• a second stabilizer member assembly pivotally connected to the second stabilizer bracket and the second end of the rocker arm;
• the second stabilizer member assembly comprising an extendable rod assembly having a maximum extension and a spring cap fixed thereto, a sleeve slidably engaged with the extendable rod assembly adjacent to the second stabilizer bracket, and a spring arranged around the extendable rod assembly and interposed between the spring cap and the sleeve.

A stabilizer assembly in a front suspension system of a snowmobile, the front suspension system having a pair of control arms pivotally connected to the snowmobile, a pair of skis pivotally connected to distal ends of the control arms, and biasing members biasing the pair of control arms downward relative to the snowmobile, the stabilizer assembly comprising:

• first and second stabilizer brackets attached to the control arms, respectively;
• a rocker arm pivotally mounted to the snowmobile comprising first and second ends;
• a first stabilizer member assembly pivotally connected to the first stabilizer bracket and the first end of the rocker arm, the first stabilizer member assembly comprising an extendible portion and a first spring positioned to bias the extendible portion toward an extended position;
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• a second stabilizer member assembly pivotally connected to the second stabilizer bracket and the second end of the rocker arm, the second stabilizer member assembly comprising an extendible portion and a second spring positioned to bias the extendible portion toward an extended position, wherein the bias on the first and second springs comprises a preload on the stabilizer member assemblies.