Utility vehicle mounting assembly

A mounting assembly to secure a vehicle frame to a vehicle body comprising:

• a frame bracket adapted to be secured to a truck frame and having a block fixedly connected to the frame bracket and a vertical bore extending through the block;
• a body bracket adapted to be secured to a vehicle body above and in alignment with the frame bracket;
• a compression element comprised of a bolt and a compression spring, wherein only a first portion of the bolt extends through the vertical bore of the block to yieldingly connect the frame bracket to the body bracket for vertical movement with respect to each other, wherein an inner diameter of the vertical bore of the block is larger than an outer diameter of the bolt to allow the bolt to move vertically without restriction, and wherein a second portion of the bolt extends through the compression spring, and having a rebound element positioned between an upper surface of the block and a lower surface of the body bracket for dampening the vertical motion of the vehicle body relative to the truck frame,;
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• wherein the body bracket is L-shaped.