Isolated spring clamp group

A suspension assembly comprising, in combination:

• a clamp assembly for use in a suspension for a vehicle combination:
• an axle bracket adapted to be attached to a vehicle axle;
• a top cap adapted to be operatively connected to the axle bracket to define an axle seat;
• a deformable liner adapted to be at least partially received within the axle seat;
• and
• a deformable auxiliary pad secured at or adjacent to a front and/or rear edge of the top cap or the axle bracket,
• wherein the auxiliary pad is at least partially received within the axle seat;
• and
• a leaf spring having a spring seat adapted to be received within the axle seat, wherein the liner is positionable between the axle seat and at least a portion of the spring seat of the leaf spring, and wherein the spring seat of the leaf spring comprises at least a portion of a front taper and at least a portion of a rear taper.

A suspension assembly comprising, in combination:

• a clamp assembly for use in a suspension for a vehicle axle, comprising
• an axle bracket adapted to be attached to a vehicle axle;
• a top cap adapted to be operatively connected to the axle bracket to define an axle seat;
• a deformable liner adapted to be at least partially received within the axle seat;
• and
• a pocket defined by one of the top cap and the axle bracket and adapted to receive at least a portion of the liner and
• a deformable auxiliary pad secured at or adjacent to a front or rear edge of the pocket, wherein the auxiliary pad is at least partially received within the axle seat;
• and
• a leaf spring having a spring seat adapted to be received within the axle seat, wherein the liner is positionable between the axle seat and at least a portion of the spring seat of the leaf spring, and wherein the spring seat of the leaf spring comprises at least a portion of a front taper and at least a portion of a rear taper.

A suspension assembly comprising, in combination:

• a clamp assembly for use in a suspension for a vehicle axle, comprising
• an axle bracket adapted to be attached to a vehicle axle, the axle bracket including a clamp assembly mounting surface;
• a top cap adapted to be operatively connected to the clamp assembly mounting surface of the axle bracket to define an axle seat, wherein one of said clamp assembly mounting surface and said top cap defines a keyway and the other of said clamp assembly mounting surface and said top cap includes a key protruding therefrom and adapted to be received within the keyway when the top cap is operatively connected to said clamp assembly mounting surface;
• and
• a deformable liner adapted to be at least partially received within the axle seat;
• and
• a leaf spring having a spring seat adapted to be received within the axle seat, wherein the liner is positionable between the axle seat and at least a portion of the spring seat of the leaf spring.

A deformable liner receivable within an axle seat of a suspension for a vehicle axle, comprising:

• a top surface having a front edge and a rear edge;
• a bottom surface having a front edge and a rear edge;
• a cavity defined between the top surface and the bottom surface for receiving at least a portion of a leaf spring;
• a pad seat defined in one of the top surface and the bottom surface;
• and
• a deformable auxiliary pad at least partially received within the pad seat.