Horizontal muffler mounting assembly for an off-road vehicle

A mounting assembly for a muffler of an off-road vehicle, comprising:

• a cradle configured to receive the muffler, and to couple to a frame of the off-road vehicle;
• a first mounting pad assembly coupled to the cradle, wherein the first mounting pad assembly comprises:
• a first support mounted on a support surface of the cradle;
• a first body rotatably coupled to the first support, wherein the first body is configured to rotate about a first rotation axis;
• and
• a first mounting pad coupled to the first body, wherein the first mounting pad is configured to contact an outer surface of the muffler to support the muffler within the mounting assembly;
• and
• a second mounting pad assembly coupled to the cradle and laterally offset from the first mounting pad assembly relative to a longitudinal axis of the muffler, wherein the second mounting pad assembly comprises:
• a second support mounted on the support surface of the cradle;
• a second body rotatably coupled to the second support, wherein the second body is configured to rotate about a second rotation axis;
• and
• a second mounting pad coupled to the second body, wherein the second mounting pad is bent to contact the outer surface of the muffler at two points to support the muffler within the mounting assembly,
• wherein each of the first mounting pad assembly and the second mounting pad assembly includes a rotation fastener configured to facilitate rotation of the respective body while in a free state to block rotation of the respective body while in a locked state.

A mounting assembly for a muffler of an off-road vehicle, comprising:

• a cradle configured to receive the muffler, and to couple to a frame of the off-road vehicle;
• a first mounting pad assembly coupled to the cradle, wherein the first mounting pad assembly comprises:
• a first support mounted on a support surface of the cradle;
• a first body rotatably coupled to the first support, wherein the first body is configured to rotate about a first rotation axis;
• and
• a first mounting pad coupled to the first body, wherein the first mounting pad is configured to contact an outer surface of the muffler to support the muffler within the mounting assembly;
• and
• a second mounting pad assembly coupled to the cradle and laterally offset from the first mounting pad assembly relative to a longitudinal axis of the muffler, wherein the second mounting pad assembly comprises:
• a second support mounted on the support surface of the cradle;
• a second body rotatably coupled to the second support, wherein the second body is configured to rotate about a second rotation axis;
• and
• a second mounting pad coupled to the second body, wherein the second mounting pad is bent to contact the outer surface of the muffler at two points to support the muffler within the mounting assembly,
• wherein the first mounting pad comprises a first blocking member, the second mounting pad comprises a second blocking member, or a combination thereof, wherein each blocking member is configured to block rotation of the respective body about the respective rotation axis.