| 摘要 |
A stabilizing mechanism and a method of mounting the stabilizing mechanism are provided. The stabilizing mechanism is supported on modified overload stops which are mounted onto the truck frame through mounting holes drilled by the truck's manufacture and intended as mountings for conventional overload stops; in addition, linkages fixedly coupled to the longitudinal ends of the torsion bar directly couple each end of the torsion bar to one of the leaf springs of the truck frame. Differential compression of the leaf springs twists the torsion bar which produces a reactive torque at the longitudinal ends of the torsion bar. In response to this reactive torque, the linkages fixedly coupled to the torsion bar transfer the torque to a linear force which opposes the differential compression of the leaf springs. In order to couple the leaf springs to the torsion bar linkages, the top brackets in the bracket assemblies which secure the leaf springs to the wheel axle of the vehicle are replaced by modified top brackets. The modified brackets include integral pedestals which provide mountings for the torsion bar linkages. Both the modified overload stops and the modified top brakcets replace the original stops and brackets without any need for modifying the vehicle frame or the bracket assemblies securing the leaf springs to the vehicle's wheel axle.
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