A steering apparatus of a vehicle includes a plurality of coupling portions formed in a rack housing of a gear box and coupled to mounting portions of a vehicle body; and a nut member having a support surface and installed in each of the mounting portions of the vehicle body. In particular, each of the plurality of coupling portions has a seating surface formed as a curved surface with a predetermined curvature, and the seating surfaces are respectively seated on the support surface of the nut member installed in each of the mounting portions of the vehicle body such that the rack housing of the gear box is fixed to the vehicle body by a bolt which passes through each of the plurality of coupling portions to be engaged with the nut member of each of the mounting portions.

An upper plate portion of a suspension member and a bottom plate portion of a bracket that is placed on an upper side thereof, and the like, as objects to be fastened, are sandwiched between a weld nut and an end surface on a vehicle upper side of a collar. A protruding portion that protrudes toward a bolt through-hole side of the bottom plate portion of the bracket is formed on an end portion on the vehicle upper side of the collar. The protruding portion is formed along an entire periphery around an axis of the collar. Also, a drainage groove that leads from the end surface on the vehicle upper side to an outer peripheral surface of the collar is formed in the collar.

A side by side vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame having frame tubes extending from a front to a rear. A vehicle seat frame is positioned in a mid portion of the frame, and positions a seat frame at a raised position relative to the frame tubes. A powertrain is positioned rearward of the vehicle seat frame and is coupled to the vehicle frame. Side by side seats are supported by the seat frame; and one or more storage units are positioned under the side by side seats. The side by side vehicle also has a rear suspension comprising at least one rear alignment arm coupled to each side of a rear of the vehicle frame, where the alignment arms are coupled to the vehicle frame at front and rear connection points. A distance between the front connection points is greater than a distance between the rear connection points, and at least a portion of the powertrain is positioned between the front connection points of the alignment arms.

A crush-tube assembly for securing a truck bed to a frame of a vehicle. The crush-tube assembly includes a first hole defined by the truck bed, a crush-tube defining an inner diameter, a cross-member defining a second hole, and a frame defining a third hole. A bolt extends through the first hole, the crush-tube, the second hole, and third hole. The inner diameter is smaller than the second hole and maintains pressure around a periphery of the second hole. The pressure applied by the bolt around the hole in the cross-member prevents abrasion of the e-coat previously applied to the cross-member and thereby reduces the potential for corrosion of the cross-member.

In a vehicle body structure configured to place a battery in a lower part of a cabin, the loading of a frontal crash and a rear end crash that may be applied to the battery is minimized. The vehicle body structure (1), comprises a pair of side sills (3) extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of a vehicle (2), a pair of front side frames (4) extending in the fore and aft direction along either side of a front part of the vehicle, and connected to front ends of the side sills at rear ends thereof, respectively, a pair of rear side frames (71) extending in the fore and aft direction along either side of a rear part of the vehicle, and connected to rear ends of the side sills at front ends thereof, respectively, a front subframe (6) attached to the front side frames, a rear subframe (72) attached to the rear side frames, and a battery (140) positioned in a region surrounded by the side sills, the front subframe and the rear subframe in plan view.

A method of assembling vehicle parts, the method including: measuring at least one of a dimension or a characteristic of each of plural types of vehicle parts, and, for types of vehicle parts of which there are plural in stock, measuring at least one of a dimension or a characteristic of each one of the plural vehicle parts that are in stock; determining a combination of the plural types of vehicle parts by selecting specific vehicle parts from among the types of vehicle parts of which there are plural in stock, such that the selected specific vehicle parts closely approximate specific vehicle specification reference values; and assembling the plural types of vehicle parts in accordance with the combination that has been determined.

A vehicle front structure includes: a front side member; a fender apron member having a front end portion connected to a front end portion of the front side member; a subframe mounting bracket assembly mounted to the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member; and a first subframe disposed under the front side member. In particular, the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member are connected side-by-side in a width direction of a vehicle.

A vehicle front structure includes: a front side member; a fender apron member having a front end portion connected to a front end portion of the front side member; a subframe mounting bracket assembly mounted to the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member; and a first subframe disposed under the front side member. In particular, the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member are connected side-by-side in a width direction of a vehicle.

There is provided a securing mechanism for securing a strut portion to an I-beam, the securing mechanism comprising a pair of clamps, each including a gripping portion, a securing portion, an abutting portion and a fastener for applying tension on the clamps toward each other for moving the clamps toward each other. A kit thereof and a method of installing the securing mechanism are also contemplated in the present application.

A closure comprising: a first surface having a plurality of first projections extending outwardly from said first surface and terminating at a distal end to present a plurality of first heads respectively; a second surface having a plurality of second projections extending outwardly from said second surface and terminating at a distal end to present a plurality of second heads respectively; said plurality of first heads different from said plurality of second heads; whereby the space between adjacent first upstanding projections define a first cavity to capture said second heads of said second surface; and wherein the space between adjacent second upstanding projections to define a second cavity to capture said first heads of said first surface.