Patent attributes
A vehicle includes a chassis and a front axle assembly. The chassis includes a first frame rail defining a first vertical plane and a second frame rail defining a second vertical plane. The front axle assembly includes an axle and a steering assembly. The axle is coupled to a front end of the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The steering assembly includes a pair of wheel hubs coupled to opposing ends of the axle, a steering gear mechanism including a first gear box and a second gear box, and a linkage assembly coupling the steering gear mechanism to the pair of wheel hubs to facilitate steering the pair of wheel hubs through actuation of the steering gear mechanism. The first gear box and the second gear box are positioned between the first vertical plane and the second vertical plane.