Radius rod brace plate

1. A brace plate assembly for a vehicle with a chassis, a top right rear radius rod fastened to the chassis with a first fastener, a top left rear radius rod fastened to the chassis with a second fastener, a middle right rear radius rod fastened to the chassis with a third fastener, a middle left rear radius rod fastened to the chassis with a fourth fastener, a bottom right rear radius rod fastened to the chassis with a fifth fastener and a bottom left rear radius rod fastened to the chassis with a sixth fastener, the brace assembly comprising:

a top plate adapted to be coupled with the top right and left rear radius rods to the chassis with the first and second fasteners;

a bottom plate adapted to be coupled with the bottom right and left rear radius rods to the chassis with the fifth and sixth fasteners; and

a bridge plate adapted to be coupled with the middle right and left rear radius rods to the chassis with the third and fourth fasteners and wherein the bridge plate is coupled to the top plate and the bottom plate with seventh and eighth fasteners.

2. The brace plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top plate defines a recess that closely receives a first portion of the bridge plate.

3. The brace plate assembly of claim 2 , wherein the bottom plate defines a recess that closely receives a second portion of the bridge plate.

4. The brace plate assembly of claim 3 , further comprising a tow hook.

5. The brace plate assembly of claim 4 , wherein the tow hook is coupled to the top and bottom plates with a ninth fastener.

6. The brace plate assembly of claim 5 , wherein the bridge plate is thinner than the top or bottom plates.

7. The brace plate assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a tow hook.

8. The brace plate assembly of claim 7 , wherein the tow hook is coupled to the top and bottom plates with a ninth fastener.

9. The brace plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bridge plate is thinner than the top or bottom plates.

10. The brace plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top right and left rear radius rods are positioned between the chassis and the top plate.

11. The brace plate assembly of claim 10 , wherein the bottom right and left rear radius rods are positioned between the chassis and the bottom plate.

12. The brace plate assembly of claim 11 , wherein the middle right and left rear radius rods are positioned between the chassis and the bridge plate.

13. A brace plate kit for replacing the brace plate on a vehicle, the brace plate kit comprising:

a top plate configured to span the coupling position of two top radius rods;

a bottom plate configured to span the coupling position of two bottom radius rods; and

a bridge plate configured to span the coupling position of two middle radius rods, wherein the bridge plate is configured to be coupled to the top plate and the bottom plate.

14. The brace plate kit of claim 13 , wherein the top plate defines a recess that closely receives a first portion of the bridge plate.

15. The brace plate kit of claim 14 , wherein the bottom plate defines a recess that closely receives a second portion of the bridge plate.

16. The brace plate kit of claim 13 , further comprising a tow hook.

17. The brace plate kit of claim 16 , wherein the tow hook is adapted to be coupled to the top and bottom plates.

18. The brace plate kit of claim 13 , wherein the bridge plate is thinner than the top or bottom plates.