Clevis-ended suspension strut manufactured without welds

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a suspension strut (30) for use on a work machine (1) is provided. The suspension strut (30) may have a forged one piece cylindrical inner housing (32) that includes a hollow rod (36) which forms a circumferential piston (37) at an open end (38) and a lower clevis (39) at a closed end (40) of the hollow rod (36). The suspension strut (30) may further have a forged one piece cylindrical outer housing (31) that includes a hollow barrel (52) having an interior (53) and an exterior surface (54), a closed end (55) that forms an upper clevis (56), an open end (66), and a port (34) on the exterior surface (54) of the hollow barrel (52). Further, the inner and outer housing (32, 31) may be coupled by a disk shaped end cap (65) attached to the open end (66) of the hollow barrel having an inner diameter (68) that is slideably engaged with an outer surface (69) of hollow rod (36).