Wheel support device

A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One or more pins and/or bolts contained within a respective knuckle bore of the knuckle and a respective bracket bore of the bracket transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both vertical and horizontal directions along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.