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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
James H. Garrard, Boulder, CO (US);
Ingalls Engineering Company, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
Replacement ball joint apparatus and methods for conveniently modifying motor vehicle suspension camber, caster or camber/caster combination angle by means of repositioning a wheel spindle top or bottom relative to a control arm. The apparatus includes a module securing one end of a ball joint which is connectable at its other end to the spindle, the module having guide slots at an upper surface thereof and a threaded bore therein. An insert is securable at the control arm and has an elongated slot through which a bolt is received and engageable at the threaded bore in the module. Protruding guides are defined at a surface of the insert, the guides and guide slots being engageble for maintenance of module orientation.