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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Albert H. Butlin, Jr., Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Paul R. Messina, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Edward J. Miller, Flushing, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable knuckle/steer arm assembly and method for adjusting a toe curve setting of a vehicle wheel is provided. The adjustable knuckle/steer arm assembly includes a knuckle and a steer arm. The steer arm is pivotally connected to the knuckle at a pivot. One of the knuckle and the steer arm has a slot formed therein and the other has a connector member which engages the slot. The steer arm is angularly adjustable with respect to the knuckle via adjustable engagement of the connector member along the slot to enable the toe curve setting to be adjusted.