Apparatus and method for adjusting camber and toe

Details Apparatus and method for adjusting camber and toe Apparatus and method for adjusting camber and toe

1988-04-29

1989-10-10

Hill, Mitchell J.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

D 8354, 33613, 384626, 425DIG129, B62D 1700

Patent

active

048726990

ABSTRACT:
A unique shim and method for installing the shim to adjust camber and/or toe in a land vehicle wheel assembly is disclosed. The shim comprises an annular, tapered shim having a shim hub and a plurality of shim tabs extending radially outwardly from the shim hub. A camber and toe adjustment chart is used to determine the angular orientation of the shim required to achieve a desired camber and toe correction, and a template is provided to determine which shim tabs require detachment from the shim hub to provide bolt clearing gaps in the shim.

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