Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1987-07-31
1992-03-24
Hill, Mitchell J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
384626, 403 4, 403 98, 411535, D 8354, B62D 1700
Patent
active
050981170
ABSTRACT:
A shim device adjusts camber and/or toe of a wheel assembly that is attached to an axle assembly by a plurality of spaced apart bolts. The shim device includes a relatively flat tapered plate that has a indicia selectively positioned thereon to indicate the angular position of the plate with respect to the bolts such that the plate may be selectively positioned to adjust camber and/or toe a selected amount.
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Specktor Gerald A.
Specktor John
Hill Mitchell J.
Shim-A-Line, Inc.
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