Vehicle shock absorber assembly having height adjustment

Details Vehicle shock absorber assembly having height adjustment Vehicle shock absorber assembly having height adjustment

1998-06-08

1999-10-05

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Spring devices

Vehicle

Mechanical spring and nonresilient retarder

267 6413, 267 6423, B60G 1300

Patent

active

059611065

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle shock absorber assembly (20) for use with a vehicle suspension system (12) having a lower unsprung mount (14) and an upper sprung mount (16) is constructed to provide height adjustment by introduction or removal of hydraulic fluid from an enclosed chamber (44) defined between a cylinder housing (22) of a shock absorber (20) and a height adjustment cylinder (36). A spring seat (56) connected to the shock absorber cylinder housing (22) seats the lower end of a suspension spring (18) whose upper end is seated with respect to the upper sprung mount (16).

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