Patent ID: 6267197
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A combination of a motor vehicle and a suspension system including a suspension modification system for allowing a ride height of said motor vehicle to be increased without adversely affecting the performance or geometry of said suspension system, said suspension modification system comprising:a drop bracket coupled to a frame portion of said motor vehicle and to an upper terminal end of an upper control arm to effectively lower a height at which said upper control arm is disposed relative to said frame portion, and further to laterally displace an upper end of said upper control arm a predetermined lateral distance; andan axle shaft spacer secured to a driven end of an axle of said vehicle associated with said upper control arm and to a driving portion of a differential of said vehicle;whereby said axle shaft spacer transfers driving force between said driving portion and said driven end and laterally displaces said axle by a distance in accordance with said predetermined lateral distance.