Patent ID: 6860352
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
1. A snowmobile, comprising: a frame having a right side, a left side, and a centerline; right and left suspension assemblies pivotally connected to right and left sides of the frame respectively; and right and left spindles rotatably connected to the right and left suspension assemblies respectively, each spindle in an initial orientation, each spindle having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion of each spindle defines an axis of rotation, wherein the lower portion of each spindle has a transverse centerline offset from the axis of rotation; wherein the distance between the transverse centerline of the right spindle and the transverse centerline of the left spindle is alterable by at least one of (1) rotation of the right and left spindles by 180° and (2) swapping of the right and left spindles for one another while each is kept in said initial orientation.