Patent ID: 7144021
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. In a front vehicle suspension, wherein said suspension includes a left and a right strut, each said strut including a top end, a bottom end and a longitudinal centerline, said longitudinal centerline defining a strut axis, a left and a right structural strut tower, said left and said right strut towers each including a mounting member oriented in a plane substantially orthogonal with said respective left and said right strut axes, said mounting members each including three elongated camber slots, said camber slots on parallel axes and spaced about said strut axes, said mounting members having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said top end of said left strut attaches to said left strut tower mounting member via said camber slots positioned in said left mounting member, wherein said top end of said right strut attaches to said right strut tower mounting member via said camber slots positioned in said right mounting member, wherein said camber slots in both said left and said right mounting members respectively are oriented to allow a top portion of said respective strut axes to be tilted toward the center of said vehicle, a suspension tuning kit comprising: an upper plate, said upper plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, said upper plate having four substantially parallel secondary camber slots, wherein three of said secondary camber slots are constructed and arranged to align with said mounting member camber slots, wherein one of said secondary camber slots is longer than the other three secondary camber slots, wherein said longer secondary camber slot aligns with a drilled aperture, wherein said drilled aperture is located in either of said left or said right respective mounting member of either of said left or said right respective strut tower, said upper plate including at least two caster slots, said at least two caster slots arranged to have substantially parallel axis with respect to each other and transverse axes with respect to said secondary camber slots of either said left or said right strut axes respectively and spaced about either said left or said right strut axis respectively, said bottom surface including a contoured cavity, said contoured cavity constructed and arranged for slidably locating a strut mounting plate, said bottom surface positionable parallel and juxtaposed to said top surface of either said left or said right strut tower mounting member respectively; a strut mounting plate, said strut mounting plate including a lower plate portion, said lower plate portion including a bottom surface and a top surface, said top surface including an upwardly extending boss, said upwardly extending boss including a bore therethrough for mounting said top end of either said left or said right strut respectively, said lower plate portion including at least two threaded apertures, said at least two threaded apertures arranged to align with said at least two caster slots, said strut mounting plate slidably mounted within said upper plate cavity, said bottom surface mounted juxtaposed to either of said left or said right mounting member top surfaces respectively; a first lower plate, said first lower plate including three apertures therethrough, said three apertures constructed and arranged to align with said camber slots, said first lower plate positioned parallel and juxtaposed to said bottom surface of either of said left or said right mounting member respectively; a second lower plate, said second lower plate including at least one aperture therethrough, wherein said at least one aperture is constructed and arranged to cooperate with said drilled aperture, said second lower plate positioned parallel and juxtaposed to said bottom surface of either said left or said right mounting member respectively; wherein said kit may be secured to said left or said right strut tower, wherein at least four threaded fasteners extend through said lower plates, said mounting member and said upper plate, said threaded fasteners cooperating with at least four threaded nuts, wherein said threaded fasteners cooperate with said nuts to secure said suspension tuning kit to either said left or said right strut tower mounting member respectively, wherein wheel caster and camber is infinitely adjustable throughout an extended range.