Patent ID: 6036205
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B60G,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A shim assembly to be installed on an axle of a vehicle for correcting misalignment of toe and/or camber of a vehicle wheel spindle extending from a mounting plate attached to a vehicle the shim assembly comprising:a first tapered shim element having opposed, non-parallel, generally planar tapered surfaces;a second tapered shim element having opposed, non-parallel tapered surfaces, at least a portion of one of the tapered surfaces of the first tapered shim element and at least a portion of one of the tapered surfaces of the second tapered shim element being adjacent to and in contact with each other;said first tapered shim element being rotatably connected to said second tapered shim element for relative unrestricted rotational movement about a common axis prior to being placed on said axle; andwhereby the composite taper of the shim assembly may be varied by orienting the taper of the first tapered shim element relative to the taper of the second tapered shim element.