Patent ID: 6409189
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
A suspension arm mounting structure, comprising:a bolt and a nut cooperatively fastening a mounting end portion of a suspension arm relative to a bracket of a vehicle body side; a pair of plate cams located at opposite ends of said bolt, said pair of plate cams being rotated so as to displace said bolt in a direction orthogonal to an axis thereof, whereby the wheel alignment is adjustable, said pair of plate cams and said bolt being rotatable relative to each other, so that the mounting end portion is fastened relative to said bracket by a head portion of said bolt; and a cylindrical collar provided around a shank portion of said bolt, one end of said cylindrical collar provided with one of said pair of plate cams disposed on a side of said head portion of said bolt and a first engagement portion for engagement with a turning tool in such a manner as to prohibit a relative rotation therebetween, the other end of said cylindrical collar having a second engagement portion prohibiting a relative rotation between said cylindrical collar and the other of said pair of plate cams, whereby the adjustment of the wheel alignment and the fastening of said mounting end portion and said bracket can be performed only at the head portion side of said bolt.