Patent ID: 6659479
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
An adjustable suspension hanger, comprising:a mounting plate for attachment to a vehicle chassis; an inboard hanger side and opposed outboard hanger side depending from the mounting plate, the inboard hanger side and the outboard hanger side each having an outer face, an inner face, and, in axial alignment, an elongated bush pin bore and a fastening bolt bore; a first cam positioned adjacent an outer face of the outboard hanger side, the first cam having a bush pin opening and a slotted fastening bolt opening which are alignable, in series, with the bush pin bore and fastening bolt bore of the outboard hanger side, and further having a spindle bore; at least one reinforcement plate having a spindle hole, an elongated bush pin bore and a fastening bolt bore, and fixed to the outer face of the outboard hanger side and inboard of the first cam, so the elongated bush pin bore and the fastening bolt bore of the reinforcement plate align with the elongated bush pin bores and the fastening bores of the hanger sides; a bush pin for mounting a control arm bush, the bush pin removably fastened through the bush pin opening of the first cam, the elongated bush pin bore of the at least one reinforcement plate, the elongated bush pin bore of the inboard hanger side, through the control arm bush and the elongated bush pin bore of the outboard hanger side; a spindle rotatably fastened through the spindle bore of the first cam and fixed into the spindle hole of one of the at least one reinforcement plates; a fastening bolt fastened through the fastening bolt bore of the outboard hanger side, and rotatably retained in the fastening bolt bore of the reinforcement plate and extending through the slotted fastening bolt opening of the first cam; and wherein actuation of the first cam about the spindle horizontally displaces the bush pin within the elongated bush pin bore thereby aligning the control arm bush respective to the vehicle chassis.