Patent ID: 6446991
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A lower control arm adjustment system for an automobile suspension system, comprising:a lower control arm member, the lower control arm member having a substantially U-shaped member formed on a surface thereof, the U-shaped member having an area defining an aperture formed therein; a substantially U-shaped bracket member having a first aperture and a second aperture, the bracket member being received in the U-shaped member of the lower control arm so as to align the aperture of the bracket member with the aperture of the U-shaped member of the lower control arm member; a bushing member having an aperture formed therein, the bushing member being received in the bracket member so as to align the second aperture of the bracket member with the aperture of the bushing member; and a position adjustment member rotatably received in the aperture of the bracket member and the aperture of the U-shaped member of the lower control arm member; wherein when the position adjustment member is rotated in a first direction, the lower control arm member moves in one of an inboard and outboard direction relative to the bushing member; wherein when the position adjustment member is rotated in a second direction, the lower control arm member moves in the other of the inboard and outboard direction relative to the bushing member.