Patent ID: 8517135

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a central longitudinal axis; at least four wheels suspended from the frame, each of the at least four wheels including a tire; an engine mounted to the frame and being operatively connected to at least two of the at least four wheels; a steering assembly operatively connected to at least two of the at least four wheels; a suspension having left and right upper suspension arms and left and right lower suspension arms, each suspension arm having a proximal end and a distal end; an actuated adjustment mechanism that simultaneously adjust a distance between the proximal ends of the left and right upper and lower suspension arms and the central longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the actuated adjustment mechanism including at least one left lever member pivotally connected to the frame and at least one right lever member pivotally connected to the frame, the left upper and lower suspension arms connected to the at least one left lever member and the right upper and lower suspension arms connected to the at least one right lever member, the at least one left and one right lever members actuated to laterally move the left and right upper and lower suspension arms relative to the central longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and an upper and a lower left lever member pivotally connected to the frame and an upper and a lower right lever member pivotally connected to the frame, the upper and lower left and right lever members each including a first end, a second end and a pivot point located between the first end and the second end, the left upper and lower suspension arms being connected to the first end of the upper and lower left lever member respectively, the right upper and lower suspension arms being connected to the first end of the upper and lower right lever member respectively, the second ends of the upper and lower left and right lever members operatively connected to an actuator, the actuator including an endless screw connected to the second ends of the upper and lower left and right lever members via a nut slidably mounted onto the second ends of the upper and lower left and right lever members.