Patent ID: 7284630

Claim:
A high clearance conversion kit in combination with a vehicle arranged to be supported on the ground at a rear end on existing rear wheels and supported at a front end on existing front steerable wheels with each front steerable wheel being supported on an existing wheel spindle of the vehicle and each rear wheel being supported on an existing wheel hub of the vehicle, the kit comprising: a rear lifting device supporting the rear end of the vehicle in a raised position in relation to the vehicle being supported on the existing rear wheels on the respective existing wheel hubs; a lifting bracket associated with each front steerable wheel and mounted on the existing wheel spindle in place of the associated front steerable wheel so as to be arranged for steering movement with the existing wheel spindle relative to the vehicle; each lifting bracket comprising: a socket receiving the existing wheel spindle of the respective front steerable wheel therein; and a replacement wheel spindle extending outward in an axial direction from an inner end below the respective socket to an outer end spaced outwardly from the respective socket such that the replacement wheel spindle lies parallel and spaced below an axis of the socket; and a replacement front wheel mounted on the outer end of the replacement wheel spindle of each lifting bracket opposite the existing wheel spindle such that the replacement wheel mounted on the respective lifting bracket is movable with the existing spindle relative to the vehicle.