Steering knuckle for increasing ground clearance of a vehicle
OwnerVarun Prasad, Bobby Wayne Haleinventors
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Abstract
A steering knuckle for increasing ground clearance of a vehicle is disclosed. The steering knuckle includes a vertical arm, an upper mount, a steering arm and a lower mount positioned at the vertical arm. The steering knuckle includes a hub positioned at the bottom of the vertical arm. The upper mount includes an upper control arm. The lower mount includes a lower control arm. The hub mounts outside of attachment points of the upper control arm and the lower control arm in order to keep the same distance between the upper mount and the lower mount, and the steering arm to maintain a factory geometry. The steering knuckle eliminates the stress on suspension components and avoids permanent modifications to the suspension components.
Claims20
A steering knuckle for a vehicle, said steering knuckle comprising:
- a vertical arm;
- an upper mount positioned at said vertical arm, wherein said upper mount comprises an upper control arm;
- a steering arm positioned at said vertical arm;
- a lower mount positioned at said vertical arm, wherein said lower mount comprises a lower control arm;
- and
- a hub positioned at the bottom of said vertical arm,
- wherein said hub mounts outside of attachment points of said upper control arm and said lower control arm in order to keep the same distance between said upper mount and said lower mount, and said steering arm to maintain a factory geometry.
A steering knuckle for a vehicle, said steering knuckle comprising:
- a vertical arm;
- a steering arm positioned at said vertical arm;
- an upper mount positioned at said vertical arm, wherein said upper mount comprises an upper control arm, and wherein said upper control arm comprises dual upper control mounts;
- a lower mount positioned at said vertical arm, wherein said lower mount comprises a lower control arm, and wherein said lower control arm comprises dual lower control mounts;
- and
- a hub positioned at the bottom of said vertical arm,
- wherein each of said upper mount and said lower mount comprises a caster alignment adjustment member having a connector, and wherein said caster alignment adjustment members adjust the alignment of said dual upper control mounts at said upper mount, and said dual lower control mounts at said lower mount, respectively, and
- wherein said hub mounts outside of attachment points of said upper control arm and said lower control arm in order to keep the same distance between said upper mount and said lower mount, and said steering arm to maintain a factory geometry.
A method of providing a steering knuckle for a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a vertical arm;
- providing an upper mount positioned at said vertical arm, said upper mount comprising an upper control arm;
- providing a steering arm positioned at said vertical arm;
- providing a lower mount positioned at said vertical arm, said lower mount comprising a lower control arm;
- providing a hub positioned at the bottom of said vertical arm;
- and
- mounting said hub outside of attachment points of said upper control arm and said lower control arm in order to keep the same distance between said upper mount and said lower mount, and said steering arm for maintaining a factory geometry.
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