Adapter device for lowering the front end of a vehicle
OwnerThurman P. Chappell, Fredrick J. Chantlerinventors
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Abstract
The adapter includes a spacer which fits in place of the ball joint at the outer end of the lower control arm. The ball joint is mounted within one end of a sleeve, the other end of which is threaded to fit over the spacer. As a result, the ball joint is secured in a position which is elevated above the lower control arm, causing a lowering of that member and of the vehicle with respect to the wheel and the road surface.
Claims4
An adapter device for integral incorporation into the front suspension of a motor vehicle to lower the front end of said motor vehicle with respect to the road, said motor vehicle being of the type employing a control arm pivotally connected at its inner end to the frame of the vehicle and pivotally connected at its outer end to a front wheel of said vehicle by means of a ball-joint assembly extending therebetween;
- said adapter device comprising:
- a spacer means, for mechanical interposition in series with said ball-joint assembly between said control arm and said wheel, to lower said control arm with respect to said wheel, fastening means on one end of said spacer means to securely connect said spacer means to one end of said ball-joint assembly to form therebetween a mechanical unit, the other end of said ball-joint assembly and the other end of said spacer means being adapted to permit interconnection of said mechanical unit between said control arm and said wheel.
The method of lowering the front end of a motor vehicle of the type in which the front wheels are pivotally mounted to a laterally extending control arm by means of a ball-joint assembly, comprising the steps:
- (1) providing an adapter device comprising:
- a spacer means, for mechanical interposition in series with said ball-joint assembly between said control arm and said wheel, to lower said control arm with respect to said wheel;
- a fastening means on one end of said spacer means to securely connect said spacer means to one end of said ball-joint assembly to form therebetween a mechanical unit, the other end of said ball-joint assembly and the other end of said spacer means being adapted to permit interconnection of said mechanical unit between said control arm and said wheel,
- (2) interconnecting said mechanical unit comprising said spacer means and said ball-joint assembly between said control arm and said wheel to thereby lower said control arm and vehicle with respect to said wheel.
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