Suspension kit
AssigneesMatthew Pankau, Angela Clarke, Matthew Barnett, Suzzanne Barnett
InventorMatthew Pankau
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Abstract
The invention provides a kit to enable a vehicle with an unequal arm type suspension to be replaced with a McPherson strut type suspension without modification to the vehicle chassis. A mounting assembly attaches to the upper suspension mounting points of the vehicle and the upper end of the McPherson strut attaches to the mounting assembly.
Claims1
A suspension kit for replacing a non-McPherson strut suspension with a McPherson strut suspension in a vehicle, the kit including an upper mounting assembly for mounting to a chassis of the vehicle and for receiving the upper end of a McPherson strut, whereby the upper end of the McPherson strut is secured in a desired location,
- the upper mounting assembly including:
- a generally circular planar plate;
- a spherical ball joint mounted on the plate for receiving the upper end of the McPherson strut, and
- a generally circular spacer ring,
- wherein the spherical ball joint is offset from the centre of the plate, and both the generally circular spacer ring and the generally circular planar plate have a plurality of sets of holes therethrough to allow a specific one of said sets of holes to align with holes in the chassis to connect the upper mounting assembly to a specific type of vehicle to provide castor and camber angles for the McPherson strut suspension, and
- wherein in use the spacer is sandwiched between the plate and the vehicle chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.