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A kingpin assembly provided with a sleeve with an angled aperture therethrough. The sleeve is rotatable within an aperture at the end of an axle. The angled aperture is sized to receive a kingpin. The ends of the kingpin are mounted to a spindle. Rotation of the sleeve angles the kingpin from its ve

A kingpin assembly provided with a sleeve with an angled aperture therethrough. The sleeve is rotatable within an aperture at the end of an axle. The angled aperture is sized to receive a kingpin. The ends of the kingpin are mounted to a spindle. Rotation of the sleeve angles the kingpin from its vertical normal position to provide positive or negative camber to the mounted spindle and mounted wheel thereon.

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An adjustable kingpin assembly comprising; a yoke with a first and second arm spaced apart from each other, each arm having a hole therethrough; a knuckle support operably attached to a supportive member of a vehicle; said knuckle support sized to fit within the space between the two arms and having

An adjustable kingpin assembly comprising; a yoke with a first and second arm spaced apart from each other, each arm having a hole therethrough; a knuckle support operably attached to a supportive member of a vehicle; said knuckle support sized to fit within the space between the two arms and having an aperture extending therethrough and aligned with said holes in the two arms; a sleeve rotatably fitting within the aperture through the knuckle support; said sleeve having an aperture extending therethrough from a top opening in the top end to a bottom opening in the bottom end of said sleeve; said aperture through said sleeve being angled with respect to the axis of said aperture through said knuckle support; a kingpin sized to extend through said angled aperture and having its ends rotatably received in said holes of said arms of said yoke for rotatably mounting said yoke to said knuckle support; said sleeve rotatably mounted within said aperture of said knuckle support to angle said kingpin with respect to the normal axis of said aperture through said knuckle support, said kingpin assembly constructed to angle said yoke with respect to said knuckle support for adjusting said camber or castor; locking means for locking said sleeve in said aperture of said knuckle support for fixedly mounting said yoke at a selected camber or castor with respect to said knuckle support; said bottom end of said sleeve lying in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said angled aperture such that a top surface of said bottom arm of said yoke is substantially parallel to said end; a bearing assembly operably interposed between said bottom end and said top surface of said bottom arm of said yoke.