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A toe adjustment assembly for adjusting the toe in the rear wheels of a vehicle having an independent rear suspension including: a cam device operatively associated with a lateral control arm, a slot provided in fixed relationship with the vehicle frame, and, cam engaging surfaces associated with th

A toe adjustment assembly for adjusting the toe in the rear wheels of a vehicle having an independent rear suspension including: a cam device operatively associated with a lateral control arm, a slot provided in fixed relationship with the vehicle frame, and, cam engaging surfaces associated with the slot. When the cam device is rotated, it coacts with the cam engaging surfaces to cause relative lateral shifting of a shaft portion of the cam device. This lateral shifting of the cam device shaft portion causes lateral shifting of the associated control arm and thus toe adjustment of an associated wheel.

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A toe adjustment assembly for adjusting the toe of a rear wheel of an automotive vehicle comprising: (a) an elongate plate having a recessed portion therein defining two transversely extending parallel cam engaging surfaces and having a longitudinally extending slot provided in said recessed portion

A toe adjustment assembly for adjusting the toe of a rear wheel of an automotive vehicle comprising: (a) an elongate plate having a recessed portion therein defining two transversely extending parallel cam engaging surfaces and having a longitudinally extending slot provided in said recessed portion of substantially identical size and shape as a frame slot provided in a cross member portion of a vehicle frame, said frame slot extending laterally of the vehicle central longitudinal axis; (b) at least one cam assembly adapted to coact with said elongate plate, said frame slot and a vehicle control arm, said cam assembly comprising: (i) a shaft portion having a central longitudinal axis and being adapted to be received in laterally shiftable relationship in same cam plate slot and said frame slot and adapted to be received in laterally nonshiftable relationship in a bore portion of said vehicle control arm; said shaft portion having a torque tool engaging portion at a first end thereof and a threaded portion adapted to accept a nut at a second end thereof; (ii) a disc portion having a central longitudinal axis and a cylindrical periphery adapted to engage said cam engaging surfaces of said elongate plate and having a diameter slightly less than the distance between said cam engaging surfaces, said disc portion being affixed to said shaft portion proximate a first end thereof, said shaft portion passing through said disc portion; said shaft central longitudinal axis being positioned in parallel offset relationship with said disc central longitudinal axis; and (iii) a nut means mountable on said threaded portion for axially urging said elongate plate, an end portion of said control arm and a portion of said vehicle frame into longitudinally fixed relationship; (c) said elongate plate being adapted to be secured to and remain in laterally fixed relationship with said vehicle frame by said cam means; said cam means being constructed and arranged whereby said cam disc portion is displaceable in a direction parallel said cam engagement surfaces and whereby said cam shaft portion is displaceable laterally along said frame slot and said plate slot by rotation of said cam assembly about said cam shaft central longitudinal axis; said lateral displacement of said cam shaft causing lateral displacement of said control arm relative the vehicle central longitudinal axis whereby the toe of an associated rear wheel assembly is selectively adjustable.