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This invention is a wheel steering axis inclination, caster, and camber adjustment assembly operable to be connected to each joint and wheel assemblies on motor vehicles and, more particularly, on a 4-wheel drive motor vehicle. The wheel caster and camber adjustment assembly includes (1) a first fla

This invention is a wheel steering axis inclination, caster, and camber adjustment assembly operable to be connected to each joint and wheel assemblies on motor vehicles and, more particularly, on a 4-wheel drive motor vehicle. The wheel caster and camber adjustment assembly includes (1) a first flange assembly; (2) a second flange assembly; (3) a connector assembly to interconnect the first flange assembly to the second flange assembly; (4) a main shim assembly to be placed between the first flange assembly and the second flange assembly to adjust camber thereof; and (5) another main shim assembly to be placed between a knuckle assembly and a spindle assembly on the vehicle to adjust SAI. The first flange assembly and second flange assembly are ring like structures having an inner portion welded to adjacent surrounding severed portions of a support housing of the wheel assemblies. The second flange assembly has openings of an elongated slot configuration so as to permit relative rotation of the first flange assembly to the second flange assembly. The main shim assembly can be of various tapered type structures so as to achieve the desired shimming adjustment of the wheel assembly up and down relative to a horizontal axis to adjust caster. Additionally, the main shim assembly may be constructed in half-shim sections having slot openings to allow adjustability and mounting of the main shim assembly without removing the connector bolts between the first and second flange assemblies.

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A method of adjusting camber and caster on wheel assemblies on vehicles embodying the steps of: (a) severing a driven axle housing member on said wheel assembly into adjacent severed portions; (b) securing a first flange assembly to one of the adjacent severed housing portions; (c) connecting a seco

A method of adjusting camber and caster on wheel assemblies on vehicles embodying the steps of: (a) severing a driven axle housing member on said wheel assembly into adjacent severed portions; (b) securing a first flange assembly to one of the adjacent severed housing portions; (c) connecting a second flange assembly to another of the adjacent severed portions of the wheel assembly; and (d) rotating said first flange assembly relative to said second flange assembly to achieve adjustment of the caster thereof.