Adjustment bolt for adjusting camber angle

1. An adjustment bolt for adjusting the camber angle in a vehicle comprising

a head configured to provide a gripping surface for a tightening tool, wherein the head has a first diameter and a first centerline;

a neck extending eccentrically from a bottom surface of the head, wherein the neck has a second diameter and a second centerline;

a lobe extending eccentrically outward from the neck, wherein the lobe has a third diameter and the first centerline, such that the head and lobe each have the first centerline; and

a threaded portion extending eccentrically from outward from the lobe, wherein the threaded portion has a third centerline; and

wherein the first centerline, the second centerline and the third centerline are different from one another.

2. The adjustment bolt of claim 1 , wherein along one side of the adjustment bolt a portion of each of the neck, the lobe, and the threaded portion intersect along a single plane.

3. The adjustment bolt of claim 1 , wherein a major diameter of the threaded portion is effectively flush with a first side of the lobe.

4. The adjustment bolt of claim 3 , wherein a second side of the lobe extends past the threaded portion.

5. The adjustment bolt of claim 1 , wherein

the first centerline is at a distance approximately equal to a radius of the lobe from a side surface of the adjustment bolt;

the second centerline is at a distance approximately equal to a radius of the neck from a side surface of the adjustment bolt; and

the third centerline is at a distance approximately equal to a radius of the threaded portion from a side surface of the adjustment bolt.

6. The adjustment bolt of claim 1 , wherein a material comprising the adjustment bolt is steel alloy.

7. An adjustment assembly for adjusting a camber angle of a wheel for an automobile comprising

an adjustment washer comprising

a prong extending away at a first angle from a body of the washer; and

a tang extending perpendicularly from the body of the washer, wherein the tang is configured to be inserted into a receiving aperture on a flange of a vehicle suspension system; and

an adjustment bolt configured to be inserted into the adjustment washer, comprising

a head;

a neck extending eccentrically from a bottom surface of the head, wherein the neck is substantially cylindrically shaped and the neck has a neck centerline;

a cam extending eccentrically from a right bottom surface of the neck opposite of the head, wherein the cam is substantially cylindrically shaped and has a cam centerline;

a threaded portion extending eccentrically from a right bottom surface of the cam, such that along a right side surface of the adjustment bolt the neck, the cam and a major diameter of the threaded portion are effectively flush, and the threaded portion has a thread centerline; and

wherein the neck centerline is different from the thread centerline.

8. The adjustment assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a locking nut configured to be threaded onto the threaded portion.

9. The adjustment assembly of claim 7 , wherein the adjustment bolt is steel alloy.

10. The adjustment assembly of claim 7 , wherein the cam centerline is different from the neck centerline and the thread centerline.

11. The adjustment assembly of claim 10 , wherein

the cam centerline has a first height measured from a right side of the adjustment bolt;

the neck centerline has a second height measured from a right side surface of the adjustment bolt;

the thread centerline has a third height measured from a right side surface of the adjustment bolt; and

wherein the first height is larger than the third height and the third height is larger than the second height.

12. The adjustment assembly of claim 7 , wherein the head further comprises

a hexagonally shaped body; and

a plate extending outwards from a bottom surface of the hexagonally shaped body.

13. The adjustment assembly of claim 7 , wherein the tang of the adjustment washer is configured to secure the adjustment bolt at a select position within a receiving aperture on the flange for a suspension system for a vehicle.

14. A method for adjusting a camber angle in a vehicle comprising

sliding an adjustment washer onto an adjustment bolt, wherein

the adjustment washer comprises

a prong extending away at a first angle from a body of the washer; and

a tang extending perpendicularly to the body of the washer, wherein the tang is configured to be inserted into a receiving aperture on a flange of a vehicle suspension system; and

the adjustment bolt comprises

a head;

a neck extending eccentrically from a bottom surface of the head, wherein the neck is substantially cylindrically shaped and the neck has a neck centerline;

a lobe extending eccentrically from a right bottom surface of the neck opposite of the head, wherein the lobe is substantially cylindrically shaped and has a lobe centerline; and

a threaded portion extending eccentrically from a right bottom surface of the lobe, such that along a right side surface of the adjustment bolt the neck, the lobe and a major diameter of the threaded portion are effectively flush, wherein the threaded portion has a thread centerline, and wherein the neck centerline, the lobe centerline, and the thread centerline are different from one another;

aligning the tang of the adjustment washer with the lobe of the adjustment bolt;

inserting the threaded portion of the adjustment bolt into a receiving aperture on a flange operably connected to a strut of the vehicle;

inserting the tang of the adjustment washer into the receiving aperture such that a bottom surface of the adjustment washer is substantially flush with a first outer surface of the flange; and

rotating the adjustment bolt within the receiving aperture to obtain a desired camber angle.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising inserting the tang of the adjustment washer into the receiving aperture such that the tang is oriented towards a tire of the vehicle to achieve a negative camber angle.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising

inserting a lock nut onto the threaded portion of the adjustment bolt behind the washer; and

threading the lock nut onto the threaded portion such that the locking nut is substantially flush with a second outer surface of the flange.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising inserting the tang of the adjustment washer into the receiving aperture such that the tang is oriented away from a tire of the vehicle to achieve a positive camber angle.