System and Method for Improving Structural Wear on a Motor Vehicle

Abstract

The suspension beam or beams of a truck having a shortened bed are modified by bending a distal end of the suspension beam to decrease the distance between a frame mount point and a wheel mount (ball joint) point. The reduction in distance increases the structural support of the suspension sufficiently to eliminate non-uniform tire wear in shortened wheelbase vehicles.

2 . A modified suspension member for a motor vehicle having a shortened wheel base, comprising:
 a proximal end, a distal end, and a beam body, wherein,   the proximal end is configured to attach to a ball joint attached to a wheel assembly, the distal end is configured to attach to a lateral frame member, and the beam body is disposed therebetween, and   wherein the beam body is defined by a centerline from the mounting bracket to an upward bend in the beam body, and wherein the distal end is disposed upward between approximately 1 mm to 3 mm from the centerline of a non-modified suspension member.   
     
     
         3 . The modified suspension member in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the modified suspension member is made from one of iron, titanium, aluminum, iron, or a ferrous alloy. 
     
     
         4 . The modified suspension member in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the modified suspension member is machined from bar stock, and wherein the resulting modified suspension member is modified relative to a non-modified suspension member for the same motor vehicle model. 
     
     
         5 . The modified suspension member in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the modified suspension member is forged, and wherein the resulting modified suspension member is modified relative to a non-modified suspension member for the same motor vehicle model. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of claim  1 , manufactured by bending the distal end of a non-modified suspension member to shorten the distance between the distal end and the ball joint.