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Abstract

A vehicle alignment system for inspecting and adjusting alignment of the suspension of numerous different vehicle models includes manually operable switches for selecting a particular vehicle model, a CD-ROM for storing a number of digital photographs depicting actual wear and adjustment points of different actual vehicle models, a display for displaying digital photographs, and a controller which responds to the selection of a particular vehicle model for providing, if available, at least one of the stored digital photographs for that particular vehicle model to the display for display. A method of operating alignment apparatus for inspecting the suspensions of numerous different vehicle models includes selecting a particular vehicle model to be inspected, displaying as a digital image a digital photograph of at least one actual wear or adjustment point of the actual vehicle model selected, and displaying on the digital image visual indicia of a plurality of predetermined inspection points for that portion of the suspension of the selected vehicle model. A method of operating alignment apparatus for adjusting the suspensions of numerous different vehicle models includes selecting a particular vehicle model having a suspension to be adjusted, displaying a digital photograph of the portion of the suspension of the vehicle model under test which may require adjustment, displaying adjustment instructions on the digital photograph, and following the displayed adjustment instructions to adjust the suspension if necessary.

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First Claim