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A vehicle body-and-frame-alignment apparatus for use in realigning the front inner structures of damaged unitized or unibody constructed vehicles employing sliding strut-shock units as front-end suspension systems, wherein the apparatus is formed by a substantially rectangular adjustable frame gauge

A vehicle body-and-frame-alignment apparatus for use in realigning the front inner structures of damaged unitized or unibody constructed vehicles employing sliding strut-shock units as front-end suspension systems, wherein the apparatus is formed by a substantially rectangular adjustable frame gauge defined by upper and lower horizontal gauge bars adjustably interconnected to oppositely positioned vertical side gauge bars by coupling brackets, each gauge bar including a measuring tape disposed along the longitudinal length thereof. The frame gauge is adapted to be supported on the sliding strut-shock units by an adjustable pair of gauge-positioning members slidably mounted to the upper horizontal bar, the lower horizontal bar being provided with a fixed central indicator and a second pair of gauge-positioning members, each gauge-positioning member including a vertically adjustable reference pointer to indicate structural alignment or misalignment of the vehicle structure.

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A vehicle body-and-frame-alignment apparatus for use in realigning the front-end structures of damaged unitized or unibody constructed vehicles which employ a pair of sliding strut-shock units as a front-end-suspension system, said apparatus comprising a substantially rectangular adjustable frame-ga

A vehicle body-and-frame-alignment apparatus for use in realigning the front-end structures of damaged unitized or unibody constructed vehicles which employ a pair of sliding strut-shock units as a front-end-suspension system, said apparatus comprising a substantially rectangular adjustable frame-gauge structure defined by: an upper horizontal-gauge bar adapted to be positioned transversely over said strut-shock units; a lower horizontal-gauge bar oppositely positioned to and in parallel relation with said upper horizontal-gauge bar, and adapted to be positioned transversely under said strut-shock units; a pair of oppositely disposed vertical-gauge bars interconnected between said upper and lower horizontal-gauge bars, and adapted to be located on respective sides of said vehicle body; means for adjustably mounting said gauge bars to form said substantially rectangular frame-gauge structure about said front-end structure of said vehicle; a first pair of gauge-positioning members slidably mounted to said upper horizontal bar so as to be selectively positioned on said sliding strut-shock units to support said frame-gauge structure about said vehicle body; and at least one other gauge-positioning member slidably mounted to said lower horizontal bar to be selectively positioned at a given reference point on said vehicle.