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A supporting frame supports a measuring head which has mounted thereon a measuring element which abuts with a reference surface of a wheel mounting member so as to be inclinable about a camber axis and a toe axis. A plurality of holding arms which can be opened and closed are provided on this suppor

A supporting frame supports a measuring head which has mounted thereon a measuring element which abuts with a reference surface of a wheel mounting member so as to be inclinable about a camber axis and a toe axis. A plurality of holding arms which can be opened and closed are provided on this supporting frame. Each of the holding arms is provided with a roller. The wheel mounting member is held by these rollers in a diametrically aligned condition. Each of these rollers is made of an elastic member and is rotatably supported by fitting onto a roller axis which is parallel with a tangential line of the wheel mounting member at a point of abutment of each of the rollers with the wheel mounting member. The wheel mounting member is thus made free to incline. A suspension is moved up and down by vertically driving the supporting frame. The toe change characteristics and the camber change characteristics as a result of this vertical movement are compared with reference change characteristics to thereby discriminate the assembling accuracy of the suspension.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for measuring alignment of a suspension of a vehicle, said measuring being made at a stage of sub-assembling of the suspension, said apparatus comprising:jig means for supporting a suspension sub-assembly in a predetermined position;a supporting frame dispose

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for measuring alignment of a suspension of a vehicle, said measuring being made at a stage of sub-assembling of the suspension, said apparatus comprising:jig means for supporting a suspension sub-assembly in a predetermined position;a supporting frame disposed on each lateral side of said jig means;a measuring element which perpendicularly abuts with a reference surface which is at right angles to an axle of a wheel mounting member, said wheel mounting member being rotatably supported by a knuckle of the suspension;holding means for holding said wheel mounting member in a condition to diametrically align said wheel mounting member;a measuring head for supporting said measuring element so as to be inclinable about a longitudinal camber axis and about a vertical toe axis, said measuring head having camber detecting means and toe detecting means, said camber detecting means being for detecting an angle of inclination of said measuring element about said camber axis, said toe detecting means being for detecting an angle of inclination of said measuring element about said toe axis;said measuring head being supported on said supporting frame in a manner to be pushed laterally inward via pushing means such that said measuring element abuts with said reference surface of said wheel mounting member:wherein a plurality of holding arms which constitute said holding means are supported on said supporting frame so as to be opened and closed in a diametrical direction of said wheel mounting member; andwherein an elastic roller which is made up of an elastic member to abut with a circumferential surface of said wheel mounting member is supported on each of said holding arms, said roller being rotatable about a roller axis which is parallel with a tangential line of said wheel mounting member at a point of abutment with each of said rollers.