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A laser based vehicle alignment kit is installed on an existing centerline gauge system to provide a pair of laser beams directed towards one end of a vehicle and a center laser which may be rotated 360.degree. to simultaneously direct a beam towards the opposed end of the vehicle. The system includ

A laser based vehicle alignment kit is installed on an existing centerline gauge system to provide a pair of laser beams directed towards one end of a vehicle and a center laser which may be rotated 360.degree. to simultaneously direct a beam towards the opposed end of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of horizontal mounting bars, each equipped with structure for coupling with the center assembly of a centerline gauge and a pair of dependent blocks for leveling engagement with the gauge crossbars. One bar is equipped with a laser at each lateral end as well as a laser mounted above the center point of the gauge assembly. The center laser is rotatable 360.degree. about an axis perpendicular with the bar. The remaining bars each include three upstanding transparent targets for sighting alignment with the lasers. The rotatable center laser is coupled with a scale and a series of stops for parallel or perpendicular alignment of the beam with respect to the lateral beams. The center laser may also be rotated to establish a datum plane. A measurement system includes a laser equipped bar mounted between at least two target bars.

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1. A laser conversion kit for a vehicle frame alignment system having a plurality of alignment gauges, each gauge including a center assembly and a laterally adjustable crossbar assembly, said crossbar assembly having lateral ends coupled with respective upright members for supporting the gauges fro

1. A laser conversion kit for a vehicle frame alignment system having a plurality of alignment gauges, each gauge including a center assembly and a laterally adjustable crossbar assembly, said crossbar assembly having lateral ends coupled with respective upright members for supporting the gauges from and beneath a vehicle frame structure and in fixed spaced relation therealong, said kit comprising:a) a laser gauge assembly including a generally horizontal laser support bar supporting a laser source beneath said frame structure; b) a target gauge assembly, including a generally horizontal target support bar supporting a target beneath said frame structure; and c) each of said laser and target support bars engaging respective crossbar assemblies for supporting each of said laser and target support bars on said crossbar assemblies to enable projecting a laser beam from said laser source toward said target.