Patent ID: 8457925

Claim:
A method for acquiring vehicle wheel alignment measurements in a vehicle wheel alignment service system having a computer configured with a set of vehicle wheel alignment service software instructions, and a vehicle support structure having a first runway for receiving the wheels on one side of a vehicle, and a second runway for receiving the wheels on a second side of a vehicle, comprising: positioning a vehicle undergoing a vehicle wheel alignment service procedure in an initial position on the vehicle support structure, with at least one vehicle wheel on a lift ramp segment for imparting a gravity-induced rolling movement of the vehicle along a portion of the vehicle support structure; inclining the lift ramp segment to impart a rolling movement to the vehicle wheels, whereby the vehicle rolls along a portion of the vehicle support structure to a final position; acquiring measurements of the vehicle wheels associated with the imparted rolling movement of the vehicle wheels; utilizing said measurements to determine compensation values associated with said vehicle wheels; and wherein said steps of inclining said lift ramp, and of determining said compensation values, are automated by said set of vehicle wheel alignment service software instructions.