Abstract: An apparatus and method for reduces the steering effort applied by a driver to a steering wheel of a vehicle to maintain straight line tracking of the vehicle. The apparatus includes an adjustable suspension unit interposed between a steerable road wheel and a chassis of the vehicle to adjust the chassis ride height. The apparatus further includes ride height sensors, an inclinometer, a steering effort sensor, and a processor for determining a desired ride height setting that will reduce the steering effort required to maintain the straight line tracking of the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for centering a vehicle steering wheel is disclosed comprising a steering wheel angle measuring tool which measures the instantaneous position of an unfixtured steering wheel from a vertical axis of the steering wheel. The apparatus further includes a toe angle measuring unit which continuously measures the toe angle of the vehicle and a processor which dynamically determines a desired toe angle based upon the instantaneous position of the steering wheel and the measured toe angle. The vehicle steering wheel rotates freely throughout the process of the present invention. A method for centering a vehicle steering wheel is also disclosed.