Even though a wheel alignment isn’t a normal maintenance item, and there isn’t a set mileage or time interval for having it done, you should recognize the indications for when it might be needed for ...

Having the straightest wheel alignment will give your tires the largest contact patch as well as the most even treadwear. But when it comes down to having low offsets, big lips and wide wheels, you ...

During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, “Do I have to have them balanced?” followed by, “Does it need an alignment too?” I understand why consumers ask ...

To people who aren’t familiar with automobile suspension science, the idea that a vehicle’s wheels can go out of alignment might seem a little weird. To people who aren’t familiar with automobile ...

You know you need an alignment so whatever it is you drive won't handle like it's riding on a bowl of cottage cheese. Your hippy neighbor with the plug-in hybrid knows he needs one so he can squeeze ...

Most gearheads understand the basic definitions of caster, camber, and toe, but when it comes to actuallymeasuring or setting these wheel-alignment specs, the easy solution is to bring the car to a ...

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