Wheel Alignments

Wheel Alignments & Wheel Balancing

Wheel Alignments

Driving over potholes, speed bumps or kerbs can knock your wheel alignment out. This can lead to uneven wear on your tyres and it could feel like you car is ‘pulling’ to one side. This in turn can lead to premature wear on your tyres.

The purpose of having your wheels aligned is to reduce tyre wear, and to ensure that vehicle travel is straight and true (without “pulling” to one side).

For most cars aligning the front wheels will resolve many uneven tyre wear problems. However on some vehicles all 4 wheels will need to be aligned.

Does you car experience the following?

• Uneven or rapid tyre wear
• Pulling or drifting away from a straight line
• The steering wheel off to one side whilst driving on a straight and level road

Wheel Balancing

Wheels that are not balanced or are out of balance generally produce a vibration that is uncomfortable to drive in and results in premature wearing of suspension and steering components, rotating parts and tyres. Correctly balanced wheels help to eliminate vibration and avoid premature wear caused by an imbalance in the rotating wheel and tyre assembly.

The first sign that your wheels may be out of balance is when your steering wheel starts to wobble above a certain speed.

The light weight of modern cars means that they don’t dampen down the vibrations caused by spinning wheels in the way that older, heavier vehicles could.