Wheel Alignment & Balancing

Alignment

Wheel Alignment & Balancing

A proper alignment means less wear and tear on steering/suspension components. When a vehicle’s alignment is out of manufacturer’s recommended specification, it can cause the vehicle to drift/float or pull in different directions. Improper wheel alignment creates excessive friction on the road surface leading to uneven tire wear and unnecessary stress on steering/suspension components. This excessive drag will also reduce fuel economy.

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Alignment

Benefits of a correctly aligned vehicle

- Even and consistent tyre wear, therefor greater tyre life
- Predictable and enhanced handling and cornering
- Less driver fatigue through not making constant steering correction
- Lowered fuel consumption

In order to realise these benefits, a full and professional wheel alignment is recommended every 15,000-20,000 km. However a wheel alignment can be required sooner due to such things as impacts from road hazards (potholes, something off the back of a truck…), replacement of steering and suspension components or the fitment of new tyres.
Alignment

Some vehicles are not equipped from the factory with the necessary hardware to make all the required alignment adjustments.

In these instances, modified bolts and/or eccentric bolt kits/spacers need to be installed before proper adjustments can be made. Some repair shops will not take the extra time needed to install these kits and therefore will not perform all the required adjustments, resulting in improper alignment & premature tire wear. Do not be fooled by the “Advertised Low-price Alignment” of most tyre shops. If they are not informing you of any additional adjustments, ask to see a printout of the vehicle specifications & current adjustments. Service kits usually require additional labour to install them and the cost of each kit varies per vehicle. One of our service professionals will be able to answer all of your questions at the time of your appointment.
Alignment

Wheel balancing

Rotating tyres every 10,000km will keep your tyres wearing properly. Front tyres always wear a little faster than rears because you are constantly turning them which causes more stress/wear. Rotating these tyres to the rear, and moving the rears to the front will keep all fours of your tyres wearing evenly. Tyre balancing is done in house with our state of the art wheel balancer. Rims and tyres need to be evenly balanced due to the fact that they are a completely equal circle spinning in one constant direction. If the weight is off on any given part of the rotating rim and tire it can cause a wobble/vibration while driving. Most commonly this happens at certain speeds where the wheel starts to shake from having unbalanced weight in motion. Sometimes this will occur at one speed say 90km/h, and then fade once you reach 100km/h. It causes a discomfort for the vehicle occupants, but can also cause wear on steering/suspension components since it is stressing the parts that the actual wheel bolts on to. Wheel balance can be thrown off by many variants including: Tyre Wear, Rust/Corrosion, Pot Holes, Weights Coming Off. Having a set of four tyres balanced while they are off the vehicle for a rotation is never a bad idea.

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