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Tire alignment is a not-so-complicated procedure that simply involves adjusting the wheel angles to ensure they’re perpendicular to the ground or parallel. While the process can be challenging to pull ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drivers often treat alignments like the flossing of auto maintenance. We all know we're supposed to be doing it, but most people wait until something hurts to take a professional's advice seriously.

Sometimes it's just hard to beat the old-fashioned way of doing things. This can definitely be true when it comes to squaring your car, or checking the alignment of all four wheels. Manufacturers have ...

GM has filed a patent for a new system that will detect if a vehicle’s wheel alignment specs are within certain values, and will notify the vehicle owner if they fall outside a predetermined value.

Wheel alignment is a procedure that involves adjusting the angles of the wheels on a vehicle, so they get set to the vehicle manufacturer's specifications. Proper wheel alignment helps improve the ...