Tire wear patterns tell you everything. They reveal how the car performs, how it’s driven, and whether alignment, suspension, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to auto maintenance, there's a lot that goes into keeping your car in solid condition for the long haul. With regular and frequent service items — like engine oil replacements, tire ...

Vehicle alignment is a great example of why they teach geometry in high school. How many times did you wonder when you would ever use Euclidean geometry or the Pythagorean theorem? Vehicle alignment ...

Misalignment is the second leading cause of lost tread mileage after improper inflation. This is probably because most truckers don't understand the importance of total vehicle alignment (steer as ...

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 ...

Front-end and full-vehicle alignment tends to be an afterthought for many fleets, often happening only after a driver logs a complaint. “From a fleet perspective, alignments are a lot like doctor ...