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What Everyone Should Know About Wheel Alignment.

Improper alignment is a major cause of premature tire wear.  Over the years, a properly aligned vehicle can add thousands of miles to tire life.  Gas mileage increases as rolling resistence decreases.  Total alignment sets all four wheels parallel which, along with proper inflation, minimizes rolling resistance. 

IMPROVED HANDLING - Does your vehicle pull to one side?  Does the steering wheel vibrate?  Do you constantly have to move the steering wheel to keep your car traveling straight ahead?  Many handling problems can be corrected by a total wheel alignment.  With all the systems components aligned properly, road shock is more efficiently absorbed for a smoother ride.

SAFER DRIVING - A suspension system inspection is part of an alignment procedure.  This allows the technician to spot worn parts BEFORE they can cause costly problems. 

HOW IMPORTANT IS WHEEL ALIGNMENT?  Think of it this way - research indicates that the average car is driven about 12 to 15,000  miles per year.  A car with toe alignment just .34 degrees (just 0.17 inches in laymans terms) out of specifications has dragged its tires sideways for at least 68 miles by the end of the year (at 12,000 miles of driving).

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF A VEHICLE THAT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT? 

• *Excessive or uneven tire wear.
• * Steering wheel pulls to the left or right.
• * Feeling of looseness or wandering.
• * Steering wheel vibration or shimmy.
• * Steering wheel is not centered when the vehicle is moving straight ahead.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU HAVE YOUR VEHICLE ALIGNED? - Follow your vehicle's manufacturers recommendation as noted in your owner's manual.  As a general rule, HAVE YOUR TIRES CHECKED EVERY 10,000 MILES OR AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

 (Reproduced from Hunter Engineering Company Brochure.)

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