Computerised 4 Wheel Alignment

Make sure that you are getting the best economy and performance from your vehicles tyres with our computerised 4 wheel alignment. A computerised wheel alignment will make sure that your vehicles suspension settings are correct to factory settings, maintaining its original factory configuration.

A computerised wheel alignment allows a more accurate alignment than a laser-based machine, therefore the vehicle can be adjusted to exact specifications.

Symptoms of Poor Wheel Alignment

• Vehicle pulling to the left or right when it should be going in a straight line
• Steering wheel is off centre when you are driving in a straight line
• Tyres wearing unevenly on the inner of outer edges

Not having these items rectified may lead to further problems and increased vehicle running costs including;

• Increased tyre wear and more regular replacement
• Increased fuel consumption
• Increased component wear and earlier replacement

Your vehicles steering system is subjected to a great deal of stress while driving on even the smoothest of roads and with breaking and turning cornering. Unneven, rutted and pot holed roads will add additional strain. Steering components over a period of time wear and will need adjusting or replacing e.g. steering racks, track rod ends, ball joints.

Advantages of a Computerised Alignment

Correct wheel alignment is great for your car’s performance but more accurate, computerised alignments have even greater advantages:

• Wheel alignment can be adjusted to a higher degree of accuracy than laser alignment
• Adjusts alignment to manufacturer’s spec to ensure the best economy and performance from your tyres
• Print-outs of your alignment change
• Records readings each time your wheels are aligned on our machine

Four wheel tracking alignment is applicable to all vehicles including two and four wheel drive.

Two wheel alignment has become largely obsolete because this assumes the rear wheels are already aligned with the centerline of the vehicle, only aligning the front wheels to the vehicle centerline.

Four wheel alignment begins with aligning the rear wheels correctly before aligning the front wheels to the optimum position. All vehicles should be four wheel aligned and we do not perform two wheel alignment unless there are very specific reasons for this.

Adjusting your front wheels is important to the overall ride and performance of your car- heavily misaligned wheels will also have a noticeable effect on your vehicle’s handling characteristics.

While rear wheel misalignment may not have as noticeable an effect on your car, but it may still have an impact on your vehicle’s fuel consumption and tyre wear. By aligning all four wheels on your car you can get the best possible performance and fuel economy- with our computerised alignment technology making your car factory-fresh again.

The 3 Angles of Adjustment

There are 3 different angles which we check and adjust as necessary when performing a four wheel alignment.

Toe Adjustment -

• Toe is a measurement of how much a pair of wheels are turned in or out from a straight ahead position.
• We can test toe alignment on the front or the front and rear wheels.
• You will feel your car ‘pulling’ to one side if the toe alignment is out.

Camber Adjustment -

• Camber is the vertical tilt of the wheel
• If the camber is out of alignment it will cause the tyre tread to wear excessively on one edge
• If the camber is different from wheel to wheel it can cause your vehicle to pull to one side
• Camber may not be adjustable on all cars. If the camber alignment is out on these vehicles it may indicate that something is worn or bent and should be inspected more closely

Caster Adjustment -

• Caster alignment is the angle of the steering pivot when viewed from the side of the vehicle
• Caster has little affect on tyre wear, but it affects steering stability
• If the caster is out of adjustment, it can cause problems in straight line tracking
• If the caster is equal but too negative, the steering will be light and the vehicle will wander
• If the caster is equal but too positive, the steering will be heavy and the steering wheel may kick when you hit a bump.

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