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Your vehicle needs maintenance to perform safely and at its best. Proper Wheel Alignment is one thing that plays an essential role in safe driving. Properly aligned wheels are necessary to maximise the lives of tyres for safe operation of any type of vehicle. Proper Wheel Alignment means ensuring smooth handling and cornering that, in turn, improves fuel efficiency.

Wheel Alignment has a big impact in a vehicle’s steering response. First, let’s learn what wheel alignment means:
Wheel Alignment is adjusting the angles of the wheels: should be perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other. It is a correction to the vehicle’s suspension. Wheels become misaligned due to some sudden impact of hitting something (hitting a pothole or driving on an uneven road). Even the wear and tear of suspension can be a possible factor that leads to a shift of wheel alignment
 

Do I need a Wheel Alignment?

When your wheels are not aligned, it can put your safety at risk. Due to improper alignment of your vehicle’s wheels, it will result in poor cornering and handling of your vehicle. It can affect the suspension that causes vibration when driving. Wheels that have not been aligned properly will cause excessive tyre wear which will result to having to change tyres more often than usual which increases unnecessary pay-out costs. Misaligned wheels will also cause premature tyre wear and uneven tread wear that will decrease the safe driving life of a tyre. It is also less safe for the driver and its passengers to be on a vehicle with poorly maintained tyres. Drivers will have to make an effort in driving the vehicle because it tends to drift to one side which requires concentration and effort in order to keep the driving safe, making the driver tired, that compromises the safety of its passengers.

Most of the people rely heavily on vehicles on a day-to-day basis. To avoid mechanical problems, better see a professional mechanic to be assured that your wheels are properly aligned as your vehicle will be professionally diagnosed to ensure performance at its best.

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