Wheel Alignment Guide – Crux, Importance & Consequences

Does your car give you a vibration or shaky effect very often? Does your car pull towards the right or the left on releasing the steering wheel while you’re driving? Or may be does it not drive just like the way it used to?

If your answer to any of those questions posed above is a yes, then you are in dire need to get your wheel service / tyre service done because you are having a wheel alignment issue. Very often most of us tend to believe that the only factor that will affect our wheels and tyres will be either a crack, damage or maybe just an occasional puncture.  We frequently overlook the most important aspect of wheel service that is wheel alignment.

Misalignment of wheels and tyres is often caused by a myriad set of unruly events such as minor accidents, road conditions including your driving habits.  It can cause of lot of problems like increase in your vehicle tyres’ tread wear, miserable handling, untimely tyre replacement resulting indirectly in increase in tyre replacement cost, high levels of fuel consumption and much more. Above all , apart from these technical aspects it endangers the life of your loved ones and raises a serious safety concern when on the road.

With that in mind, this infographic gives you the crux of wheel alignment and tries to educate you on the various aspects and effects of improper misalignment. It makes a sound statement with regards to the necessity of getting tyre alignment done regularly without fail. This basic guide precisely tries to save you from this headache and help you make your journey / travel safe and enjoyable.

So, next time you visit a tyre shop or wheel shop do not forget to get your wheel alignment / tyre alignment checked for a longer life of your vehicle and your tyres.

Happy Travelling!

Wheel-Alignment

9 thoughts on “Wheel Alignment Guide – Crux, Importance & Consequences”

  1. My dad wants to make sure that the wheels on our tire are properly aligned before going on a long drive. It was explained here that tire alignment should be checked more often for safety. Furthermore, it’s recommended to hire professionals for quality tire alignment.

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  2. I never knew that misalignment of wheels and tires is often caused by a myriad set of unruly events such as minor accidents, road conditions including your driving habits. I am planning on getting my tires aligned this week. Thank you for the information on tire alignment.

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  3. I never knew that your driving habits can lead to your wheels becoming misaligned! My wife and I are trying to teach our son to drive, and we have noticed that he turns very extremely! I will be sure to tell him that he needs to try and ease into his turns so the wheels stay aligned!

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  4. Driving a vehicle with improper alignment have significant impact on the performance of the vehicle. Improper alignments cause uneven wearing of the tire and reduces it’s lifespan. So, it is really essential to check the wheel alignment at a regular interval and appearance of any sign of improper alignment should be addressed immediately. Misalignment has negative impact on the fuel economy of the vehicle as well as threatens the safety of the passengers.

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  5. I would like to thank you for sharing such a nice and useful article and infographic presentation about the tire misalignment. Misalignment of wheel and tire could affects the performance of the vehicle and could also damage the tire. Tire replacement is really expensive. So, tire needs regular maintenance like other components of the vehicle to runs smoothly for longer time period. Misalignment causes tire to wear unevenly. Apart from this, tire rotation is also necessary to extend the lifespan of the tire.

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  6. I had no idea that minor accidents, road conditions, and driving habits could increase the chances of misalignment of wheels and tires. My husband and I share a car and are thinking the alignment is off so we want to take it in to correct it, but I want to make sure I can keep it from happening again, though I guess I can’t prevent it too much. Thank you for the information about how misaligned tires can cause a lot of problems and endanger your family on the road. Guess we’d better take our car in!

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  7. It’s so awesome that I stumbled upon your post in a timely manner. Yesterday, my husband told me that he noticed that there’s something wrong with our car while he’s driving. It’s a good thing that nothing bad happened to him. I agree when you said that misalignment of wheels and tires is often caused by a myriad set of unruly events such as minor accidents, that’s why we need to check it as often as we can.

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  8. I found it very interesting that the infographic showed that improper alignment can actually lead to additional wear on the tires which would mean the tires won’t last as long as you’d think. My wife’s car hasn’t been driving as well as it normally does and she’s worried that she’s done something wrong but I don’t think that’s it at all. We might just have to look into a company that can handle aligning the tires properly to avoid the wear on the tires and hopefully fix the driving problem.

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