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All Lined Up: Wheel Alignment Service At Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Orland Park

December 23, 2015

When all of your vehicle’s wheels are lined up exactly with each other, your wheels are in alignment. Hitting a road hazard or even just the normal bumps and bounces of everyday driving in Orland Park can cause your SUV's wheels to be out of alignment.

Driving for an extended time in Orland Park when your wheels are out of alignment results in uneven tire wear. This is dangerous … and expensive. Worst case scenario, you have a blowout on a crowded Illinois highway. It can also cause premature wear to your suspension system, which can be really expensive to repair. At the very least, you may have to replace your tires years too early.

Here are some alignment basics from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Orland Park:

The first adjustment is called toe or do the wheels point in towards each other or away from each other at the front of the tire.
The next adjustment is called camber or do the wheels tip in or out at the top.
And finally, there is castor. Castor measures the angle where the front axles attach to the vehicle.

The ideal alignment for your SUV was designed by its engineers. Alignment service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Orland Park starts with an inspection of the steering and suspension – to see if anything’s bent or broken. Then your friendly Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Orland Park technician will look at tire condition.

From there, the SUV is put on an alignment rack and an initial alignment reading is taken. The wheels are then aligned to SUV auto manufacturers’s specifications.

Your SUV owner’s manual probably has a recommendation for how often your alignment should be checked – usually every couple of years. If you suspect an alignment problem, get it checked at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Orland Park before you suffer expensive tire or suspension damage.

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