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FRONT END alignment problems can ruin expensive tires in no time, so be sure to check for even tire wear on

your car.

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Align wheels both
in front and back

IS YOUR car ready for front end
alignment service?

Yon't be surprised te find out at
needs rear wheel alrenment too,
says Car Care Council, if you own
a front wheel drive car.

These occasionally require ad-
justments to the rear wheels as well
as to the front in order to gain
perfect alignment.

Wheel alignment, which means
the angular relationships hetween
the front and rear suspensions,
steering components, wheels and
frame, is essential to proper han-
dling of the vehicle.

The council answers a few of the
more commonly asked questions
about this critical aspect of vehicle
maintenance.

What causes wheels to go out of
alignment? The most common
feasons arc worn steering and
suspension parts or impact with
curbs, chuck-holes or other
obstructions.

How can you be aware of a
misalignment condition? Your first
tip-offs are uneven tire wear and/
or poor handling.

An experienced technician can
tell which aspects of alignment are
misadjusted merely by looking at
the tread wear pattern of the tires.

He also can tell by driving the

car whether it pulls to one side er
the other, fit fails to return pro-
perly to straight-ahead) position
after a turn, of if it shakes or
vibrates.

How jong should wheels stay in
alignment? Usually a year or more,
says the council, if the car has
kood suspension components and
iW it has not been subjected to
heavy impacts or accident damage.

What are the benefits of keeping
wheel aliencd? The most obvious
advantage are longer tire wear and
better steering. But safer driving
and “better fuel ceconomy are im-
portant too.

A car with misaligned wheels has
a higher rolling resistance,
resulting in more work for the
engine to keep the car in motion.

Will wheel alignment correct
most steering and handling pro-
blems? Most, but not all,

A car cannot be aligned properly
when parts are worn. Also, tires
oul of balance can cause shaking,
which will be exaggerated when
shock absorbers are weak.

Even when everything is perfect-
ly aligned, concludes the council, a
car may steer or handle erratically
due to imperfect or unevenly worn
tires.

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