5 Warning Signs Your Car Needs a Wheel Alignment
One pothole on Sepulveda can knock your alignment out. Here's how to tell — and why waiting will cost you a new set of tires.
1. Your car pulls to one side
If you're constantly correcting to keep the car straight on a flat road, alignment is the most likely culprit.
2. Uneven or 'feathered' tire wear
Look at the inside and outside edges of your front tires. If one side is bald and the other looks new, your camber or toe is off.
3. Off-center steering wheel
Driving straight but your steering wheel is cocked to one side? That's a classic sign of a toe misalignment.
4. Squealing tires on turns
Excess toe-out can make tires scrub instead of roll cleanly through a corner.
5. Vibrations at highway speeds
Alignment plus tire balance are best checked together. A shimmy at 60 mph is worth investigating before it wears out suspension bushings.
The cost of waiting
A $120 alignment can prevent $600+ of premature tire replacement. If you've hit a big pothole, curbed a wheel, or installed new tires, get an alignment check.
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