Wheel Alignment
Stop the pull, track straight, and make your tires last longer.
If your car pulls or your tires are wearing unevenly, a computerized alignment dials your wheels back to factory spec. It keeps you tracking straight and protects the money you just put into tires.
Florida's potholes, curbs, and construction zones knock your alignment out of spec over time, and even a small amount of toe or camber error scrubs tread off your tires fast. Our alignment rack sets camber, caster, and toe back to the manufacturer's numbers and prints a before-and-after so you can see exactly what changed.
We recommend an alignment check with every new set of tires and any time you notice a pull or uneven wear. It's a small service that pays for itself in how much longer your tires last. One distinction worth knowing: a pull that's there at steady speed points at alignment, while a car that only pulls once you're on the pedal is a brake inspection question, usually one side not clamping as hard as the other.
What's included
- Computerized four-wheel or thrust-angle alignment
- Camber, caster & toe set to spec
- Steering & suspension inspection
- Tire wear assessment
- Before-and-after printout
Signs it's time
Notice any of these? Bring it in and we'll take a look.
- Car drifts or pulls to one side on a straight road
- Steering wheel is off-center when driving straight
- Tires wearing faster on one edge
- Steering feels loose or wanders
- Just hit a bad pothole or curb
Questions about wheel alignment
- How long does a wheel alignment take?
- For most cars, about an hour. The measurement is the quick part, and it's also what tells us whether anything is actually out of spec, so you leave with the numbers either way. The adjusting is what stretches the job out. Hardware that hasn't moved in years can be slow to free up, and if we find a worn ball joint or bushing while the car is on the rack, we'll call you first, because an alignment set on a worn part won't hold.
- What's the difference between an alignment and a tire balance?
- They answer two different complaints. Alignment is about direction, the angles the wheels sit at, which decide whether the car tracks straight and how the tread wears. Balancing is about weight distribution around each wheel and tire, and you feel it as a vibration that comes in at speed and fades once you slow down. Neither one fixes the other, so a car can track perfectly straight and still shake on the interstate. Tell us what you're feeling and where, and we'll start with the one that matches.
- How often should I get an alignment?
- There's no mileage interval for it the way there is for an oil change. Once a year is a reasonable check for most cars, and past that it's driven by what happens to the car rather than by the odometer. The trigger that's easiest to miss is steering and suspension work. Replace a tie rod, a control arm, or a set of struts and the geometry has changed by definition, so the alignment is part of finishing that job, not an extra sold afterward.
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