Wheel alignment affects safety, handling, and performance. Abnormal tire wear and handling quirks signal the need for wheel alignment. Modifying the chassis or suspension requires a trip to the ...

Rich Manapat of Complete Diesel Service uses a jacking system to raise the front axle off the wheels, which allows proper checking of front-end components. Why should you pay attention to wheel ...

Is your bike handling strangely? Tires wearing out asymmetrically? Chain making funny sounds? Believe it or not, a serious misalignment of the front and rear wheels can be the cause of all these ...

Front-end alignment is an old term. These days, most reputable shops do what's known as a computerized four-wheel alignment to check tracking in all four corners. This is performed by a sophisticated ...

Tire wear often is blamed on a number of things, and many times, on the brand of the tire. But aggressive tire wear is a symptom that something else is wrong with a truck. Peggy Fisher, president of ...

The American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists will offer a technician training clinic on alignment August 20-21 in Scott, Louisiana, at Lafayette Spring Company. The event will have both a ...

A car alignment typically takes 30 minutes to an hour, but can be longer if the vehicle has worn suspension parts or complex systems like SUVs/trucks, potentially extending the service to 90 minutes ...

Too many truck owners have been educated in the tire shop mentality of “set the toe and let it go," says ACOFAS. The American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists will offer a technician ...