An improper wheel alignment will definitely shorten your vehicles tire life, causes more wear to steering components and can be a safety hazard if the alignment is bad enough by causing "pulling" to one side. If it pulls to the left you could drift into oncoming traffic.
A vehicles suspension and steering alignment are usually knocked out of specification by roadway potholes, accidents, or worn suspension parts. These issues can cause many problems which can lead to a crooked steering wheel, vibrations, and early tire wear which leads to costly replacements.
It is a standard practice in our shop to do an alignment after installing new tires. We want to get the alignment right and make sure you get the best wear and longest life from the new tires.
One important thing to remember is that a wheel alignment’s purpose is to align of all the suspension and steering components that set the wheels into the manufacturers’ specified positions. An alignment affects the front wheels of all vehicles and the rear wheels of many. I frequently see cars "crab walking" (driving sideways down the road) on the roadways caused by poor alignment or some other issue throwing the alignment seriously out of whack. Crab walking can be caused by numerous things, so it is very important to have this checked.
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