During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, “Do I have to have them balanced?” followed by, “Does it need an alignment too?” I understand why consumers ask ...

To people who aren’t familiar with automobile suspension science, the idea that a vehicle’s wheels can go out of alignment might seem a little weird. To people who aren’t familiar with automobile ...

Drivers often treat alignments like the flossing of auto maintenance. We all know we're supposed to be doing it, but most people wait until something hurts to take a professional's advice seriously.

Tire alignment is a not-so-complicated procedure that simply involves adjusting the wheel angles to ensure they’re perpendicular to the ground or parallel. While the process can be challenging to pull ...

Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants, ...

CARS.COM — You may not notice it right away, but as you get behind the wheel of your car more and more, you’ll start to notice that something isn’t quite right. You’re drifting in one direction or ...

Proper trailer axle/wheel alignment is critical to maximizing tire life, and it's only become more important with the use of wide-base single tires on trailers for fuel economy and weight savings.

Want to adjust your car’s wheel alignment for better handling at the track? Here’s how we did it for next issue’s cover story. As any experienced racer will tell you, getting your car’s wheel ...

Vehicle alignment is a great example of why they teach geometry in high school. How many times did you wonder when you would ever use Euclidean geometry or the Pythagorean theorem? Vehicle alignment ...

The conventional wisdom among drivers of all-wheel-drive vehicles has been that when they need to replace a single tire, every tire should be replaced. Doing that ensures that the AWD system won’t ...

Like standard cars, golf carts need periodic wheel alignments. Fortunately, aligning a golf cart is much easier than aligning a full-size vehicle.