Wheel Alignments
At RPM Auto Specialists we specialize in high accuracy 3D wheel alignments with top of the line equipment and industry experience allows us to not only improve your vehicles handling, cornering and wet road performance and traction but also its safety and the life span of your tyres.
Wheel alignments are a critical safety and maintenance procedure that should never be over looked when caring for your vehicle. When it is time to service your do you stop to think about the safety of the vehicle along with prolonging its service life with minimal repairs? Wheel alignments not only keep your vehicles handling and traction as it should be, but can even improve the way your car or truck drives, handles, performs in the wet and wears tyres when a specialist adjust your vehicle to an optimal specification.
WHY DO VEHICLES NEED WHEEL ALIGNMENTS?
With any mass-produced product, vehicles included, there is a small tolerance for variation from vehicle to vehicle. When the vehicle is designed, there is some adjustment built into the suspension to account for variances as well as suspension components wearing over time.
WHY ARE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS IMPORTANT?
As mentioned above, wheel alignments are designed to provide predictable and safe handling characteristics to a vehicle. A good wheel alignment will also ensure tyres wear evenly (check back for our in-depth guide to diagnosing types of tyre wear). A wheel alignment is a great way to fine tune the way your vehicle handles too. In some motorsport applications, the alignment may be set far beyond the factory specifications for that vehicle in order to achieve more performance at the cost of tyre wear or component lifespan, but more on that later.
WHAT’S INVOLVED IN A WHEEL ALIGNMENT?
In all vehicles with suspension, there is a complex relationship between suspension arms, vehicle height and steering angle. Collectively known as ‘suspension geometry’ this mess of mechanical linkages, levers and components is what all comes together to make your vehicle handle the way it does.