Having all four wheels pointed in the same direction will improve your vehicle’s performance during rush hour, weekend cruises, and daily stop-and-go traffic. That’s what wheel alignment is all about. If your wheels are out of alignment, you may notice that your car pulls to one side. That’s why one of our advisers may suggest having your alignment checked periodically.

• Out-of-alignment tires wear unevenly and fairly quickly, but you won’t notice immediately. Keeping your tires out of alignment will cause uneven and fairly rapid wear. Whenever the vehicle pulls to one side, you have to steer it straight again. On a family road trip, keeping the vehicle going straight down the road can be very exhausting, which wears out the tires quickly.

• Some things that commonly throw a wheel out of alignment are slamming into a pothole, smacking a curb, or something like a rock. And it doesn’t have to be a big shock; it can just be the regular bumps and bangs of daily driving that add up and eventually take your vehicle out of alignment.

During an alignment service, we check each wheel’s alignment and determine where they stand relative to factory specifications. In addition to inspecting the tires for wear, we also inspect the suspension and steering components for damage or wear. All these things can contribute to alignment problems. Some sedans allow you to adjust all four wheels, so we align all four wheels. We align the front wheels of vehicles with only front wheel adjustment.