Importance of Four Wheel Alignment

What is Four Wheel Alignment and Why is it Important?

Getting your wheels properly aligned can save you money, enhance handling, and make your vehicle safer and faster. Four wheel alignment is pretty much what it sounds like – making sure all four wheels are pointed in the right direction. Your car comes with a specific factory set-up and specifications. Overtime Accidents, normal wear, and tear, as well as road conditions, including potholes and curbs, can take their toll on your cars steering and suspension system, and disrupt the alignment settings.

There are several ways of spotting when your wheels aren’t aligned as they should be. When your alignment is off, your tires are not pointing in the same direction. This will affect 4 things:

• Steering
• Suspension
• Safety
• Durability of tires

Poor wheel alignment affects your vehicle in several ways making it unsafe to drive. It causes your vehicle to pull to one side or the other, and driving becomes difficult because you are constantly fighting with your vehicle to keep straight. It can cause your tires to wear out unevenly, and quicker than usual, it affects your vehicle’s fuel efficiency, and over time, poor alignment can also damage other components and affect your safety. It’s important to have our trained technician at Milstead Automotive in The Woodlands and Spring, TX, perform wheel alignments periodically.

Benefits of regular wheel alignments:

1. Increase fuel efficiency
2. Less wear and tear on tires
3. Less wear and tear on other parts.
4. Easier and safer to drive.
5. More mileage out of your tires,allowing them to last longer.
6. Better gas mileage
7. Easier to drive.
8. Less wear and tear on other parts. 

Regular wheel alignment is beneficial for your car. Not only does having the wheels aligned properly save you money on gas, repairs, and tires, but it also gives you the peace of mind knowing you will be safe on the road.At Milstead Automotive our repairs are performed by highly-trained, ASE Certified technicians, that way you can rest assured that your vehicle repairs and maintenances are performed the right way the first time. Milstead Automotive is your go-to shop for auto repair and tires in The Woodlands and Spring, TX. Schedule your appointment online today!