Your Chevy dealer provides numerous services that help you keep your tires in shape. Keeping your tires in good condition helps them last for many years and lets them deliver a comfortable ride throughout their lifespan. A wheel alignment is one type of service that greatly benefits your car and makes driving safer and easier.
Chevrolet Wheel Alignment: What Is It?
Your vehicle’s wheels become misaligned over time. The tires may turn toward your car or away from it. They can tilt at an angle, leaning toward your car or away from it. This tilting and turning is fixed during an alignment.
The car’s wheels aren’t actually moved during an alignment. Instead, the technicians at your dealership adjust your vehicle’s suspension. This is the system that connects the car to the wheels. The adjustment straightens out the wheels so that they’re flat on the ground and facing forward. You need to get this service as soon as you notice your wheels are becoming misaligned. Your car needs regular alignment inspections, too.
How an Alignment Improves Handling and Tire Wear
Improved Tire Wear
When your wheels are out of alignment, some parts of your tires wear down more than others. This is because some parts spend more time in contact with the ground and drag more than other parts. When your tires wear down unevenly, car rides become bumpy and uncomfortable, your fuel efficiency suffers, and other parts of your car are put under strain. Getting regular alignments prevents these problems.
Improved Handling
It can be much harder to handle your car when every ride is jarring and bumpy. Plus, when your vehicle is out of alignment, it frequently pulls to one side when you’re driving, so you need to alter how you hold the steering wheel.
If all of your wheels are tilted to the left, for example, holding your steering wheel in a neutral position may cause the car to veer left. You then have to turn the steering wheel slightly to get the car to drive straight, making the car more difficult to handle overall.
Signs You Need to Head to the Chevy Dealer for an Alignment
Crooked Steering Wheel
Your steering wheel may be crooked if your wheels are out of alignment. This is most noticeable when you’re driving straight.
Vibrating Steering Wheel
Different issues can cause your steering wheel to vibrate when driving. Misaligned wheels are one of those issues. Instead of vibrating, the steering wheel might feel more like it shaking.
Tire Noise
It’s normal for your tires to make some noise as they roll. If the tires start squealing, however, that’s not so normal. Your vehicle may be misaligned, so head to the dealership to get it checked out.
Come to Bommarito Chevrolet South County in St. Louis, MO when your wheels are misaligned. We’ll get them back in alignment and provide any other service your vehicle needs.
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