Liphook Auto Services - Wheel Alignment in Lindford & Bordon

Are you looking for Wheel Alignment in Lindford, or Bordon? We are experts and use state of the art equipment to ensure your vehicle runs true and straight. Let's read on to find out more.

Wheel Alignment is vital to a vehicles general well-being. If the Wheel Alignment is not adjusted correctly you could experience problems such as: Your vehicle pulling to the left or right. Uneven and rapid tyre wear and your steering wheel is crooked when driving straight.

If, when driving your vehicle, it drives straight as an arrow, then there’s a good chance The Wheel Alignment is true. However, every time you drive through a pot hole, hit a speed bump too fast, or bump a curb, it’s likely that you will cause a negative effect to the Wheel Alignment of the vehicle. So, it’s worth having your Wheel Alignment checked every so often.

Having correctly aligned wheels is also good for your pocket, as it maximises fuel economy and minimises tyre wear. Both of which are expensive commodities these days.

As a general rule of thumb, if you have any suspension work carried out, tyres replaced or rotated, have your Wheel Alignment checked.

There are two kinds of Wheel Alignment, at Liphook Auto Services in Lindford, near Bordon, we have invested in the equipment to do both, so you can be assured that your vehicle will drive straight and true.

There are two kinds of Wheel Alignment, either Two Wheel Alignment or Four Wheel Alignment, Two wheel is where we only adjust the front wheels, four wheel includes the rear wheels. As there are many different vehicles on the road, it’s impossible to say here what yours will need. But, common adjustment we make to a vehicles Wheel Alignment at Liphook Auto Services include adjustments to the ‘toe in-out’, the ‘camber’ and the ‘caster’.

The video below explains what these adjustments are.

Is bad wheel alignment dangerous?

When your car's wheels aren't properly aligned it can cause your tyres to wear very quickly or unevenly. You may even notice that your steering wheel may pull to one direction or another. This can potentially be very dangerous if you're driving in the rain and the vehicle hydroplanes.

To check and adjust the Wheel Alignment on most vehicles will take about an hour, so it’s not a long job. As part of the Wheel Alignment process, we’ll also check over your suspension components, before we fit the Alignment equipment to your vehicle. This is because the vehicles wheel alignment can also be adversely affected by those worn and damaged suspension components. If anything needs replacing, prior to carrying out your Wheel Alignment check, our friendly and knowledgable technicians will inform and advise you of the cost of repairs, before we proceed.

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