Wheel Alignment Services in Bedford Heights, OH

When your vehicle comes off of the factory floor, everything is calibrated for maximum efficiency. Your vehicle's alignment is one of these setting that your manufacturer recommends to maintain performance and fuel efficiency. Finn Tire & Automotive offers professional wheel alignment services and other maintenance services in Bedford Heights, OH.

Why Is Wheel Alignment Important?

Over time, the angles that your wheels are set at get skewed. This happens through regular use and can suddenly change with a hard impact on a curb, bump, pothole, or other sudden terrain changes. Many factors impact your vehicle's alignment. You typically need alignment service after a major or minor collision that results in physical damage to your vehicle's frame.

Misaligned Wheels Cause Problems

When your vehicle alignment is not proportioned correctly, two issues may occur:

• Driving becomes more expensive
• Driving becomes more dangerous.

Driving without proper alignment costs you money. Not only does flawed alignment decrease gas mileage and tire life, but it also adds stress to your vehicle's steering equipment and structure.

What Is a Wheel Alignment Service

Ideally, your vehicle's wheels should run perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other. Adjusting these wheel angles will bring your vehicle back into proper alignment. During a wheel alignment service, our service technicians will measure the angles of your wheels and compare them to manufacturer specifications. Our mechanic will then re-adjust the wheels to the angles that they should be.

Signs That You Need to Get a Wheel Alignment Service

Driving without proper alignment puts you at risk. An out-of-alignment car pulls and drifts away from a straight road and may cause an accident. Excessive tire wear—another result of bad car alignment—leads to tire blow-outs and poor traction, which also causes accidents. Please bring in your vehicle, and our alignment experts will make sure your vehicle drives smoothly and safely.

Common Symptoms of Alignment Issues

Look for the following symptoms to determine if you require our computerized alignment services.

Caster:

• A faulty caster angle causes loose or difficult steering.
• Caster describes the steering pivot angle, as seen from the vehicle's side and measured in degrees. Caster alignment plays a significant role in evaluating the "feel" of steering and stability. Three to five degrees of positive caster is typical for most vehicles and lower angles for heavier vehicles.

Camber:

• A wrong camber angle will create pulling and tire wear.
• Camber is the wheel's angle in relation to a vertical direction (seen from the front or rear of the car). A negative camber measurement occurs when a wheel leans toward the vehicle's framework; a positive measurement points the wheel away from the vehicle. An ideal camber angle assures optimal tire efficiency, proper steering control and helps prevent rolling.

Toe:

• A faulty toe angle will wear down your tires.
• Like camber and caster, the toe is measured by degrees. When your front or rear wheels have front edges pointed toward each other, the pair is called "toe-ins." If the front edges point away from each other, the pair is called "toe-outs."

Benefits of Proper Car Alignment

With properly aligned wheels, you'll get:

• Tires that last longer
• Easier steering
• Improved gas mileage
• Smoother ride
• Safer, more secure driving

Visit Our Store Near You for Professional Wheel Alignment Services

Finn Tire & Automotive in Bedford Heights, OH offers professional car alignment services that will get your vehicle driving smoothly again. We offer two-wheel (front-end) and four-wheel alignment services at our store near you. Schedule an appointment online or visit us today. We're the trusted provider of wheel alignments and other automotive repair and maintenance services.