Vehicle alignments helps your tires last longer, can help improve gas mileage and provides tighter handling to give you and your passengers a better ride and safer ride. A alignment inspection and service can keep you worry free and your vehicle on the road longer.
Is Your Vehicle Pulling left or right? Your vehicle is Telling You Something
Rough roads, potholes we all know how bar the roads are in Kent or anywhere in the Seattle area and the occasional smacking of a curb don’t just make for an uncomfortable ride; they can knock your wheels out of alignment. Misaligned wheels can pull your vehicle to one side and cause you to constantly correct your steering. If your vehicle pulls to one side consistently when you apply your brakes, it could be an alignment issue. As regular maintenance you should align your vehicle once a year. Without proper alignment can also cause a “shimmy” or vibration in your steering wheel when your wheel is shaking every part between your steering wheel and your tires is also shaking. Wheels that are out of alignment can also cause uneven tire wear and can do severe damage to your tires quickly. Uneven tires wear out more quickly and don’t grip the road properly; especially in bad weather and with the amount of rain that we get in Western Washington you need all of the traction you can get. A vehicle that is out of alignment will cost you time and money.
Straight Talk and Straighter Wheels
The highly trained technicians at Central Avenue Automotive are the best in the area when it comes to your car . After a quick discussion with your service adviser our ASE master technicians will conduct wheel angle measurements using our state of the art Hoffman digital alignment system. These wheel angle measurements will show quickly whether your wheels are within the alignment settings specified by your vehicle manufacturer. If they don’t match the recommendations your technician will quickly perform adjustments to all 4 wheels to get thing set straight. Whether you are driving a BMW or a Lifted F-250 or a slammed Subaru Central Avenue Automotive has you covered.
How Often Should I Check my Alignment?
Many vehicle manufacturers now recommend Alignments as part of your regular scheduled maintenance but one thing is for sure our roads in Kent and Auburn even Covington are so rough and poorly maintained that we suggest that you have your Alignment check at least once a year, This is a quick service that can be done at the same time you get your oil changed and tires rotated. But because alignment issues are often a result of a incident, like a falling hard in to a pothole or hitting a curb or debris in the road this will knock your car or truck out of alignment. You should have your alignment checked.
Signs you may need an alignment
- Your car pulls to either side
- Steering wheel is not straight
- You have a vibration
- Your tires are wearing unevenly
- Your fuel mileage has dropped
If you have any questions, please call or schedule your appointment at Central Avenue Automotive today at 253-854-6762 or book your appointment online.
