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During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, “Do I have to have them balanced?” followed by, “Does it need an alignment too?” I understand why consumers ask ...

Tire alignment is a not-so-complicated procedure that simply involves adjusting the wheel angles to ensure they’re perpendicular to the ground or parallel. While the process can be challenging to pull ...

An Australian company is reinventing the wheel and plans to sell the technology to the world’s leading car companies. Victorian-based Doftek has developed what it calls an active wheel alignment ...

We always try to think of the elements of a good, winning setup in terms of priority. It saves time and energy to put the most important items at the top of the list and work on them first. In Circle ...

Q:   I recently had my Toyota RAV4 shipped from the south up to me. It was transported in an open carrier truck and was held ...

Corner balancing. If you've been around racing a little bit, you've surely heard this term before. Or perhaps you've heard NASCAR announcers talk about "wedge," which is basically the same thing.

Many vehicle owners see wheel alignment as optional maintenance—something to postpone until the steering wheel pulls hard to one side or tires look ...

Drivers often treat alignments like the flossing of auto maintenance. We all know we're supposed to be doing it, but most people wait until something hurts to take a professional's advice seriously.

We always try to think of the elements of a good, winning setup in terms of priority. It saves time and energy to put the most important items at the top of the list and work on them first. In Circle ...