Over time, the wheels of your car can slowly become misaligned due to impacts with curbs and potholes, improperly inflated tires, worn suspension components, and uneven tires. Once pushed out of position, misaligned wheels hinder the steering and handling while damaging the tires and roughening your ride. It’s important to know how to identify crooked wheels as explained in this article. You can have wheel alignment promptly carried out at your local Ford dealership today.
Your Car’s Vibrating Too Much
When your tires or wheels are out of their factory positioning, your drives will become noticeably rougher as the added rolling friction generates extra vibrations and road noise. As a result of all this friction, your gas mileage is also likely to diminish, raising your gas costs.
Your Tires Are Wearing Excessively
Misalignment is a major cause of uneven tire wear which can prematurely wear out a set of tires, creating a further safety hazard. And when tires become uneven, they exacerbate the misalignment. So if you find yourself needing more frequent rotations to equalize the condition of your tires, have your suspension and alignment checked as well.
You’re Having Trouble Steering
When wheels become seriously misaligned, the steering system is impacted. The wheel will feel less firm in your hands; it might even get pushed into a permanent off-center position. You’re likely to lose confidence in the accuracy of your steering.
Your Car Pulls to One Side
All road vehicles go in the direction their wheels are angled. So if one or two of your wheels are unintentionally pointed slightly to the left or right, your car may veer in that direction. This will make it harder to drive in a straight line and will lessen your overall steering precision.
You Can See That Your Tires Are Crooked
Eventually, misaligned wheels become noticeable to the naked eye. Your vehicle will clearly look like something’s amiss. You can stand in front of your car now and look straight down the side to see if any of your wheels are angled outward awkwardly at the back, front, top, or bottom.
Schedule Routine Alignment Checks at Your Ford Dealership
As the aforementioned symptoms tend to develop slowly over time, it’s not always easy to detect misalignment at first. A safe procedure is to have the angles of your wheels measured twice a year. Our technicians can use computerized alignment machinery to precisely check and correct each wheel.
Without perfectly parallel wheels, your safety and driving enjoyment is reduced. Fortunately, it’s an easy issue to fix. Visit Pohanka Ford of Salisbury in Salisbury, MD, today to have your wheels measured and realigned to their original factory positioning.
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