NEED OF ALIGNMENT

      WHEEL ALIGNMENT  and WHEEL BALANCING  are two different things . Most of people get confused between wheel alignment and wheel balancing . They often think both process are similar one . But it is not like that . Both process concerned with WHEEL , but follows different process. In this blog we will look deeply in WHEEL ALIGNMENT .

WHEEL ALIGNMENT :  Alignment is adjustment of system that connect vehicle chassis to its wheel i.e suspension system . In wheel alignment ,wheel are not adjusted . In actual the angle which affects,how tyre make contact with road is adjusted . The angle are adjusted so that they are perpendicular to ground and parallel to each other . This ultimately increases tyre life to its maximum.

 HOW TO KNOW YOUR CAR NEEDS ALIGNMENT 

• Vehicle will pull to one side either to left or right .
• Front tyres shows signs of uneven wear.
• steering wheel will no longer remains straight , it will be off centre.

What exactly technician do in wheel alignment

If you had seen alignment report then you must gone through these word like CAMBER , TOE , CASTER and certain number reports are given for all three . 

CAMBER : This is referred as inward or outward angle of tyre when viewed from front side of vehicle . Camber may be positive  camber or negative camber . 

POSITIVE CAMBER : Too much outward tilt .

NEGATIVE CAMBER : Too much inward tilt . 

  

 Camber misalignment results from ball joint , worn bearing and other suspension parts . 

 

 CAMBER WEAR : The inside and outside of tyre wear more than centre of tyre . This is mainly due to positive or negative camber . 

TOE : Toe alignment is extent to which tyre turn inward or outward when viewed from above . Image given below will give you proper idea . Toe-in is when tyre on your car angled in same way . Toe-out is when tyre angled outward.

TOE WEAR : This can cause one side of tyre wear down more rapidly than other .

CASTER : Caster angle balance steering , stability and cornering . Actually it is angle of your steering axis when viewed from top .

IMPORTANCE OF ALIGNMENT 

 Tyre should be properly align, if the tyres are not align it leads to rapid , uneven , premature worn out of tyre . When you drives car over potholes or bad patch of road in high speed , it will badly affects suspension system .  May camber , toe or caster settings will change due to high speed , causing misalignment of your car . Alignment is very important in terms of safety and increases tyre life.In misaligned vehicle steering wheel will be centre off . Alignment cost will depend upon your tyre size . It starts approx from 250rs for 12 inch tyre varies to 1000 rs or even more . In normal hatchback or compact hatchback car alignment is done for front wheel only . For car with four wheel independent suspension system appropriate alignment is four wheel alignment . Alignment should be done in every 5000km . For any queries and detail information feel free to comment.