What is the best alignment tool to buy?
The SLR Best Home Wheel Alignment Tool was designed specifically for performance car owners. Unlike bulky shop machines, this alignment kit is portable, precise, and easy to use in your own garage or track paddock. It allows you to quickly measure toe, camber, and caster without needing specialized equipment or a lift. Since it requires adjustments that are very precise, it’s recommended to have a professional mechanic do it for you, especially for camber and caster. However, you might be able to align the toe angle on the front wheels pretty well after replacing steering or suspension parts like a tie rod end or struts.There are many variables when aligning the wheels of a vehicle – Castor, Camber and Toe all need to be adjusted correctly to ensure your vehicle performs as the manufacturer intended. Whilst it is possible to align your car from home, it is recommended you leave it to the professionals.
What are the three basic alignment types?
There are three main types of alignments available – front-end, thrust and four-wheel. The type of suspension that your vehicle has determines what kind of alignment your car will receive. Your mechanic will be able to recommend the right alignment type for your vehicle. Yes, it is recommended to get a four-wheel alignment when you fit new tyres. Even brand new tyres can be affected by improper wheel alignment, which can lead to uneven tyre wear, increased fuel consumption and poor handling.Many tyre fitters consider a front-end-only alignment unsuited to modern cars due to its incomplete nature and may refuse to offer it. Tyreright recommends that you always have a Thrust or Four-wheel Alignment.It’s generally a good idea to get a alignment done after replacing your tires, especially if you’re replacing all four tires at once. This is because replacing your tires can affect your vehicle’s alignment.So if you’re thinking of doing an alignment in the near future consider using the best and most accurate machine available to align your vehicle’s wheels. The alignment results will speak for themselves. Most tire manufacturers now recommend doing a 3D imaging alignment when installing a new set of tires.
What are the 5 basic alignment angles?
Traditionally, five alignment angles are checked at the front wheels-caster, camber, toe, steering axis inclination (SAI) and toe-out on turns. When we move from two-wheel to four-wheel alignment, we add setback and the vehicle thrust angle into the equation. A tire balance corrects the weight imbalance on your tire and wheel assemblies, while an alignment corrects the angles of the tires so they always come in contact with the road in the right way.