There are
many advantages of having the wheels of your four-wheeler vehicle aligned
perfectly. By getting the wheel alignment done your car will run smooth and
straight, the steering wheel will become greatly responsive according to your
movement, the car’s condition will improve and it will consume less fuel.
Moreover, wheel alignment increases the lifespan of a car’s tires.
Though it
happens very rarely while driving, but when we hit a pothole on the road or a
speed bump without noticing them, the aligned frequency between the wheels gets
disturbed. Wheel alignment gets the wheels back into their standard position.
Wheel
alignment is a vital part of the process of complete car maintenance. The
perfect alignment of wheels simply means that wheels should be strictly
perpendicular to the ground and perfectly parallel to each other. Basically,
there is a specific set of parameters that are determined by the car’s
manufacturers and following those instructions the mechanic adjusts the wheels.
In case, the alignment is not done properly, it will cause damage to tires
continuously day by day and soon the tires will come to a condition where they
ask for a replacement.
There are
different techniques are used along with different methods to perform this task
of wheel alignment. In older times when there was a lack of technique, wheel
alignment used to be done manually in such operations the repair man used to
rely on his instincts about alignment hence there was no accuracy.
Today, the modern
technology is getting help from advanced 3d wheel alignment machine that provides 100% accuracy in results but a human
is highly required to put on the clamp and monitor the alignment process.
Now during
the process, the car has to be parked somewhere close to the machine. It should
be parked in such a way that all four tires get on a set of four clamps, these
clamps then put some pressure on the tires to complete the clamping process.
Then, a set of rotating jaws are fixed on the tires to tighten them, the main
objective of these jaws is that the clamps don’t lose out in between the
alignment process.
During 3d
wheel alignment, a computer is used to generate the car’s 3d model with having
current position of tires through the signals produced by clamps. With the help
of these smart machines and computer, it got very easy to have a complete 3d
view of the wheels on the screen.
The advanced 3d wheel alignment machines
are made in China and are highly
beneficial as a user can have various advantages such as they can get the
height of their cars adjusted according to their need. Through the use of
weight, height, angle calculation and cameras, the whole task of wheel
alignment is completely automatic.
The cost of
wheel alignment will differ with different repairmen however when everything
will be done, you may get charged between $30 and $65 for two wheels, while a
four-wheel alignment may cost you up to $95. Some auto mechanics offer rebates
on their working and you ought to be cautious if a technician charges too much
high or unnecessarily low costs.
