Wheel Alignment

Wheel alignment to stop uneven tyre wear, a car that pulls to one side, and an off-centre steering wheel.

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Typical Duration 1 hour

We set tyre pressures, inspect the steering and suspension components for wear, measure the alignment angles against the manufacturer specification, adjust toe and any other adjustable angles, and centre the steering wheel before a road test.

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The Most Trusted Wheel Alignment

Wheel alignment describes the angles at which your wheels meet the road, and small errors in those angles have large consequences. A few millimetres of incorrect toe will scrub a set of tyres out in a fraction of their expected life, while the car pulls to one side and the steering wheel sits crooked. Michanic carries out wheel alignment and, just as importantly, checks the suspension components that determine whether an alignment will hold.

Why Choose Our Wheel Alignment Services?

  1. Tyres Last Their Life:
    Incorrect toe is the single most effective way to destroy a new set of tyres. Aligning after fitting protects the money you just spent.
  2. Suspension Checked First:
    Alignment cannot be set correctly on worn ball joints, tie rod ends or bushes. Those are inspected before any adjustment is made.
  3. Steering Wheel Straightened:
    A centred steering wheel is part of a correct alignment, not an optional extra, and an off-centre wheel usually means the job was half done.
  4. Handling Restored:
    A car that tracks straight and returns to centre is easier and safer to drive, particularly on a long trip.

Why We are the Best Choice for Wheel Alignment

  • Wear Pattern Read First:
    How a tyre has worn tells you which angle is out. Feathering, inner edge wear and one sided wear each point somewhere different.
  • All Adjustable Angles Set:
    Toe, and camber and caster where they are adjustable, are set to the manufacturer figures rather than only the easy one.
  • Pressures Corrected:
    Alignment measured on incorrectly inflated tyres is meaningless, so pressures are set before anything else.
  • Honest About Limits:
    If a bent component or worn bush means the alignment will not hold, we tell you rather than taking payment for a setting that will drift.

Alignment is a safety item as much as a tyre wear one. A car that is out of alignment does not respond symmetrically under braking, and in an emergency stop that asymmetry becomes a pull to one side at exactly the wrong moment. Uneven wear also means that one part of the tyre reaches the legal limit long before the rest, so a tyre can look serviceable across most of its width while its inner edge is already down to the belts. That inner edge is the part you cannot see without turning the wheel.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How often should wheel alignment be checked?
    At least once a year, whenever new tyres are fitted, after any suspension or steering work, and any time you hit a significant pothole or kerb. South African road conditions make the pothole case the most common by far.
  • What are the signs my car needs alignment?
    A pull to one side on a flat road, a steering wheel that sits off centre while travelling straight, uneven wear on the tyre edges, or a feathered tread pattern you can feel by running a hand across it.
  • Is wheel alignment the same as wheel balancing?
    No. Balancing corrects weight distribution around the wheel and cures vibration at speed. Alignment sets the angles at which the wheels meet the road and cures pulling and uneven wear. They are separate jobs.
  • Can alignment fix uneven tyre wear that has already happened?
    It stops it getting worse, but it cannot restore rubber already lost. A badly worn tyre will usually continue to be noisy or wear unevenly even after correction, so it may need replacing alongside the alignment.
  • Why does my car still pull after an alignment?
    Common causes are a dragging brake caliper, a tyre with internal belt damage causing a pull of its own, uneven tyre pressures, or a worn suspension component that shifted once the car was back on the road.