CAR FIX Cookeville is a full-service auto shop in Cookville, TN, and one of the services we offer our customers is wheel alignments. If your car, truck, or utility vehicle is not aligned properly, you will find that it is much harder to control the automobile. At a maximum, your wheels should be aligned every two years. In the meantime, you can knock the wheels out of alignment by doing any of the following things listed below.
Hitting or Running Over Curbs
Sometimes a curb sneaks out and gets you. You thought you were turning around it with plenty of space between you and the curb, but you end up slamming into it or running over it. If you have a bad habit of doing this frequently, your wheels will definitely be knocked out of alignment eventually. They can even be knocked out of alignment if you only hit a curb one time.
Speeding Over Speed Bumps
Speed bumps are put on the roads and in parking lots to slow people down. Being a rebel and speeding over them might feel good, but you are also messing up your vehicle’s wheel alignment. The absolute fastest you should drive over a speed bump is 5 mph. This being said, it’s an even better idea to go over them slower. Don’t tempt fate by flying over speed bumps.
Speeding Through Potholes
The same holds true for potholes. Prevention is the best medicine when it comes to these road hazards. If you can drive around a pothole, do so. There are many times when you cannot avoid them, however, and the best way to deal with them is to go through them as slowly as possible. Don’t worry about angry drivers behind you. Potholes can destroy your suspension and even break an axle.
Automobile Accidents
Automobile accidents will definitely affect your wheel alignment and your vehicle’s suspension. Even a minor accident can still knock the wheels out of alignment. If you’ve been in a fender-bender, have your wheel alignment checked as well as the suspension for any unseen damage. The sooner a problem is caught the easier it is to fix.
Poor Suspension Maintenance
Finally, your vehicle’s suspension needs maintenance just as the rest of your automobile does. This includes tire rotations and wheel balances every 6,000 miles, wheel alignments every two years at a maximum, replacing the struts and shocks when they need it, and all other suspension maintenance listed in your owner’s manual.
CAR FIX Cookeville in Cookeville, TN, can help you with all of your vehicle’s maintenance and repair needs, including the suspension and wheel alignment.
