Like many of you, doing my own car maintenance is a big part of my life. Not only does it offer some financial advantages, it also gives a little relief from, well, everything else. Call it automotive ...

Even though your car was designed to handle most of what you can throw at it, there are times when even a perfectly maintained vehicle needs some love. Alignment and suspension issues can pop up, ...

Here’s some food for thought for your next mechanic shop visit. What are the common angles that are adjusted when doing a wheel alignment and why should you care? Correct wheel alignment settings are ...

Getting a wheel alignment for your car is essential to routine maintenance. Despite its name, a wheel alignment has nothing to do with adjusting the wheels and tires of your car. Instead, the ...

Greg Daugherty has worked 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites. He is also the author of two books. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

Classic BMW 3 Series maintenance takes shape as an E46 goes through a fresh alignment. The subject suggests a service bay or ...

Is your bike handling strangely? Tires wearing out asymmetrically? Chain making funny sounds? Believe it or not, a serious misalignment of the front and rear wheels can be the cause of all these ...

Tire alignment is a not-so-complicated procedure that simply involves adjusting the wheel angles to ensure they’re perpendicular to the ground or parallel. While the process can be challenging to pull ...

Wheel alignment is a procedure that involves adjusting the angles of the wheels on a vehicle, so they get set to the vehicle manufacturer's specifications. Proper wheel alignment helps improve the ...

Change the angle of each car’s wheel on the move to get better fuel economy or improve handling? If it sounds like the result of inebriated banter around a barbecue too late one night, you’d be sober ...

Until now, a car’s wheel alignment could only be adjusted manually by a mechanic in a workshop. A single wheel alignment setting covers all possible uses and conditions, forcing a compromise between ...