Alignments / Wheel Balancing / CV & Drive Axles
Precision Alignments & Wheel Balancing in Cincinnati, OH
Contact UsHaving properly set up alignment, wheel balancing, and CV and drive axles is critical to your vehicle's operation. Set up correctly, you'll have longer lasting tires, improved steering, better gas mileage, smoother driving, and above all increased safety. Contact our team in Cincinnati, OH for an appointment.
Alignments
Driving without proper alignment costs you money because flawed alignment decreases gas mileage and tire life. It also adds stress to your vehicle's steering equipment and structure, and puts your safety at risk. Symptoms to look for that might indicate you need alignment service include loose or difficult steering, pulling and tire wear.
With properly aligned wheels you'll get:
- Tires that last longer
- Easier steering
- Improved gas mileage
- Smoother ride
- Safer, more secure driving
Wheel Balancing
Often confused with wheel alignment, a properly balanced wheel is an optimally tuned wheel-tire combination. If you notice erratic wear patterns on you tires, or a vibration in the steering wheel, seat or floorboard at certain speeds, for example between 50mph - 70mph, you likely need wheel balancing. Our crew will identify the "heavy spots" on the wheels and then properly balance them to a perfectly tuned wheel-tire combination.
CV and Drive Axles
Axles are a load-bearing component that act like a central shaft, maintaining the wheel positions relative to each other and to the vehicle body. You can check your axles simply by going to large space such as a parking lot, and slowly drive in tight circles. If you hear a clicking or cracking noise, you have a worn joint, and it must be repaired immediately. Come see Brogan & Folz Firestone in Cincinnati, OH for a thorough CV and axle inspection.
