Is fixing car alignment important?

[sherlock ohms]

/* lecture..Rule of thumb, best tires to front, better of best to nearside. Solid axle rear suspension will eventually create an even tread wear across the tread face. Crossply and biasply tyres are antiquated. Radial construction is the norm. Alignment immediately following tire replacement is perfectly acceptable, in fact desirable, but the vehicle should have a brief road 'test' to allow the vehicle suspension to settle. Tire pressure is a huge factor in fuel consumption as well as longevity, not to mention wear patterns.. consider these points.. an underinflated tire will show abnormal wear on both inner and outer edges, ..whilst this is occurring the increased rolling resistance will cause the vehicle to 'pull' toward that side, which means the driver is constantly counteracting the effect by steering into (against) the direction of pull, therefore the opposing tyre is subjected to unnecessary friction. (dammit.. I'm "tired" of correcting the tire / tyre spell issue, so bear with me..and i think i made a valid point by mentioning that..)
One other point worth mentioning, assuming a situation in which both tyres were equally incorrectly adjusted..I.E. 1/2" / 13mm toe in per wheel when spec. is 1/8" / 3mm TOTAL (1/16" 1.5mm), the vehicle will still drive in a straight line, even though the tyres are being raped senseless..(obviously an exaggerated situation as the vehicle would be essentially uncontrollable, but it illustrates the point). Same applies for camber. Caster will also cause pulling if a positive/negative situation is present. */lecture

 

[nismaratwork]

/* lecture..Rule of thumb, best tires to front, better of best to nearside. Solid axle rear suspension will eventually create an even tread wear across the tread face. Crossply and biasply tyres are antiquated. Radial construction is the norm. Alignment immediately following tire replacement is perfectly acceptable, in fact desirable, but the vehicle should have a brief road 'test' to allow the vehicle suspension to settle. Tire pressure is a huge factor in fuel consumption as well as longevity, not to mention wear patterns.. consider these points.. an underinflated tire will show abnormal wear on both inner and outer edges, ..whilst this is occurring the increased rolling resistance will cause the vehicle to 'pull' toward that side, which means the driver is constantly counteracting the effect by steering into (against) the direction of pull, therefore the opposing tyre is subjected to unnecessary friction. (dammit.. I'm "tired" of correcting the tire / tyre spell issue, so bear with me..and i think i made a valid point by mentioning that..)
One other point worth mentioning, assuming a situation in which both tyres were equally incorrectly adjusted..I.E. 1/2" / 13mm toe in per wheel when spec. is 1/8" / 3mm TOTAL (1/16" 1.5mm), the vehicle will still drive in a straight line, even though the tyres are being raped senseless..(obviously an exaggerated situation as the vehicle would be essentially uncontrollable, but it illustrates the point). Same applies for camber. Caster will also cause pulling if a positive/negative situation is present. */lecture

You do realize that you just became the resident PF mechanic... right?

 

[sherlock ohms]

lol.. do i get a shiny badge?

 

[nismaratwork]

lol.. do i get a shiny badge?

Not from me, but... actually if you're really helpful and responsible... yeah eventually you do! Literally!