Subaru Tire Alignments

While many people think about oil changes for their vehicles, one service that many owners overlook is tire alignments. While most professionals recommend a tire alignment every year or two, most vehicle owners go far longer than that between alignments.

But how do you know if your vehicle needs an alignment, why is it important, and why should you take your vehicle to Granite Subaru for one? We'll answer all those questions and more for you here, but if your vehicle hasn't had an alignment in a while, it probably needs one. Schedule a service today.

How To Tell if Your Vehicle Needs an Alignment

Alignments are one of the most important maintenance tasks you need to complete on your vehicle, but often you won't even know you need one! One of the most obvious signs that it's time for an alignment is that your vehicle always pulls to one side, but that won't always happen.

If multiple wheels lose their alignment at the same time they can "balance out" and prevent your vehicle from pulling. Moreover, if they lose their alignment in a certain way it can pull some of the tire tread off the ground while keeping your vehicle going straight. Schedule a service today.

No matter what the problem is, just because your vehicle doesn't pull doesn't mean it's still not a serious problem you need to address. A vehicle with a faulty alignment can create a whole litany of issues that we'll highlight here.

Why Your Vehicle Needs Tire Alignments

Before we dive too far into how often and why you should go with Granite Subaru for your vehicle's tire alignments, you need to know why your vehicle needs an alignment in the first place. The truth is that there are tons of reasons you should keep up with your vehicle's alignment.

The first reason all comes down to how long the tires themselves will last. The treadwear ratings on tires all assume a proper alignment, so if a tire should last 50,000 miles it'll only last this long with a proper alignment. With an improper alignment, a tire that should last 50,000 miles might only last 35,000 or 40,000 miles.

Another reason you want to keep up with the alignment is to improve handling and performance. Without a proper tire alignment, one of the wheels will drag more along the pavement than the rest, and this will unnecessarily increase the amount of traction which can reduce performance.

Moreover, the tire is pulling the vehicle in the wrong direction, which will negatively impact handling. But not only does an improper alignment keep your vehicle from handling, cornering, and accelerating more efficiently, but an improper alignment can also negatively affect braking performance if the full tire isn't on the road. Schedule a service today.

That's because the tires get less traction overall, and the less traction the tire gets, the less it grips the road when you're trying to stop your vehicle. Finally, not only are you losing money without a proper alignment by wearing out the tires faster, but you're also decreasing fuel efficiency.

The tire dragging along the road creates more friction which tries to slow down your vehicle. To keep it moving down the road you have to push down the accelerator further, which uses more fuel.

How Often Should You Complete Tire Alignments?

While we'd love to tell you exactly how often you should get a tire alignment, the truth is that it comes down to how you drive, your vehicle's suspension system, and the kind of roads you drive on. Because of this, it's better to check the alignment and then decide from there if your vehicle needs one.

Fortunately, every service visit at Granite Subaru comes with a complimentary alignment check. This ensures you never need an alignment and not realize it and that you're not overpaying for an alignment check when your vehicle really doesn't need one. Schedule a service today.

Granite Subaru's Lifetime Alignment Programs

If you're taking your vehicle to Granite Subaru consistently for tires or other alignment services, we highly recommend talking to them about their Lifetime Alignment Programs. These programs offer great discounts, savings, and opportunities for frequent alignments on your vehicle at Granite Subaru.

How Much Does Granite Subaru Charge for a Vehicle Alignment?

If you know your vehicle needs an alignment, you'll want to know how much it costs. With Granite Subaru you can get transparent and straightforward pricing that matches industry standards. For an all-wheel alignment Granite Subaru charges $109.99, which is right in line with what other service centers in the area charge.

However, while it's a comparable price, Granite Subaru goes above and beyond to make it the best and most convenient experience possible for you. Schedule a service today.

The Granite Subaru Advantage

When it comes to getting a vehicle alignment, there are a lot of places you can take your vehicle. But while a lot of places will complete an alignment on your vehicle, few will make it as seamless as possible as Granite Subaru.

Granite Subaru offers pick-up, valet, and shuttle services for you, and they offer quick and easy online scheduling 24/7. Another advantage of Granite Subaru is that they use factory-trained technicians that know exactly what they're doing with your vehicle.

When you take your vehicle to Granite Subaru it's in good hands, and they'll give you a premium customer service-oriented experience you can't find anywhere else.

Final Thoughts

If you think your vehicle might need an alignment, it probably does. But Granite Subaru will gladly check for you, and if you tie it in with your next service appointment they won't charge you a thing to check the alignment.

It's just one more reason you should take your vehicle to Granite Subaru for any maintenance it needs. And with 24/7 online scheduling, there's no reason you can't schedule your appointment right now! 

Of course, if you do prefer a more traditional scheduling method you can call in and they'll gladly get you an appointment as soon as possible. Schedule a service today.