Four-wheel laser alignment that protects your new tyres and your fuel bill.
Hitting potholes on Walsall's roads knocks your wheels out of alignment, and misaligned wheels chew through tyres fast. Our laser alignment rig measures camber, castor and toe angles against manufacturer settings, restoring straight-line tracking and even tyre wear.
If your car pulls left or right, the steering wheel sits off-centre, or your front tyres are wearing on one edge, book an alignment check. We will print before-and-after measurements so you can see exactly what changed.
Based in central Walsall, Marlows Tyre and Valeting looks after drivers across the Black Country. Choose your area to see local availability, or visit us at the depot - most jobs are finished within the hour.
Three clues are hard to miss: the steering wheel sits off-centre on a straight road, the car wanders to one side even on flat tarmac, or one edge of a front tyre is wearing faster than the rest. Potholes, kerb strikes and new suspension parts all knock the angles out of specification.
Skewed geometry scrubs new rubber at an alarming rate - a poorly aligned axle can shave thousands of miles off a set of tyres. That is why an alignment check is part of our new-tyre service and why so many drivers book it the same day as a fresh set.
As a rule of thumb check it annually, after any significant pothole or kerb strike, and whenever new tyres are fitted.
Tracking adjusts front toe only. Full four-wheel alignment measures and corrects all angles on all four corners for a complete fix.
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