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Wheel Alignment at Johnny's Automotive

Pulling, a crooked steering wheel, or tread wearing off one edge. We check the parts first, set your angles to factory spec, and hand you the before and after numbers.

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Why does my car pull to one side?

Alignment is about angles, not tires. Every wheel on your car sits at a set of angles the manufacturer decided on, and those angles control how the car tracks down the road and how evenly the tread wears. Three of them matter. Toe is whether the wheels point straight ahead or slightly in or out, the way a person can stand pigeon toed. Camber is the tilt of the wheel when you look at it head on, top leaning in or leaning out. Caster is the angle of the steering pivot, and it's what makes the wheel want to come back to center after you turn. You don't have to remember any of that. You just need those angles back where the factory put them.

Plenty of things move them. A pothole you felt in your teeth, a curb you clipped pulling into a parking spot, patched roads taken at speed, or steering and suspension parts that have worn and settled over years of driving. Any suspension or steering repair changes them too, which is why an alignment belongs at the end of that job.

Alignment fixes a car that pulls, a steering wheel that sits crooked while you're going straight, and tread that's wearing off one edge. It won't fix a vibration. Shaking at speed is a balance question, and that's a different service.

Before we adjust anything, we check the parts holding it all together: tie rods, ball joints, bushings, wheel bearings. You can't align slop. If something's loose, you hear about it before we set angles on top of it. Then you get the printout: your before numbers, the factory spec, and your after numbers, right next to each other. Nobody has to take our word for what changed.

Last updated August 2026

Why us

Why choose Johnny's Automotive for wheel alignment

We are your trusted partner for all wheel alignment needs.

Angles were the job before this was a shop

Brian and Johnny started out in a race car garage before they opened the doors here in 2006. Suspension geometry was the whole game then, and setting a car up to track straight is still work we like doing.

ASE certified techs read the numbers

The equipment reports the angles. Deciding what to adjust, what's out of range, and what's actually causing the pull takes a technician, and ours are ASE certified.

Worn parts get called out, not aligned around

We inspect the steering and suspension before touching an adjustment. If a part needs replacing first, that repair carries our 36 month, 36,000 mile nationwide warranty.

FAQ

Wheel Alignment questions, answered

Common questions about our wheel alignment services.

Do you align all four wheels or just the front?

It depends on your vehicle. Some cars have adjustments at all four corners, others are only adjustable up front, and we measure all four either way so the rear angles are accounted for instead of ignored. We'll tell you which one yours is before we start.

How often should I have an alignment done?

There's no universal mileage for it. Alignment is event driven: a hard impact, new tires, suspension or steering repairs, or tread that's wearing unevenly. If your owner's manual lists an inspection interval, that's the one to follow.

Can you align my car if a suspension part is worn?

Not honestly. A loose tie rod or ball joint lets the wheel move on its own, so any numbers we set would drift right back out. We check those parts first and tell you what needs replacing before we spend your money on an alignment that won't hold.

Will an alignment make my tires last longer?

It stops the specific kind of wear that comes from angles being out of spec, which is one edge scrubbing away while the rest of the tread looks fine. It can't put back rubber that's already gone. The sooner it's corrected, the more tire you keep.

My car doesn't pull. Do I still need one?

Sometimes. A car can be out of spec in a way that wears tires without ever pulling, especially if the angles moved on both sides. Uneven tread wear is the tell, and it shows up long before the steering does.

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