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If your car's tires are out of balance it will usually cause a vibration or thumping.

If your wheel alignment is out it will usually cause the car to pull to one side.

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First, you should have the same sized tires on all four wheels. You probably already know this and I wonder why you decided to use different size tires on front and back. This combination of tires may be accentuating an already existing problem with your tie rods or suspension. When you start messing around with different sized tires you will be throwing the computer out of wack and causing other problems that you may not have had before. This will especially be apparent with the Quadratrak all wheel drive transmission.


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How do you know if your tires need balanced vs a front end alignment?

A alignment is needed if its pulling to one side. Where as a balance is needed if the car is viberating.


Are your tires out of alignment?

Tires do not get out of alignment they may be out of balance but not alignment. Your suspension however can be out of alignment. The only way to know for sure is to have it checked.


How do I know when I need to get my tires balanced?

when they are no longer balanced.


How do you know tires need alignment?

It is in the way you wheel wear. If you go to tyre centre they will be able to tell you if you need an alignment as they can see the way you tyres are wearing.


Can 'needing an alignment' be detected on a car diagnosis decoder?

No it would be detected by the wear-pattern of your tires. The way they are worn will show you if your wheels are out of alignment.You could have it connected to an alignment machine if your tires still look good and you just want to know, but there will be a charge for that.


How do you know if you need a wheel alignment?

Answer the steering wheel will pull to one side or the other when you are driving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best way to know is to look at the tread wear pattern on the tires. or simple go to a garage and get the alignment checked out.


How do you know when you need to get an alignment done?

Check your tires. The tread should wear evenly. The steering wheel should not "pull to one side or the other." If either of these is not correct then an alignment is needed.


Are there any tell tale signs on my tires that will let me know if I have an alignment problem?

When the wear of a tire's tread is greater on one side than the other, this can indicate an alignment problem IF the tire on the opposite side of the axle does not show this same alignment problem.


While driving how do i know my tires are not balance Do i hear noise from tires?

Usually you won't hear much more noise from a tire if it's not balanced, but you will feel a vibration when you get up to highway speeds. If you take it up to 60 or 70 mph and feel a vibration, you probably need to get them balanced.


What can make a 2000 kia sepfia steering wheel shake?

Normally this is caused by one or more of the tires out of balance. If the steering wheel is shaking then you know it is a front tire. Have all your tires rotated and balanced.


Your 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 has a slight pull to the right you thought it was the alignment but it was not The mechanic who did the alignment stated that he did not know why it was doing that?

could be a radial tire pull.. swap the front tires left to right, and it will either go away or go the other way


You are starting to get vibration from your front end at high speed does anyone know what this may be?

At high speed vibration usually its tire balance. Have your tires rotated and balanced.