Wheel Alignment in Wichita & Maize, KS
Pulling, crooked steering wheel, or chewing through tires? We’ll find out why.
Precision wheel alignments for daily drivers, trucks, SUVs, lowered cars and lifted trucks — performed on our Hunter HawkEye system and zero-degree-entry alignment rack.
✓ Hunter HawkEye Alignment
✓ Lowered & Lifted Vehicles
✓ Steering & Suspension Pre-Check
Current Specials
Standard Wheel Alignment — $99.99*
*Standard alignment only. Modified, lifted, lowered, specialty vehicles, or vehicles requiring additional adjustments may incur additional charges.
Offer valid through October 30.
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An Alignment Is Only As Good As The Parts Holding It There
A proper wheel alignment starts with a steering and suspension system that can actually hold an alignment. Worn tie rods, ball joints, control arm bushings, wheel bearings and other loose or damaged components can make an accurate alignment impossible.
That’s why we don’t believe in simply adjusting the alignment without addressing what may be causing the problem. If something is keeping your vehicle from aligning correctly, we'll show you what we found and explain what needs attention.
Sometimes worn components need attention. Other times, an alignment is all that’s needed. Either way, the goal is to fix the actual problem.
What Happens During A Wheel Alignment?
A wheel alignment is about more than making the steering wheel straight. We measure the angles that determine how your tires meet the road and how the vehicle tracks.
Using our Hunter HawkEye system, we compare those measurements with the correct specifications for your vehicle and make the adjustments available.
Toe — How far the tires point inward or outward. Incorrect toe can quickly scrub tread from a good set of tires.
Camber — The inward or outward tilt of the wheel. Too much can wear the inside or outside edge of the tire.
Caster — Helps determine straight-line stability, steering feel and return-to-center.
Not every vehicle allows every angle to be adjusted. If worn, bent, damaged or modified components prevent a proper alignment, we'll show you what we found.
Lifted, Lowered or Modified? Bring It In.
Changing ride height, suspension components, wheels or tires can change alignment geometry considerably. We regularly work with modified cars and trucks and understand that getting the numbers right may require more than simply loading factory specifications and turning an adjuster.
Our zero-degree-entry alignment rack also allows us to accommodate many lowered vehicles that can be difficult to load onto a conventional alignment rack.
Lifted trucks, lowered cars, aftermarket suspension, oversized tires—if the vehicle fits our equipment and has the adjustment necessary to align it correctly, we'll work with it.
And if something is preventing us from getting the alignment where it belongs, we'll show you why.
A Bad Alignment Can Get Expensive Fast
Your tires are often where an alignment problem shows up first.
Feathering, inside-edge wear, outside-edge wear or rapid tread loss can turn a relatively simple alignment problem into a prematurely ruined set of tires. That's why alignment should be considered any time unusual tire wear appears—and why it's smart to check alignment when installing a new set of tires.
If the tires are already damaged, we'll show you what we're seeing and help determine whether an alignment, tire replacement, suspension repair—or some combination—is actually needed.
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When Should You Schedule Wheel Alignment Service?
You don't need to wait until the steering wheel is sideways or the tires are worn beyond saving. If something has changed in the way your vehicle drives, it's worth checking before a small problem turns into a set of tires.
Common reasons to have the alignment checked:
• Vehicle pulls or drifts left or right
• Steering wheel is off-center
• Uneven or rapid tire wear
• New tires were installed
• Steering or suspension components were replaced
• Vehicle was lifted, lowered or otherwise modified
• You hit a pothole, curb or something else hard enough to make you wonder
The Equipment Matters Too
We use Hunter HawkEye alignment equipment with an in-ground, zero-degree-entry alignment rack. That gives us accurate measurements while allowing us to handle vehicles that can be difficult to accommodate on a conventional alignment rack.
Daily driver, family SUV, work truck, lowered car or lifted truck — if it fits our equipment and we can align it correctly, we're happy to put it on the rack.
Wheel Alignment for Wichita, Maize & Northwest Sedgwick County
Gearhead Autoworks is located in Maize, Kansas, just minutes from northwest Wichita. We provide professional wheel alignment services for drivers throughout Maize, Wichita, Colwich, Bentley, Goddard, Valley Center and the surrounding area.
Whether you commute across Wichita every day, drive a work truck around Sedgwick County, or need an alignment shop that can accommodate a lowered car or lifted truck, our Hunter HawkEye alignment system and zero-degree-entry rack are equipped to get the measurements right.
If your vehicle is pulling, the steering wheel is off-center, or your tires are wearing unevenly, schedule an alignment at our Maize shop. We'll determine whether the problem is alignment, tires, steering, suspension—or something else.
Come see us at Gearhead Autoworks • 7440 W. 53rd St. N., Maize, KS 67101