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Wheel alignment
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<p>Wheel alignment, which is sometimes referred to as breaking or tracking, is part of standard <a href="/facts/Automobile/I1IsH8IK">automobile</a> <a href="/facts/Car_maintenance/zXI1dITE">maintenance</a> that consists of adjusting the angles of wheels to the car manufacturer specifications. The purpose of these adjustments is to reduce <a href="/facts/Tire/TUgHKMQb">tire</a> wear and to ensure that vehicle travel is straight and true (without "pulling" to one side). Alignment angles can also be altered beyond the maker's specifications to obtain a specific handling characteristic. Motorsport and off-road applications may call for angles to be adjusted well beyond normal, for a variety of reasons. </p>