Wheel alignment Littlehampton
Light Wheel Alignment Specialists provides wheel alignment for drivers in Littlehampton, 5250, from its workshop at 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000.
- Suburb
- Littlehampton 5250
- Council
- District Council of Mount Barker
- Workshop
- 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000
Alignment for cars driven in Littlehampton
A township adjoining Mount Barker, growing with newer estate housing.
Whatever is parked in the driveway, the principle does not change. Camber, caster and toe are measured against the specification for your exact vehicle and set where the vehicle has adjustment to give. Steering and suspension are checked before anything is turned, because a worn component will not hold a setting.
Littlehampton sits in District Council of Mount Barker. The workshop is a single location in the city at 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000, so the car comes to us rather than a van coming to you.
What the freeway descent asks of a car
Hills driving is the hardest regular use a road car gets in this state, and the South Eastern Freeway descent is the reason. It falls from Crafers to the plain steeply enough that South Australia sets specific rules for heavy vehicles on it: trucks and buses of five axles or more must stay in the left lane and hold to 60km/h between the Crafers interchange and the old tollhouse, and there are arrester beds built into the descent for vehicles that lose their brakes. A car is not a truck, but it is working the same gradient, and sustained braking plus the constant cornering of Hills roads loads the front suspension continuously rather than in the short bursts that suburban driving produces. Bushes, ball joints and tie rod ends wear faster for it, and worn components will not hold an alignment setting.
The rest of the workshop
From Littlehampton to Byron Place
Head in along the South Eastern Freeway. The workshop is at 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000, on the western side of the city centre.
Drop the car in and we will call you when the figures are done. If the alignment turns up something worn in the steering or suspension, you get told what it is and what it costs before any further work starts.
Questions
Littlehampton questions
Do you do wheel alignment for Littlehampton?
Yes. Littlehampton is inside the area we serve. The work is done at the workshop at 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000, which is the only location, so bookings for Littlehampton vehicles come to the city rather than to a mobile van. Call (08) 8212 1448 or send a quote request and we will arrange a time.
How do I get to the workshop from Littlehampton?
Head in along the South Eastern Freeway. The workshop is at 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000, in the Adelaide CBD. Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Closed weekends.
What does a wheel alignment involve?
Camber, caster and toe are measured on the alignment equipment and compared against the manufacturer specification for your vehicle, then adjusted where the vehicle has adjustment available. Steering and suspension components are checked first, because a worn bush or tie rod end will not hold a setting no matter how carefully it is set.
How often should a car from Littlehampton be aligned?
A check is worth doing if the car pulls to one side, the steering wheel sits off centre when you are travelling straight, or the front tyres are wearing unevenly. It is also worth doing after new tyres, after suspension or steering work, and after any solid kerb strike or pothole hit. If none of that applies, having it checked when the tyres are rotated is a sensible interval.
Do you only do wheel alignment?
No. Wheel alignment is the specialism the business is named for, but the workshop also handles brake repair, clutch repair, general car repair and maintenance, logbook servicing for 13 brands, and on-site car support. Littlehampton customers can have alignment and servicing done in the same visit.
Next step
Book a wheel alignment from Littlehampton
Call the workshop or send the details and we will come back to you. Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Closed weekends.
- Where to find us 60 Byron Place, Adelaide SA 5000 Adelaide CBD
- When we are open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, closed weekends
- What it costs to ask Nothing Every job quoted in writing first