There are many shops and facilities that offer vehicle wheel alignment services. Most shops and chain type tire stores have a basic mechanic who is trained just to get the suspension geometry in the green area of their alignment machine readouts. They don’t truly consider how the angles or slight degree differences from one corner to the other can have a dramatic effect on the balance, handling, and overall performance of the car. Very few technicians or “mechanics” for this matter, understand the physics, kinematics, and application of inertia and gravitation forces on your vehicle. We understand…. Whether your car is a daily commuter, high-performance street car, custom ride that is stanced, or a full-blown custom race car, we take great pride in our wheel alignments. We honestly feel that we are the best in San Jose and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area. We will prove it with every standard wheel alignment and custom alignment.
At Sprint Motorsports, all vehicles getting an alignment receive a visual inspection of their suspension, steering, and ABS ( Traction Control System) system calibration (if applicable) for issues that may prevent the car from getting a proper and accurate wheel alignment. Customers are queried on driving habits and other factors so as to adjust the car properly for its desired use.
All to often we see performance cars which had coil-over or race suspensions installed by another individual, technician, or facility that did not adjust them properly. We have seen cars vary by as much as 30% weight between the corners of its axis, thus making the car highly unstable in progressive driving. Don’t let this happen to you!
Ride Height Adjustment is far more complicated than just making sure the car sits at a certain height on level ground. Actually, a properly adjusted vehicle will have its ride height and thus Corner Weights (weight of car distributed per wheel or axis) slightly different at each corner in order to achieve proper weight distribution and compensate for the driver’s weight in the cockpit, while giving the car its maximum balance, best rake and lean (front to rear, and side to side stance) according to its design layout, roll center, and center of gravity.
Note: A vehicle must be properly aligned after any Ride Height & Corner Balancing because the adjustments have a direct effect on the toe, camber, and caster alignment angles of a vehicle.
We offer tire mounting and wheel balancing to our customers. Yes, our services are a little more expensive than a big chain tire retailer such as Wheel Works, Firestone, and Goodyear. However, you can take comfort in knowing that the little bit of extra money you spend goes a long way towards preventing scratches and damage to your wheels. We take extra time in using great care and paying attention to detail when mounting the tires on your expensive wheels. We use top-of-line Hunter Dealer Level Equipment not offered by competitors. You can trust that the person performing the work on your special vehicle is a properly trained and highly experienced individual with credentials and formal training and not a basic or entry level tech.
Tire Mounting and Balancing
Wheel Balancing & Alignments
Tire Sales
Don’t forget that at Sprint Motorsports we have your car needs covered from routine service and car repair service to factory recommended maintenance, performance, tuning, and track setup. Our staff, isn’t just mechanics, we are professional technicians and car enthusiasts with ASE Certifications and formal college degrees who are more than qualified to work on your car. Most of our staff members have additional degrees and certificates in design, fabrication, and CNC technology. We are also car enthusiasts, all of our staff members either own and race cars, and/or have custom auto projects such as hot rods and restoration projects. Therefore, we take care of your ride as if it was our own.
Tune-Ups, Air Filters, Fuel Filters
Oil, Lube and Filter Service
Factory Scheduled Maintenance (30K, 60K, 90K, 105K)
Fuel Injection Cleaning & Service
Preventive Maintenance & Fluid Flushes
Heating & Air Conditioning Service
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