Tyres and tyre bay 40 www.aftermarketonline.net OCTOBER 2024 As summer starts to wane and the nights draw in, thoughts of winter car maintenance signal the imminent arrival of autumn and winter. For many drivers, this means topping up their antifreeze and considering the implications of less-than-ideal driving conditions. For garage owners, however, it’s a crucial time to ensure customers’ vehicles are as safe and prepared as possible. Winter is an important time to inform customers that wheel alignment is not merely a routine maintenance task but a vital safety measure that profoundly impacts a vehicle’s stability, handling, and control. Offering onsite wheel alignment checks enables garage owners to provide a faster, complete, and trusted service, building customer relationships that keep them coming back. Wheel alignment services have never been easier or quicker to offer. Modern systems are incredibly accurate, compact, and use the latest laser, computer, or 3D technology to ensure wheels are always fully aligned to the manufacturer’s specifications. Every automotive technician knows that improper wheel alignment leads to uneven tyre wear, which significantly impacts a vehicle’s stability on icy or wet roads. One of the noticeable signs of misaligned wheels is the tendency of the vehicle to drift or pull to one side. During winter, this can be particularly hazardous, as icy, muddy, or leafcovered roads demand precise steering control. Garage staff should use advanced alignment equipment to ensure precision and accuracy in aligning the wheels, providing drivers with the confidence to tackle challenging winter driving conditions. Contacting a wheel alignment specialist that can provide genuine choice and flexibility will ensure you have the right wheel alignment system. Straightset is leading the UK in wheel alignment and is widely known for its impressive Supertracker product. It was recently appointed the UK partner for Beissbarth, which offers one of the most advanced and innovative wheel alignment ranges available. Straightset also recently launched the new Beissbarth T-Series Q.Lign, one of the most efficient systems on the market. www.straightset.co.uk 0RELOH ᎮWWLQJ D EUHH]H ZLWK 6SDF\ ISN Garage Assist has recently announced the launch of a new tyre changer specifically developed with mobile tyre fitting in mind. The velomount Spacy from Balco is a new generation of tyre-fitting equipment specifically designed for use inside a mobile fitting operation. On face value, the concept and design may look similar to existing products on the market, but ISN says Spacy takes performance, weight and space considerations to a completely different level. This machine is lower and more compact than any comparable products on the market, without compromising the performance or capability of the machine in any way. Years of working with mobile installations and talking to the people who operate them, have helped ISN to understand what really matters for both the operator, and the people tasked with kitting out vehicles. The result is, in the company’s opinion, quite possibly the best all-round tyre changer ever designed for mobile use. It features a very low maximum height of just 1,900mm and a minimum space requirement of just 1,300mm deep x 1,140mm wide. An ingenious swing-arm design, can be configured to swing either left or right to suit the location on the vehicle and compact, versatile ‘assist’ arms can be configured to suit the vehicle and operator. A leverless demount head is fitted as standard but, if preferred a traditional demount head can be supplied. The Spacy is available in either red or blue. https://bit.ly/3B5Fklg ,PSRUWDQFH RI ZLQWHU ZKHHO DOLJQPHQW
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