I've had my car aligned multiple times at several different shops (Tesla, Firestone in TX and VA, and a specialty alignment shop in the DMV area).
The first time, the Firestone tech from TX asked me if I was in a collision, since my car's measurements were really strange.
Tesla and the VA Firestone never pointed this out.
When I took my vehicle to the specialty alignment shop in the DMV, the shop employee said that my car's *caster* measurements were too different. He asked me if I had ever hit a curb, and I said that the most was maybe a 3 mph curb in a parking lot. He said no, that wouldn't do it, that I would need to hit a curb at 40 mph for the measurements he saw.
What gives? I don't notice anything especially off with the way my vehicle drives. I've never been in a collision or hit a curb that fast.
Unfortunately, I don't have any measurements, but it's odd that two different shops have asked me the same thing: if I've ever been in a collision.
My vehicle is a 2023 model 3 RWD with 20.5k miles. I'll probably take my car in for an alignment through Tesla again next year, and just to verify the general health of my suspension components. I guess I'll let them know of the observations previous shops have made.
The first time, the Firestone tech from TX asked me if I was in a collision, since my car's measurements were really strange.
Tesla and the VA Firestone never pointed this out.
When I took my vehicle to the specialty alignment shop in the DMV, the shop employee said that my car's *caster* measurements were too different. He asked me if I had ever hit a curb, and I said that the most was maybe a 3 mph curb in a parking lot. He said no, that wouldn't do it, that I would need to hit a curb at 40 mph for the measurements he saw.
What gives? I don't notice anything especially off with the way my vehicle drives. I've never been in a collision or hit a curb that fast.
Unfortunately, I don't have any measurements, but it's odd that two different shops have asked me the same thing: if I've ever been in a collision.
My vehicle is a 2023 model 3 RWD with 20.5k miles. I'll probably take my car in for an alignment through Tesla again next year, and just to verify the general health of my suspension components. I guess I'll let them know of the observations previous shops have made.
