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2. Wheel alignment - Wikipedia

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   Wheel alignment, which is sometimes referred to as breaking or tracking, is part of standard automobile maintenance that consists of adjusting the angles of wheels to the car manufacturer specifications. [1] The purpose of these adjustments is to reduce tire wear and to ensure that vehicle travel is straight and true (without "pulling" to one ...

3. Ackermann steering geometry - Wikipedia

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   Modern cars do not use pure Ackermann steering, partly because it ignores important dynamic and compliant effects, but the principle is sound for low-speed maneuvers. Some racing cars use reverse Ackermann geometry to compensate for the large difference in slip angle between the inner and outer front tires while cornering at high speed. The use ...

4. Toe (automotive) - Wikipedia

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   Maintenance of front-end alignment, which used to involve all three adjustments, currently involves only setting the toe; in most cases, even for a car in which caster or camber are adjustable, only the toe will need adjustment. Toe may only be adjustable on the front wheels.

5. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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   The same rims can usually be used throughout the lifetime of the car. Other problems encountered in tire maintenance include: Uneven or accelerated tire wear: can be caused by under-inflation, overloading or poor wheel alignment. Increased tread wear on only one side of a tire: often a sign of poor wheel alignment.

6. Conservation and restoration of road vehicles - Wikipedia

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   If the car is old enough to have used rubber or even fabric-based electrical wiring insulation, this should be replaced with modern insulation because it is a fire risk. Then the entire engine/driveline will have to be reassembled, replacing all worn bearing and bushings, seals, gaskets, belts and gears.

7. 3D Printing Technology Is Keeping Old Cars Running

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   Unsurprisingly, convincing muscle-car buyers to go for an expensive, high-tech six over a husky V-8 was a challenge, so the Sprint was a rare bird when new and virtually unobtainable today.