Wheel balancing is a crucial yet often overlooked maintenance service that ensures a smooth and safe driving experience. When your wheels are balanced, the weight is evenly distributed around the entire circumference of the wheel and tyre assembly. This balance is vital for your vehicle’s performance, comfort, and longevity.

If your wheels are unbalanced, you may notice:

Vibrations: The steering wheel, floor, or seat may shake, especially at higher speeds.

Uneven Tyre Wear: Tyres may wear down unevenly, leading to a shorter lifespan.

Increased Fuel Consumption: Unbalanced wheels can increase rolling resistance, causing your vehicle to consume more fuel.

Steering Issues: Your vehicle may pull to one side, making it difficult to maintain a straight path.

Neglecting to balance your wheels can lead to several costly issues:

Premature Tyre Wear: This can necessitate early replacement of your tyres, increasing your expenses.

Suspension and Steering Component Damage: The continuous vibration can damage critical parts of your vehicle, leading to expensive repairs.

Decreased Safety: Poor wheel balance affects your vehicle’s handling, especially during emergency manoeuvres, potentially compromising your safety.

At Star Automotive and Tyres in Moonah, we offer professional wheel balancing services to keep your vehicle running smoothly. Ensuring your wheels are balanced not only improves your driving experience but also extends the life of your tyres and vehicle components. Don't wait until you feel vibrations—get your wheels checked and balanced by our experts today!

Get expert wheel balancing at Star Automotive and Tyres in Moonah. Prevent uneven tyre wear and vibration. Learn the signs of unbalanced wheels and avoid costly repairs.

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The Importance of Wheel Balancing for Your Vehicle

Your cars safety and roadworthiness is dependent on 3 elements, it's ‘stopping, steering and stability' capabilities.

Not only do the suspension and shock absorbers provide a comfortable ride, but they also play a vital role in maintaining three crucial capabilities that ensure your safety, the safety of your passengers, and that of other road users. To avoid potential issues, routine maintenance is recommended, and any irregularities should be reported to us immediately for inspection.

An important part of keeping all aspects of your vehicle working properly is to stick to your regular Log Book servicing schedule. However, if you notice any of the following symptoms you should get your vehicle checked out as soon as possible;

Nose diving and swerving - bonnet dips when braking or slowing down

Car rocks and rolls over bumps and doesn't hug bends when cornering

Our suspension and shock absorber services include inspection, diagnosis, repairs and replacements so we'll have your car fixed and back on the road time. Don't delay, book today.

Top Quality: As a part of the Repco Authorised Service Centre network all of the work we perform is backed by our Repco Nationwide Warranty.

The Right Parts: Our mechanics are kept up on all the latest parts thanks to Repco service bulletins. Additionally, we have access to the Repco spare parts network which means we can find you the right part at the right price.

The Best Team: Our mechanics are well versed in many different makes and models. From a fleet of vehicles to the family car, we are here for you.

What are some of your suspension & shock absorber's important parts?

Springs - Springs are designed to absorb energy and there are several different types including leaf, coil, torsion bar or air assisted springs. The springs on different types of cars will be set up to different levels. Luxury cars, for example, may have soft springs to produce a smoother ride but this results in more body movement when the car brakes and corners. Sports cars, on the other hand, tend to have tighter springs which allow for more aggressive driving, including around corners, but also mean a less smooth ride.

Shock absorbers - these dissipate the energy absorbed by the springs. The car would not work properly without the shock absorbers because the springs would cause it to bounce up and down when you go over a bump rather than absorb that bump.

Strut - this is a shock absorber mounted inside a coil spring. Struts do the job of the springs and shock absorbers plus provide additional structural support for the suspension system.

Anti-sway bar - spans the width of the axle and joins the two sides of the suspension together to provide stability to the car while it is moving.

Get more useful information in Repco's Shock Absorbers Auto Facts Video

For high quality Suspension & Shock Absorber Services at a competitive price, contact us using the links below. We can service many customers in Moonah and the surrounding areas.

Your cars safety and roadworthiness is dependent on 3 things consisting of the vehicle's ‘stopping, steering and stability' capabilities.

Suspension & Shock Absorber Repairsin Moonah

Suspension & Shock Absorber Repairs in Moonah

Star Automotive and Tyres can service your caravan or trailer right here in Moonah in our fully equipped workshop. And remember, being backed by the Repco Nationwide Warranty means our work is covered at over 500 workshops Australia wide. Wherever you roam with your caravan or trailer, you're never far from a Repco Authorised Service Centre. 

Even if you don't use your trailer or caravan regularly you should still have it serviced at least once per year. Lack of use brings its own problems and requirements, and you should still have your towed vehicle checked on a regular basis to ensure components have not failed or deteriorated without your knowledge.

Wheel bearings, brakes and running gear are common areas of concern when it comes to trailers or caravans and these should be checked at least once a year to ensure they are operating correctly.

If you're thinking about heading out for a trip, or it's just been a while and you want to make sure it's ready to go when you are - contact us today to arrange a service for your caravan or trailer. 

Even if you don't use your trailer or caravan regularly you should still have it serviced at least once per year.

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Conveniently located in Moonah, the business is a member of the Repco Auto Tech training program, ensuring their technicians are kept fully up to date with modern vehicle repair methods. 

Star Automotive and Tyres have a wealth of experience in servicing all makes and models, including commercial fleet vehicles. As a Repco Authorised Service centre, they have a commitment to high quality workmanship, ensuring the very best in automotive care.


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