What is the best thing to do in this situation?

Question

I had hit the curb, and my right front tire is no aligned, i have to save money to get the alignment, if i keep driving w/o it, will it cause any serious damage?

And my left front tire looks a little flat, just a tad, when i get my car aligned, can i ask them to pump them up a little bit more, and check my tire pressure? Will they charge me for it? If so how much?

Thank you!

will they pump my tires for free? I don't want to do it myself.

My alignment is barely there, but still noticeable, if you are the one driving.

Answer 1

They should check your pressure for free. As far as the alignment...Get it done soon as it will cause excess wear on your tires and front suspension parts which could cost a lot to get fixed if you wait too long. Misalignment will also make the car handle unsafely, especially at freeway speeds.

Answer 2

You need to go to a full service gas station and they will put air in your tires, if you don't know how.

Low air pressure will destroy a tire fairly quick. The bad alignment will also mess up a tire.

I would suggest that you get this looked at very soon. You can do a lot more damage driving the car this way. You may be wearing out other parts due to the vibration and extra forces from the alignment. If you have to borrow the money, then do it, before it becomes a major job. Good luck.

Answer 3

if the tires noticeably crooked an alignments going to be after replacing bent parts. if you drive it like that it will wear out the tire quickly. no shop should charge for simply airing up a tire, but it may be leaking around the rim now. I would get an estimate and make an insurance claim if you have coverage, the car should be repaired no matter what though.

Answer 4

first off have ou even had it looked at to see if things are bent broke or twisted,that could be a saftey issue right off, next if its left unalgined it will eat up the tire and there is another expense, also if it is a shop that is good it wont charge to check tires. on a little note if my cars are acting werid i get them checked out, i am a mechanic, so i have seen stuff that looks little be something bad and dangerous. so is it really worth the chance,

Answer 5

You will wear out your tire along with your front end parts depending on how badly it is mis aligned.
Try to get it fixed ASAP.
If you have alloy rims, you might have a bend in your rim also.

Answer 6

Diving like this is not safe and you'll ruin your tires.
As for putting air in the tires, you can do it yourself at a gas station for free.

Answer 7

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