Depending on who you are, how quickly your car can make it from a standstill to a quarter-mile straight ahead might be all that really matters in this world. But staying in line has never really been ...

Dear Tom and Ray: How can you tell if your tie rods are loose and need to be replaced? I got a lifetime alignment, and when I went back to get the car realigned, the mechanic said I needed to replace ...

Ray: Unfortunately, a second opinion is your only real option here, Basir. Tom: There's no way to tell from how the car rides or handles that the tie rods are bad, because they wear out so slowly and ...