TIre and Wheel SERVICE

Tire maintenance is critical for a safe and smooth drive, gas mileage, and long-term condition of your vehicle. This includes tire installation, balancing, rotation, and maintenance. 

Tire Balancing/Rotation is important to extend the life of your tires, as well as increase the basic safety of your vehicle. Skip’s Auto offers quality affordable tire balancing.

Out of balance/unrotated tires can lead to uneven wear, vibration and potentially unsafe driving performance. It is very important to balance/rotate tires frequently based on your car’s requirements.

When do wheels need to be balanced/rotated: Tires are balanced/rotated when you replace 2 or 4 tires on your automobile. Because tires wear depending on driving routines and road conditions, unequal wear will start to become recognizable after the first 1,000-2,000 miles of usage. Tires must be checked for balance every 4,000-6,000 miles. Our technicians can easily help identify whether your tires should be rotated and balanced based on wear or mileage.

IMPORTANT: It is not advised to replace just one tire as this might create major problems to the alignment, balance and handling of the vehicle.

How to tell if your tires require balancing/rotating:

• Vibrations when driving
• Uneven tread wear
• Steering that becomes less smooth over the life of the tires
• Pulling to one side

The benefits of balanced/rotating tires are:

• Smoother ride
• Better miles per gallon
• More even tire wear
• Prolonged life of tires and drive train parts

 Call 586.573.6144 today to make an appointment. Our expert staff is more than happy to answer any of your repair service questions.