Quick answer
Wenzel's Automotive sells and installs tires for cars, SUVs and light trucks at 1101 Sheridan Rd in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. It is a Hankook tire dealer and can order and install virtually any tire brand. We mount and balance new tires, repair punctures when the tire can be safely repaired, rotate tires, and check wheels and rims. Call (847) 872-1111 to ask about sizes and timing.
What is included
- New tires for cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks
- Mounting and balancing
- Tire balancing to stop highway vibration
- Puncture repair when the damage is in the repairable tread area
- Tire rotations on the schedule your owner's manual recommends
- Wheels and rims
- Tread depth and sidewall checks with every visit
Signs you need it
- A slow leak or a tire that needs air every few days
- Vibration in the steering wheel at highway speed
- Tread worn to the wear bars, or uneven wear on one edge
- A nail or screw in the tread
- Bulges, cracks or cuts in the sidewall
- The tire pressure light stays on
Repair or replace?
A puncture in the main tread area can usually be repaired from the inside of the tire. A puncture in the shoulder or sidewall, a tire that was driven flat, or a tire with very little tread left should be replaced. We look at the tire before we recommend anything, and we tell you which case you are in.
Balancing and vibration
A tire and wheel that are slightly heavier on one side shake at highway speed, usually starting somewhere between 50 and 70 mph. Balancing adds small weights to even it out. New tires are balanced when they are mounted, and a wheel that lost a weight to a pothole or curb can be rebalanced on its own.
Why rotations matter here
Front tires on most cars carry the steering and most of the braking, so they wear faster than the rears. Rotating them on schedule evens out that wear, which keeps handling predictable on wet lakefront roads and on packed snow in January.
How a visit works
- Call or request a time. Tell us what the car is doing.
- Inspection. We check the system and the parts around it.
- Estimate and approval. We explain what we found and what it costs before any work.
- Repair and road test. Then we walk you through what was done.
Drivers come to us for tires & tire balancing from Winthrop Harbor · Zion · Pleasant Prairie · Beach Park · Russell · Wadsworth · Kenosha · Waukegan · North Chicago · Gurnee · Park City · Old Mill Creek and 56 more towns.