Lifetime Tire Protection Plan

No matter the quality of tire you choose, no tire is bullet proof. Or nail proof. Or pothole proof. So for total peace of mind, consider adding our Lifetime Tire Protection Plan to your tire purchase. It supplements the tire manufacturer’s warranty, to cover you in case one of your tires gets damaged. If the tire can be safely repaired, we’ll do it for free during the usable life of the tread. If the tire cannot be safely repaired, we give you a new one. It’s that simple. The free tire replacement coverage is for the first three years of ownership. Installation and disposal charges are additional, and coverage on the new tire must be purchased.

Lifetime Service After the Sale

To ensure that you get the maximum life expectancy out of your tires, every tire purchased at Suburban Tire comes with the following services:

• Free Lifetime Tire Pressure Checks
• Free Lifetime TPMS Light & System Resets
• Free Lifetime Rebalancing
• Free Alignment Checks
• Free Lifetime Tire Rotations

We will not rotate tires with 4/32nds of tread or less, or if rotating the tires would result in the rear tires having 2/32nds of tread less than the front tires.

Professional Tire Installation

Our tire professionals are trained and certified by the Tire Industry Association and use state of the art tire changing equipment to remove your old tires from your wheels and to re-install the new ones, our training procedures combined with our top-of-the-line equipment helps us avoid tire damage and keeps wheels scratch free during the tire dismounting and mounting process.

Tire Balancing

Our Tire Industry Association certified professionals use state of the art tire balancing equipment to ensure the weight of the tire and wheel assembly is evenly distributed all around the center point of the wheel. If the weight is not distributed evenly, you will feel a vibration at speeds over 50 MPH. To correct an imbalance problem, we’ll attach wheel weights to the wheel opposite from the heaviest spot in the tire. The weights will counteract the heavy spot and smooth out the ride.

Hand Torque Lug Nuts

When installing your tires, our technicians follow the “RIST” procedure to ensure the wheels are properly attached to the car. This involves:

• R = Removing debris from the mounting surface of the wheel and the rotor.
• I = Inspecting components for damage, excessive wear, or other issues.
• S = Snugging the lug nuts in a star pattern so the wheel is properly seated.
• T = Torque the lug nuts by hand to the manufacturer’s specifications.

These procedures help us ensure that the proper clamping force is applied to the wheels to reduce the changes of a wheel coming loose.

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Reset

Since the 2008 model year, all vehicles have come standard with a tire pressure monitoring system. For most vehicle this involves a sensor attached to the base of the valve stem. The sensor monitors the air pressure inside the tire and if the air pressure is 25% too low (or too high), the monitor will transmit a signal to vehicle’s computer, which will then turn on the infamous TPMS warning light. After we have installed your tires, we will set the tire pressure to the manufacturer’s specification, and then reset the sensors so they communicate properly with the car’s computer. With some vehicles this is done automatically as the vehicle heads down the road. Consider these popular add-ons when you have your tires installed.

Your Old Tires Will Be Recycled Locally

Every tire that you leave with us is taken to a recycling facility in Montgomery Illinois, where they recycle and repurpose tires. Some of the tires are used for making industrial products such as bumpers for loading docks, but most are ground into very small pieces. Once the tires are shredded, a large magnet is used to remove the steel from the rubber crumb. The steel (shown in this picture) is recycled into beams and car parts, and the rubber crumb is used to make mulch and as a filler in asphalt.

Go Green with Nitrogen

Maintaining the proper air pressure in your tires is key to maximizing the life of your tires. Because it is a larger molecule that oxygen, nitrogen migrates through a tire up to 4 times slower that Oxygen. A tire filled with compressed air will typically lose about a pound of pressure per month, while a tire with nitrogen will only lose a pound every 3 or 4 months. As a result, tires inflated with nitrogen tend to last longer, and because they maintain proper air pressure for longer, they have better fuel economy which means clearer air and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Road Force Tire Balancing

For precision tuned suspensions, or vehicles that have a history of vibration issues at high speeds, we recommend having your tires Road Force Balanced when they are installed. Some tires have an area that is firmer than other areas of the tire. This results in variable force striking the road during each revolution. This can cause a noticeable vibration. Road Force balancing can be used to diagnose and prevent this type of vibration, making for smooth sailing.

Replacement TPMS Valves

Gone are the days when valve stems were just made of rubber and a simple brass schrader valve. Today’s TPMS valves are complicated and fragile electronic devices. The stems build up corrosion, and sometimes snap off, and the batteries in the sensors start wearing out at about year seven. This means that the batteries in the original sensors will start winking out at just about the time the driver discovers it’s time for their second set of tires. So, if you’re driving a vehicle that’s nearing or past its seventh birthday, consider replacing all of your TPMS sensors. We recommend using rubber aftermarket TPMS sensors, as they are less temperamental than the typical original equipment sensors.

Wheel Alignment

When you purchase a set of tires at Suburban Tire, we’ll inspect your old tires to see how they are wearing. If they are showing signs of wear due to the alignment being out of specification, we’ll check your vehicle’s wheel alignment. This free service is offered to reduce pollution, improve safety, and help you get the most mileage out of your tires. If your vehicle’s wheel alignment is out of spec, then we’ll show you the read out and offer to perform the wheel alignment service for you. To prevent premature tire wear, we recommend that you have your wheel alignment checked at least once per year, or if you ever feel the car is drifting or pulling to one side or the other.