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Tire Service, formerly K.O. Tire, recently remodeled, here to serve your tire needs. Please stop by CASH OR CHECK ONLY

Tire installations and tire repairs only, no tire sales, new, or used.

11/04/2026

THIS 2025 TESLA Y WAS DROPPED OFF FOR A RIGHT REAR REPAIR.

He just had Tesla install two new rear tires at $500 each.

11/04/2026

ANOTHER ROOFING NAIL.

That makes thirty one roofing nails in two weeks.

11/04/2026

CUSTOMER DROPPED OFF HIS CHRYSLER PACIFICA TIRE WITH TWO ROOFING NAILS IN IT.

He tried plugging the sidewall but the plug failed.
He had an old tire laying around from the last set.

11/04/2026

A 2009 SCION CAME IN FOR A LEFT REAR REPAIR. THE TIRE HAS HAD A VERY SLIW LEAK. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS..

The repair itself was simple, and the valve hole also needed a little attention.

11/04/2026

THIS 2020 JAGUAR WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES CHECKED FOR BALANCE.

One of those huge discount type retailers just worked on this vehicle, as you’ll notice the brand new tape weights. That was the right rear.

The right front wheel and tire were brand new, replaced due to an encounter with a curb.
Whoever balanced the new tire and wheel knew what they were doing, on this one anyway.

The placement of the tape weight was perfect, and the balance showed all zeros.

The only thing the technician forgot to do was install the centering ring, which was probably left in the damaged wheel.

NOW TO THE RIGHT REAR, AND I GUESS I SPOKE TOO SOON.

The tire was nowhere near being balanced.

The placement of the brand new tape weight wasn’t even close to where it should have been, and because of the poor placement, the weight never made full contact with the wheel.

HERE’S ANOTHER PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A LAZY TECHNICIAN.
Had the technician removed that old tape from the previous balance, he could have done a proper dynamic balance, but instead, he simply did a static balance, which did by the way, zeroed out.

IF THAT TECH HAD ONLY SPENT A COUPLE MORE MINUTES REMOVING THE OLD TAPE, THEN DONE A DYNAMIC BALANCE LIKE HE DID ON THE RIGHT FRONT, HE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN MY VOTE.

BOTTOM LINE, TIME IS MONEY, YOUR MONEY!

11/04/2026

A GENTLEMAN WITH A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA WORK TRUCK WITH METAL TPMS VALVES, AND LIKE NEW MICHELIN TIRES, STOPPED BY FOR A TIRE REPAIR.

THERE WAS ACTUALLY NO REPAIR INVOLVED.

After replacing the “OLD WORN OUT, MOST LIKELY ORIGINAL VALVE CORE”, I checked the pressure in the other three, none of which had valve caps.

The left rear 24 psi, right rear 31 psi, right front 30 psi.

FOLKS, DO YOU THINK THAT ONE OF THE LARGEST MICHELIN RETAILERS IN THE NATION COULD HAVE REPLACED THOSE OLD, WORN OUT VALVE CORES, AND MOST LIKELY THE TIMED OUT RUBBER GROMMETS AS WELL.

I’d say it’s like doing an oil change without replacing the filter.

11/04/2026

THIS 2019 HONDA HR-V WAS DROPPED OFF FOR FOUR NEW 215/55-17 GENERAL ALTIMAX RT45’s.

This was a pretty easy job, as the tires were small, and there was minimal cleaning on the flanges.

The back mounting surfaces however, hadn’t been addressed in quite some time, which required some wire brushing.

What blew me away about this vehicle was the previous balance work.

Forty nine years and I’ve never seen anything quite this bad, especially on a smaller vehicle like this one.
Check out that left front wheel, and the placement of all those different brands and sizes of weights.

Anyway, the job went very well, and once aligned, the customer will get years of great service from his new tires.

11/03/2026

THIS HIGHER END VOLKSWAGEN R SERIES WITH 20” TIRES CAME IN FOR A ROTATION AND BALANCE CHECK, IN PREPARATION FOR SEASONAL STAY IN FLORIDA.

The customer stated that most of his tire issues usually happen while in Florida, and his go to place is one of those huge national discount places.

I guess it doesn’t matter what state you’re in, and here’s a perfect example.

NEVER EVER USE A CLIP-ON WEIGHT ON A WHEEL THAT REQUIRES TAPE WEIGHTS ONLY.

11/03/2026

CUSTOMER STOPPED BY WITH A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN HIS 2014 SUBARU THAT HE JUST REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER BALL JOINT.

This would be the start of his process of elimination.

Sam’s Club had done the tire installation quite some time ago, and did a great job balancing.
Three were within a half ounce, and one was out 1.25 ounce, but that one was off because someone did a repair and never mounted the tire back to it’s original position, so I rebalanced it.

Before I lowered the vehicle, I checked for front end play, and found the right front ball joint was noticeably worn.

Once the ball joint is replaced, I’m sure everything will be fine.

But then again, the customer’s wife was on the highway at speed, ran completely over a truck tire, which damaged the bumper, ripped off the license plate, and a couple of heat shields, then exited out the back.

The sound along had to of scared the chit out of her.
Anyway, she was OK and didn’t lose control.

11/03/2026

RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND TO FIND A LOW TIRE.

Filled it up and bolted to the shop.

My first thought was that I picked up a roofing nail somewhere around Higgins and Arlington Heights Road Friday afternoon, which would have been a real coincidence, especially since eight customers picked up roofing nails around that area last week alone.

I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING, THE TIRE IS DARN NEAR BALD.

I ran my snows all summer thinking the truck would never make it another winter, but between Jasón at Oil Pro, and Adam at J & Z Garage doing such a great job keeping the old bomb running, well, I guess I have no choice but to purchase another set before winter.

Address

150 Seegers Avenue
Elk Grove Village, IL
60007

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+18476408019

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