Bring your vehicle into our tire service center in Palo Alto and our tire service technicians will check the tread and wear on your tires. If you need new tires, Anderson Honda Service has a great selection in our tire shop at fair prices. We often run tire specials or provide tire coupons at our Palo Alto service center. If you just need a tire repaired ot fixed, our service department will try to mend them if possible, making sure that they are safe and road-worthy, based on driving conditions in the Palo Alto area. We also provide tire rotation and wheel alignment if your vehicle needs it.

Traction is what "holds" your vehicle on the roads in Palo Alto, especially when driving in non-perfect conditions like rain, slush, and snow. Tire tread directs water and slush from between your tire and roads and also helps create edges to grip snow. Tire tread plays a huge role in how quickly your vehicle can stop when the brakes are applied. 2/32" might be used as a general rule for new tire replacement, but Anderson Honda Service thinks this guideline could be cutting it too close for our California drivers.

A lot of Palo Alto residents abide by the Penny Test. It's easy: place a Lincoln penny into the tread groove of your worn tire. If you can't see all of Lincoln's head, then the tire tread should be fine. Unfortunately, this isn't a very accurate way to test whether or not your tire tread is at a safe level, and could result in some dangerous trips driving around . The idea behind the Penny Test is that the performance or your vehicle doesn't really go down in poor driving conditions (rain, slush and snow) until the tire tread wears down to around 2/32" (which is where you will see all of Lincoln's head). This idea is simply wrong. Many states consider 2/32" of tread the level at which a tire's tread is worn out. However, 4/32" or more is needed to maintain good and safe traction on your tires.