Need to get your tires switched in Ajax? 411 Drives swaps winter and summer sets at the Whitby shop — the set you are done with comes off, the set you need goes on.
Getting your tires switched in Ajax should be a booked visit, not a scramble. Bring the car and the other set. We take one set off, put the other on, balance what is going back on the road, and torque the wheels.
Ajax sits just west of the shop. Harwood, Westney, Salem, Bayly, and Audley all feed Dundas Street East and the 401, which run straight to 1020 Dundas Street East in Whitby. Most Ajax winter-tire appointments are that short eastbound drive.
People search "get my tires switched in Ajax" for two different jobs, and we do both. Fall is winter tires on. Spring is summer or all-seasons back on. If the tires are already mounted on a second set of wheels, say so when you book — that visit is quicker than mounting loose tires.
Ajax gets the same lake-effect weather as the rest of the lakeshore. Bayly Street and Kingston Road pack down into polished snow before the plows finish the side streets, and the 401 between Salem and Thickson is a bad place to discover your all-seasons have gone hard. Book the swap while the forecast is still a warning, not a closure.
During the swap we look for the stuff that strands people: nails, bulges, uneven wear, and winter tread that is done. You will see it before it goes back on Harwood Avenue, Westney Road, Salem Road, Bayly Street, and Audley Road. If the off-season set needs to be stored, ask when you book and we will tell you what we can hold.
1020 Dundas St East, Whitby, ON L1N 2K2
Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM–2:00 PM · Sun Closed
Walk-ins welcome. October and November book up first.
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Yes. Bring the car and the set that is coming off storage. We swap them, balance the set going on, and check tread before it goes back on the road in Ajax. If a tire is punctured, worn out, or cracked, we say so first.
A mounted set on a second set of wheels is the quick visit. Mounting loose tires onto wheels takes longer. Call ahead with what you have — loose tires or tires already on rims — and we will tell you what to expect that day.
Yes. Tread, sidewalls, punctures, and odd wear. A nail that sat in the tire all summer is a flat waiting for the first cold morning. We would rather show it to you in the shop.
Call 905-666-5369, use the booking form, or walk in. We are at 1020 Dundas St East, Whitby, ON L1N 2K2. Ajax drivers are in and out of this shop all winter. Hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
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1020 Dundas St East, Whitby, ON L1N 2K2. Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM–2:00 PM · Sun Closed.