My tire got screwed..
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My tire got screwed..
Pulled into the driveway after some cruising, and a screw fell out of my front tire. I plugged it with one of those rubber strip plug kits. I'm guessing i'm going to need new front tires now? They're 275/40/17 ..
Can anyone recommend me some good, cheap performance tires? Unless I can still run on these.. (which I doubt)
Thank you
Can anyone recommend me some good, cheap performance tires? Unless I can still run on these.. (which I doubt)
Thank you
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Pulled into the driveway after some cruising, and a screw fell out of my front tire. I plugged it with one of those rubber strip plug kits. I'm guessing i'm going to need new front tires now? They're 275/40/17 ..
Can anyone recommend me some good, cheap performance tires? Unless I can still run on these.. (which I doubt)
Thank you
Can anyone recommend me some good, cheap performance tires? Unless I can still run on these.. (which I doubt)
Thank you
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Yeah, if the screw is in the treads and not in the sidewall you can plug it. I would recommend having the tire removed and adding a vulcanized patch on the inside as well though. I'll add Kumho Ecsta SPT as another cheap but very impressive tire for the money. Decent grip dry and excellent wet.
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Thanks guys. Yep, the hole was in the tread. DEAD in the middle of the tread. We used one of those rubber plug kits from (lol) walmart. What you do is take a long piece of rubber, cover it with "rubber cement," then use a tool to shove it in, completely filling the hole. Then I can either, cut off the excess, burn it, or let the road wear it down.
So you guys think it'd be safe just to roll like this? I don't wanna be doing like 110 somewhere (ocean parkway ) and blow the tire.
So you guys think it'd be safe just to roll like this? I don't wanna be doing like 110 somewhere (ocean parkway ) and blow the tire.
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i hate three holes in one tire a front tire at that and it lasted me about 30 100 mile trips and i dont think my car ever saw under 90 or 100 except for going through toll booths. I-95. they should hold good if it was done right.
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98 WS6, you said it was in the middle of the tread. If it's holding air and not leaking down, consider it fixed and don't worry about it. Many tire shops don't even do internal patches anymore because they're more likely to fail than a plug. I've plugged many tires over the years and if it was in a tread block, I've never had a problem for the life of the tire.
Now, if you routinely drive on the autobahn at triple digit speeds for hours on end, you may want to replace the tire. But if you drive in the U.S. and rarely see over 100, and when you do it's for only a few seconds or minutes at a time, don't worry about it.
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Tire shops are going to do the exact same thing he did, except charge $20 for the same plug.
98 WS6, you said it was in the middle of the tread. If it's holding air and not leaking down, consider it fixed and don't worry about it. Many tire shops don't even do internal patches anymore because they're more likely to fail than a plug. I've plugged many tires over the years and if it was in a tread block, I've never had a problem for the life of the tire.
Now, if you routinely drive on the autobahn at triple digit speeds for hours on end, you may want to replace the tire. But if you drive in the U.S. and rarely see over 100, and when you do it's for only a few seconds or minutes at a time, don't worry about it.
98 WS6, you said it was in the middle of the tread. If it's holding air and not leaking down, consider it fixed and don't worry about it. Many tire shops don't even do internal patches anymore because they're more likely to fail than a plug. I've plugged many tires over the years and if it was in a tread block, I've never had a problem for the life of the tire.
Now, if you routinely drive on the autobahn at triple digit speeds for hours on end, you may want to replace the tire. But if you drive in the U.S. and rarely see over 100, and when you do it's for only a few seconds or minutes at a time, don't worry about it.
Ironically, (whoever said this) the front tires ARE Fuzion ZR1's