Anybody ever plugged a slick?

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Apr 25, 2009 | 12:05 AM

jcoker

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Anybody ever plugged a slick?

Had a screw in the middle of my slick and just wanted to know if its safe to plug or patch.

Apr 25, 2009 | 12:18 AM

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that's a good question. On one hand, the psi is very low, but on the other hand, those tires take some serious abuse at the track. I do have a friend who plugged up one of his track tires. They weren't "slicks" though.

I'm curious to know the answer to this as well

Apr 25, 2009 | 01:24 AM

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go buy inner tubes.. problem solved!! but id still put a patch over the hole so it doesn't rip bigger

Apr 25, 2009 | 05:45 AM

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I had my one ET Street Plugged awhile back and have done many many burnouts and runs with no leaking and no problems, running 13-15psi at the track in it as well.

Apr 25, 2009 | 06:50 AM

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I did. I had no tubes but added them after I pluged the tire. never had trouble.

Apr 25, 2009 | 01:04 PM

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i work for a tire shop (goodyear) and if done correctly, the patch will be the stongest part of the tire and you should never have an issue

Apr 28, 2009 | 07:44 PM

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Had them do a patch plug combo thing with some kind of glue. Worked good enough to pull the tires a few times. I haven't put any air in it yet either.

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