Curbbed my car
Curbbed my car I did not see the curb and i heard a loud bang and my rear tire blew from the sidewall. 
Anyway i went to the same place where i bought my tires and he patched the sidewall of my tire
Now my alignment is all fucked up and it's pulling to my right. Anyone know how much an alignment costs on a Z28?
Anyway i went to the same place where i bought my tires and he patched the sidewall of my tire
Now my alignment is all fucked up and it's pulling to my right. Anyone know how much an alignment costs on a Z28?
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by Alpha-Q
Anyway i went to the same place where i bought my tires and he patched the sidewall of my tire
I don't know if he patched it or pluggd it. He took the tire out totally outta the rim and he did some grinding/buffing inside the tire and then when he was done he told me that you should be ok. Can i trust it man? He told me that he's done it with so many people and they have never come back to complain. he also said that the hole on the sidewall was very small and repairable.
Hmm,
Well Ive heard of patching a tire, but your not supposed to drive on it for more then 250 miles or so, until you can get a new one. I just got an alignment in my T/A and it was $50 on the dot.
Well Ive heard of patching a tire, but your not supposed to drive on it for more then 250 miles or so, until you can get a new one. I just got an alignment in my T/A and it was $50 on the dot.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
He took the tire out totally outta the rim and he did some grinding/buffing inside the tire
Originally Posted by RacerScott
Patch the sidewall, I always thought was a no no
Nothing wrong at all with a plug or a patch for the tread area, no 250 mile limit that I've ever heard of, I've driven on plugged/patched tires for thousands and thousands of miles. I'd rather go with the patching method over a plug though. But for sidewall damage like that, I'd ditch that tire ASAP and get a new one.
