Nail in the front tire, how fixable?

Venom351R

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Well makes for the second set of brand new tires that Ive gotten a nail in . I just cant win. Looks like a good size one so how fixable is this, can it done pretty easy w/ a plug if I take it some where? I dont have much of an Idea b/c Im no tire fixing expert. Its in the front pass side, at least it was not in one of the Nitto's


PS: It leaks like a sive you can hear the air rushing out of it.

 

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I would say as long as it didn't cut any cords it would be okay to fix. I would use the patch that has a plug fabricated together.

 

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As long as it is not in the sidewall you are good to go. I would have them patch it from the inside though so it is less likely to be lost.

 

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True, if it's not close to the sidewall, it's easily fixed.

But, PLUG it . Don't patch it.

From your picture, fix it.

 

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mackey said:

As long as it is not in the sidewall you are good to go. I would have them patch it from the inside though so it is less likely to be lost.

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Yeah that is safer but then they would have to take the rim off the tire and I dont trust this place to put my Chrome Steeda Ultra lite II back on w/ out F'ing it up. Its not the same place Im going to that mounted the tires on the rims b/c that place is a good 20 miles away and I dont want to drive on it much with the way that it is but its hard telling how far I had driven like that when it did happend. Must have happend last friday b/c it was the last time I drove it.

 

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If I was to patch/plug a tire I would not settle for any thing but this style patch.

If you want to fix it I would do what it took to get the wheel and tire to your guy you trust doing it and get one of those put in.

 

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Ouch. Looks fixable though.

 

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hotrodnut said:

If I was to patch/plug a tire I would not settle for any thing but this style patch.

If you want to fix it I would do what it took to get the wheel and tire to your guy you trust doing it and get one of those put in.

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whats required to put one of those in?


My last set of tires got a nail in them ( on the rear) and I ran a plug in that for a few yrs and it was fine.

 

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Striped5.0 said:

whats required to put one of those in?


My last set of tires got a nail in them ( on the rear) and I ran a plug in that for a few yrs and it was fine.

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These do install from the inside of the tire so it does require to remove it from the rim. The glory of this is that it is a patch with the plug molded to it so the plug can not be pulled out. I have seen guys use these on cars they Auto Cross with and even on the rears of Drag Racers without them ever pulling out.