I found a nail in my tire today, luckily it didn't penetrate enough to repair. I wasn't crazy about repairing a tire with a little over a thousand miles, and driving another 30k on a patched tire with my brand new GT. My question is, can high performance tires be fixed and remain safe ?

 

From what I have read, yes they can be repaired safely, as long as the sidewall has not been damaged. In that case, toss the tire and get a new one.

 

I've had several tires repaired/plugged in the past and have had no problems with them. I noticed yesterday that I also have a nail in the rear tire that will have to be plugged.

 

I've never had any issues with a repaired tire, so I would say you'd be okay with it. So long as it is repaired properly, I don't think there is really anything to worry about.

 

I just had to replace a tire (3900 miles) because of a screw in the tire. It was in the sholder of the tire, and I was on the freeway at the time, so good bye tire. :notnice:

 

More than 2 repairs some manufactors say the tire loses its speed rating.

We patch/plug from the inside of the tire. The rope plugs done from the outside void the warranty on most tires, as an improper repair.

Just go to a reputable place and have it patched when it happens.

 

My wife's vert picked up a nail in a front tire with less than 400 miles on it. I had it plugged, the tire now has over 3000 miles on it, and no problems.


EK

 

I picked up a nail with less than 1K miles on my GT and the dealership patched it from the inside of the tire - no problem. My recommendation is don't get it plugged; only patched.

 

Yeah what he said, a patch by itself or plug by itself is not an effective repair

just a patch on the inside merely prevents the inflation gas from escaping and does nothing to actually repair the hole in the tire, a plug merely fills the hole and doesnt do a good job of holding air in the tire, however if you use a patch in conjunction with a plug (solid rubber, not cloth impregnated -as these tend to wick moisture into the tire) this arrangement both seals the interior and exterior of the tire (the plug also protects the patch from exposure).

Another problem with using a just a patch, it exposes the belt package to the environment allowing it to deteriorate, potentially allowing for a catastrophic failure of the tire.

Anybody ever have a broken belt? Or a older tire that just blew out (with no apprent signs of being a run flat), chances are it was either repaired with a patch and the hole not filled or the tire was punctured, but it did not penetrate into the inner liner.

 

Interesting point about repairing the hole inside and out. I never thought about damage to the tire if only the inside is patched. Now I see why there is a patch/plug with the plug pulled through from the inside.

 

I had my Nittos patched for about 15 dollars. Performance tires can be patched.

 

if you decide to patch it, check its pressure more often, especially when temperature drops. My wife's Altima had a patched rear tire prior to receiveing a treat of new Yokohama's. It was fine for over a year, but this winter it went flat one morning, while other 3 (unpatched) tires were OK. Only happened once, so you should be OK, but as other people said - patch it properly.