Nail in my tire.....

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:32 am

What can i do ? i do not have the money to replace these tires what other options do i have its maybe leaked 8 psi in 2 months so its a slow leak but is there a way to slow it more?

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:39 am

Sidewall or in the tread?

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:56 am

Sidewall you're fucked. Tread, you can get a patch thing. They sell them everywhere, Wal*Mart, AutoZone, etc. It's a rubber tube or something covered in tar. They work well enough. Fixed five holes in my old boss's Ram.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:11 am

yea if its on the sidewall ur screwed

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:13 am

sorry its in the tread forgot to type that LOL I heard did a flat stuff eats tires though?

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:19 am

Fuzzyneon wrote:I heard did a flat stuff eats tires though?

What? You mean that spray people put in their tires, like Fix-a-Flat? Don't use that shit. I doubt it would eat away rubber, but then the tire is completely useless, filled with foam, and you've gotta scrape that shit off of your rim when you can afford to get new rubber. The guys working on your tires will hate you.

Plus that shit is heavy and I don't trust it. I used it on my bicycle once. After I got bitched out by my repairman, never again.

Then it got stolen.

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:52 am

a quick google search and i found a how-to for you if you've never done it before. very easy btw.
http://www.alpharubicon.com/bovstuff/tirepluguzi.htm

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:16 am

If its still in there for the meet, I'll throw a plug in it for you.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:38 am

just plug it up. plug kits are a couple bucks and all you do is pull the nail out, ream the hole, jam the plug in and rip the tool out. and then fill the tire back up.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:57 am

or if you don't feel safe doing it yourself you can take it to a shop and they will charge you around $10

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:03 am

or like Mat said, bring it to Carlisle (i think i remember you saying you were coming) and we can do it there. as long as someone has pliars i can get a nail out of a tire.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:19 am

racer12306 wrote:or like Mat said, bring it to Carlisle (i think i remember you saying you were coming) and we can do it there. as long as someone has pliars i can get a nail out of a tire.

I wont be able to make it to carlisle but theres another meet at the end of the month i may look into just plugging it myself. hell ive installed coilovers and a lipkit if i cant plug a tire i think theres a problem.

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:20 am

The best bet would be to patch it, not plug it. Take it to a decent tire shop and they will dismount the tire, throw a patch on it and remount/balance the tire for you. IDK on pricing though.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:29 am

just plug it. when i worked at jeep, that's what we did to our bitch van when it got a nail in the tire. it's what i did to my escort when i had a flat tire, it's what i did to my friends buick, my old tempo, girlfriends neon... (i've dealt with a lot of flats, haha)

it only costs about $4, and takes all of 10 minutes out of your day. That includes re-filling it with air.

kit looks something like this:

When you have the extra money, get it patched or a new tire. I've ran on plugs until the cords were showing through the tire.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:36 am

Plugging is more than sufficient to repair a simple nail/screw hole. On one of my old tires I had 4 or 5 plugs in one tire (very bad luck) and it held air and was fine until I switched tires. The tires were crap but that wasn't the fault of the plugs.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:38 am

lol the ones I've used look nothing like that.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:45 am

haha, my internet cache is still showing it

ah well. google it, you'll find a pic

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:39 pm

Is there a Big Brand Tires in your area? Check them out, they patch shit up for free. Ive gone twice and theyre cool about it

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:26 am

just buy a plug kit, do it yourself, and keep it and a small pair of needlenose pliers in your trunk under the spare. Kits usually have 5 or 10 plugs with them, and you never know when you'll have another nail caught in a tire, or be able to make a few quick bucks in a parking lot from someone with a flat.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:48 am

Wenuden wrote:just buy a plug kit, do it yourself, and keep it and a small pair of needlenose pliers in your trunk under the spare. Kits usually have 5 or 10 plugs with them, and you never know when you'll have another nail caught in a tire, or be able to make a few quick bucks in a parking lot from someone with a flat.

Ah, a Capitalist.

bdmski · Post by **bdmski** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:30 am

Do you live near a discount tire? They will patch it for free! I've always gone to them. They do it for free in hopes that you will come to buy tires from them once you need them.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:30 am

I ended up buying a plug kit for 6 bucks and doing it been holding air with zero problems thanks guys

SYRYS04 · Post by **SYRYS04** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:20 am

Discount Tire fixes flats for free... jus a fyi-

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:05 pm

bdmski wrote:Do you live near a discount tire? They will patch it for free! I've always gone to them. They do it for free in hopes that you will come to buy tires from them once you need them.

SYRYS04 wrote: Discount Tire fixes flats for free... jus a fyi-

YEAH WE KNOW.

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:10 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
bdmski wrote:Do you live near a discount tire? They will patch it for free! I've always gone to them. They do it for free in hopes that you will come to buy tires from them once you need them.

SYRYS04 wrote: Discount Tire fixes flats for free... jus a fyi-
YEAH WE KNOW.

So does Town Fair Tire if you have any by you.

Later
Allex

norman426 · Post by **norman426** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:03 pm

plug it