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Originally Posted by DarkZ
PATCH! Do NOT plug. Get it patched from the inside from a reputable tire store. Plugs are big screws anyway. A plug can tear the belts, are not water tight, and can cause belt sep. I have had an inside patch in one of my rear tiress for almost a year with no problem.
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Not sure I follow how that happens.... but maybe you're in the biz or maybe that's the koolaid the patch guys sell. I've got friends who own tire stores and go to all the seminars and I'm wired pretty well in the offroad tire world.
A vulcanized patch IS the best solution. But I've plugged everything I own for many, many years unless a hole is too big for a plug (rare).
tow rigs, race Jeep, countless trailer tires, daily driver and yes, my 370. Plugs work very well/reliable. But everyone has there one comfort zone for perceived risk and if you sleep better with a vulcanized patch then do it.
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2009 silver sport, 6MT touring and nav, 8700 miles when I got it, "almost" a daily driver now... bone stock aside from tint and Gemini CBE, PC'd Rays black stardust and running 275/295 DWS rubber