Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Small nail in tire, plug or inside patch?

antennahead · 12-08-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I've put 3 vulcanizing plugs in my rear RE050As and tracked them at 125mph at Road America afterwards. Plugs are fine. If you want to buy into the hype that you need to replace or patch, be my guest. Worst that happens with a plug is that it comes out and you have a slow deflation...and that won't happen with a vulcanizing plug.

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100% correct, a vulcanizing plug is the way to go. A patch on the inside won't stop water from entering the hole in rain conditions, and if you keep the tire for a long time could actually affect the steel belts. The tire industry is a racket at local shops like Goodyear, with their "it's too close to the sidwall, you have to buy a new tire" bullshit. In many cases the nail is a good inch or more away from the sidewall. Go online and search and read, do some homework, a vulcanizing plug works great. I had 3 plugs in one rear and 2 in the other on my old 350 and drove those tires for 20,000 miles, daily driver, with zero issues.