nail in tire...
 

should i remove this nail? ir will i need to get it fixed?

Ohhhhhh man if it's bout 1-2 inches away from sidewall of the tire, it's not safe to drive if plugged or patch because soft side will affect your turning and could possible pop any mintue. I recommend you to replace the tire, I work at the Nissan dealership and I seen alot of those and mostly get replaced because too close to the sidewall

I would just put a plug and rubber cement on it from the outside and see how well it holds.

If you want take it to a shop to have that patched from the inside out. Make sure the shop has touchless tire mounter.

its about an inch or less from the sidewall.....i drove it back from work 10 miles city driving....

should i pull the nail out to see how deep it might be?

i have never put a plug and rubber cement by myself.....

if anythimg i will take it to a shop after pulling the nail out.

Did you buy your Z new? Most nissan dealerships have "Tire Guard" as a courtesy. You may be able to get it replaced free. Tire guard saved my life twice in 3 years.

Take it to a pro.... not worth the danger of driving on it.

i did get it new.... but the dealership us about 3 hts from me.... what is tire gaurd?

:werd: don't expect to pay more than $30 max for them to plug it either.

Probably some type of extended warranty for tires?

That looks deep -- they may not be able to patch it, and you will probably get stuck with a new tire :(

Also, if you race it or dyno it, you probably don't want a patched tire on there anyway...

I've plugged holes just like that (and even a few closer to the sidewall) on performance tires many times, and had the plug hold up fine for months until I got around to having a tire shop patch from the inside.

Most tire chains won't do it at all (plug or inside patch) because they have strict rules that don't let them do any repair work within X inches of the side, but really it's pretty safe to do so IMHO. I think repair shops exaggerate the issues (and the width margins to the sidewall) just to do more business in replacement tires.

If they were really trying to be rational about it, they'd at least look at the margin to the sidewall as a percentage or something, instead of saying the same 1 or 2 inches applies equally well to 165/55R15's as it does to 305/30R18's :P.

If you were racing those tires on a track, maybe I'd be more worried and want a professional's opinion on whether it was safe. Otherwise just plug it and go. Don't pull the nail until you're ready to plug it, and follow the plug kit's directions. You can pick up the kit at any auto parts store.

(I'll add to the above though: if you do plug and/or patch, do keep a close eye on your pressure and watch for bubbles, which is a definite sign the tire needs to go. You should be doing these things all the time anyways though).

Good luck

Take it to a good tire shop. They should be able to patch it for you. I wouldn't worry about doing normal driving on it my self. But it's your car and your money.

Thanks everyone!

I will take it to a shop to get it patched hopefully. I do not race the car at all so I am hoping all will be well after patching...

I have less than 10k miles so I really hope that it can get patched and I dont have to get a new tire.