04-27-2018, 03:03 PM | #1 |
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Plug in tire
Need opinions I have plug repair on my rear tire trofeo dead center. My question would this be safe to race at road track?
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04-27-2018, 03:28 PM | #2 |
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I'm sure it would be safe, if it's a good quality plug and since it's center of the treads.
However... the chance of a blowout and wreck are not worth the cost of a tire to me. I wouldn't track the car with a plug unless it happened on the racetrack and I had no other option.
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04-27-2018, 05:33 PM | #3 |
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Absolutely not.
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04-27-2018, 06:28 PM | #4 |
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I wouldn't chance it.
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04-27-2018, 06:54 PM | #5 |
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I would't chance it to put yourself and others in harms way on a race track
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04-27-2018, 07:38 PM | #6 |
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Thanks guys. I will buy 2 new tires.
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04-27-2018, 09:46 PM | #7 |
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Would you really want to change a "patched rubber"?
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04-30-2018, 10:10 AM | #8 |
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Plug/patch combo? The one that looks like an inside patch with a ding dong? lol Those are actually recommended more by most tire shops over a standard patch. I don't see an issue with these as long as the patch/plug is inside the tread more than one thumb width from the sidewall.
I think the OP was asking about just a standard plug from the outside. |
04-30-2018, 03:13 PM | #9 |
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if it was a standard Plug - No Way!
I buy all my tires from Tire Rack and they have Road Hazard Warranty standard. I never used it til last week. I had 2 screws in the center. I called Tire Rack & it was warranteed with a check in hand. They re-imbursed me for both the tire & shipping |
04-30-2018, 03:51 PM | #10 |
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I would say a professionally done plug/patch combo would be okay, a standard plug not at all.
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