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Old 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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Old 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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Old 04-27-2018, 05:33 PM   #3
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Old 04-27-2018, 06:28 PM   #4
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I wouldn't chance it.
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Old 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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Old 04-27-2018, 07:38 PM   #6
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Thanks guys. I will buy 2 new tires.
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Old 04-27-2018, 09:46 PM   #7
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Would you really want to change a "patched rubber"?
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Old 04-30-2018, 10:10 AM   #8
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Would you really want to change a "patched rubber"?
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.
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Old 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
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Old 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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