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Hey guys, wanted to ask a question. Got a screw in a rear tire today, and was potentially just going to order one tire to replace. Will this be an issue having different tread depths in the rear? Was hoping to get aftermarket wheels soon anyway so didn’t want to replace both unless necessary.
If its within 1" of the shoulder its not recommended as the constant flexing will cause the glue to come loose.
Dealer will tell you a ZP tire can never be patched.
A lot of tire places will say the same.
Its not really true as the main section of the tire isnt really any different than a non ZP tire.
That to me is right in the area of caution. I would have it plugged and patched and see how it holds. Worst case is the patch fails and you end up getting a new tire in a week or two.
ETA: I had a 250 mile old tire on a Camaro ZL1 that picked up a nail right in the shoulder and I did not patch it... bought a brand new tire on a one week old car... I was really happy about it.
Probably not a great comparison, but...
I have a 2019 chev Silverado.
At 5000 miles I had a slo leak and found a small piece of wire stuck in the tire, closer to side wall than what you show.
Plugged it and have 13,000 miles on it with no problems.
I understand it’s a different tire, but I’d try to plug it and see what happens.
It is only some dealers or tire stores that won't plug a run flat. However, that screw looks like it is too close to the sidewall to be plugged. No shop will plug the tire if it is too close to the sidewall as that means they would violate manufacturer repair guidelines and could be held liable if something happened to damage property or injure somebody due to the tire failing. There might be some shops that would attempt a repair but they wouldn't fill out a repair order and wouldn't accept any money. Basically, you were never there.
Same thing happened to me last week. I bought a brand new set of MPSS drove it about 1000 mi and got a nail right in the corner of the rear tire. My tire shop is awesome and they said it’s toast. Sooo had to buy a new rear tire which really sucked after forking our 2300 bucks on 4 new ones. Only a slight tread depth difference so thankfully only had to replace it and not buy 2 more new ones. My tire guy said the same thing that if it is within an inch of the sidewall it cannot be repaired.
It is only some dealers or tire stores that won't plug a run flat. However, that screw looks like it is too close to the sidewall to be plugged. No shop will plug the tire if it is too close to the sidewall as that means they would violate manufacturer repair guidelines and could be held liable if something happened to damage property or injure somebody due to the tire failing. There might be some shops that would attempt a repair but they wouldn't fill out a repair order and wouldn't accept any money. Basically, you were never there.
Bill
Thanks Bill. They won’t plug and I don’t want to drive to another location, probably better safe than sorry but gonna get bent over on the price for 1 tire.
Man, I just got one in my MPSS- same location. I just commute it, so I tossed a 10 cent plug in it, and it's been fine. I may be in the minority here, or a pure rebel, but I say buy a $10 plug kit at your friendly wally-mart and run that sucka! If you are tracking it and pushing it hard, might be an issue, but for what 95% of us do, I say run it.
Thanks Bill. They won’t plug and I don’t want to drive to another location, probably better safe than sorry but gonna get bent over on the price for 1 tire.
OK, you've concluded you need a new tire or do you need a pair of new tires? That's how this thread started, I believe?
06-21-2019, 06:26 PM
Different tread depth tires?
