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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Good idea.
Mark about the only thing I can say that went right today was the first 6 or 7 TT... I was killing the Tree... Walt even had a comment over the PA system....
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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Mark about the only thing I can say that went right today was the first 6 or 7 TT... I was killing the Tree... Walt even had a comment over the PA system....
.009 and an .006 in first round, that's serious stuff.

Why two new tires, why not just plug/patch the one leaker? Save some cash for drag radials for the C6.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
.009 and an .006 in first round, that's serious stuff.

Why two new tires, why not just plug/patch the one leaker? Save some cash for drag radials for the C6.
I'm gonna take a good look at them tomorrow.. if I can thats "exactly" what I'll do... One the spare had a bulge on the sidewall & definitely has to be replaced... & I don't want to put 1 new tire on the front (the other has 30,000 miles on it anyway ..so maybe two new fronts, throw away the leaker, and throw away the one with the bulge...and use the right front as a spare & 2 new on the front...

I hate to do it but I'll get something inexpensive as she just drives around town...
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..so maybe two new fronts, throw away the leaker, and throw away the one with the bulge...and use the right front as a spare & 2 new on the front...
That's what I would do, the one (non leaking) front would be fine as a spare.
Sounds like she needs new tires anyway so no need to put money into a patch/repair/re-balance etc, just apply that towards some new ones.
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