Can stock tires be plugged and patched?

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09-08-2003, 12:25 PM

Daewoo

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Can stock tires be plugged and patched?

I thought I heard somewhere that Z rated tires cannot be plugged. Is this true?

I have a nail and would hate to have to pay $250 for a new tire. I only have 7k miles on myZ

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09-08-2003, 01:45 PM

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you can patch any tire, no matter what the speed rating... what happens is that the tire will no longer have it's speed rating once it's been plugged and patched.

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09-08-2003, 02:23 PM

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pretty sure you can since my dad patched one of his at tires plus when we got a nail in it.

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09-08-2003, 02:29 PM

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As long as the hole is in the tread and not the sidewall you should be OK. I don't know about 100+ on a plugged tire though.

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09-10-2003, 06:48 AM

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Thanks Guys! I will give it a try. I will let u all know if I have an issue.

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09-10-2003, 11:44 AM

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It may not be the smartest thing, but I had about 3 plugs in each of my rear tires when I was at the drag strip with no problems. I also drove the car for another year like that (even went to the drag strip that way more).