Take a gander at this and tell me if you think it is unrepairable. Firestone told me it's unrepairable but they didn't even look inside the tire. It holds pressure but has a slow audible bleed if you put your ear up to it.

 

i would think it is, but it is a good gash at the same time. they are prob saying that to prevent any liability

 

That's a pretty good slash, it eve looks like some rubber is missing where it gets wider. What is that, anyway, just a shard of scrap metal?

 

As far as I know it could be sheet metal or something. Not sure

 

The problem with high performance tires is they don't have many voids in the tread, so they pick up everything you run over.

 

This is the cheapest I can find another one of these for.

What a waste of a good tire...

http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse....5903&pID=48289

 

You can patch it

 

Yeah but where can I find a place that is willing to? That's the problem. And I really don't want to take out the tire irons...

 

hell, i will pay for 2 of yours if you pay for one of my rears next time i need one

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

 

Small Mexican shop

 

Although that pic may be misleading, it doesn't look like there's much tread left on that tire. If it's 2/32nds or less, most tire shops will refuse to replace it.

Have you taken it to any place other than Firestone?

 

Good lord 325 no wonder the price is through the roof.

 

It doesn't look like there's much from this angle. But there's at least 50% left.

Just Firestone

 

Reason the shop said no is because most shops do NOT patch, they plug tires now with vulcanizing plugs. These are safe enough for nail/screw holes up to about 1/4" diameter.

Slashes larger than that are generally deemed unsafe, particularly on a tire classified as a "low profile" or "performance" due to the high lateral forces these types of tires see in everyday use.

As was stated earlier in this thread, I also don't see enough tread there worth saving. You say 50% but honestly, even the sipe marks on the center and mid-center ribs appear to be gone.

Sure, you might find a shop that will patch it for you but it's just not safe. Back in the day, it might have been sufficient to patch and tube the tire but no one uses tire tubes any longer, at least not for wide, low profile performance tires.

Replace it. Cheaper to do that than risk a high speed blowout in a corner.

 

Yesterday Firestone wanted $30 for a low profile flat repair, they told me they couldn't do it after an hour of waiting.

Today I went to Les Schwab, they pulled off the tire and plugged it for FREE. Screw Firestone, bunch of dumb clowns working there that are lazy as F. I watched them sit in a circle for 30 minutes after looking at my tire for 5 minutes and deemed it unrepairable by the look of it. MORONS.

Quit worrying about the tread, I know how to determine the tread life. That wasn't the question.

 

calm down sassy pants.....

 

Wow, really?

Main point was about safety.... your take on it was the comment on the tread??

Whatever....

 

I don't like people repeating what I already clarified. Irritates me like crazy.

 

Here it a pic of the wear bars. Use the shadow next to the bar as a reference for height.

 

Let him take the risk of a blowout.
He'll learn.