You Guys Think This Tire Can Be Plugged?

[Subirex09]

My wife's snow tire was punctured by a screw which stinks since there is a lot of tread remaining. you guys ever have a similarly located puncture that could get plugged? Or is it definitely a lost cause? If you can't see it, it is right where the tread meets the sidewall. Sorry for the tough pics.

 

[fam]

i know its painful...but the rule is sidewall or shoulder cant(shouldnt) be fixed...and this my friend...is the shoulder....thats $94 you'll have to spend.

 

[Subirex09]

Thanks man, I figured that was the case but thought it would be worth asking, haha.

You think it would be safe to buy just 1 with the amount of tread we have? I know the rule is usually 2 tires at a time...which we might do anyway since I can't find the ws60s anywhere in the size, so we may have to upgrade to 2 ws70s.

Sucks because we were going to do 4 fresh all seasons this spring but maybe We'll do two all seasons and two winters and slowly get them all done over the next year or two.

 

[DKaz]

You should be ok with a brand new one. Run it on the front 70% of the time until it wears down similar to the other tires. You'll still want to flip to to the back occasionally to prevent cupping. You have 6-7 months to find a single, check Craigslist etc.

 

[flash75]

Ask a tire shop if it can be repaired. I would think if it's only a puncture and there is no other internal damage it could be repaired with
an inside patch. A good tire shop will not plug a tire, they remove the tire and patch it.

Clifton