Nice nail in my tire. Had it fixed. Am I good?

shesha · 01-07-2010, 06:25 PM

6k on the car, I had the nail patched at Goodyear. They seemed to do a good job, they removed the tire put some kind of rubber glue compound on the inside, etc.....

Am I good to go?
No need to replace the tire for the life of it right?

Red370 · 01-07-2010, 06:55 PM

yeah, the tire should be good until your next set.

cab83_750 · 01-07-2010, 08:33 PM

Agree. As long as it is not a 'slice' and just a nail, I would be comfortable with an 'inside patch.'

Island_370 · 01-07-2010, 09:33 PM

If a professional shop patched it, then you will be fine. Patches installed with the tire off the wheel are very good.

PapoZalsa · 01-08-2010, 07:34 PM

I had three tires on prior cars get patched inside and no problem.

Auston · 01-08-2010, 10:12 PM

Depends, where was the nail? On the tread, the sidewall, or in between?

shabarivas · 01-09-2010, 02:03 AM

^ very important

Trips · 01-09-2010, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island_370

If a professional shop patched it, then you will be fine. Patches installed with the tire off the wheel are very good.

shesha · 01-12-2010, 05:47 PM

It was in between the tread.

Trips · 01-12-2010, 06:00 PM

your good! as long as it's not on the sidewall

MC · 01-12-2010, 06:30 PM

yeah your good ive had 6 nails in 2 sets of my tires tires in 18 months all the fixes held up longer than the actual tire

got a plug in the front right now, after one autocross its smoothed down where you can even tell its plugged anymore.....

Auston · 01-12-2010, 10:44 PM

Well, the nail can not be on the sidewall or in border between the sidewall and the
tread. If it's in the middle of the tread, I see no red flag

my2004Z · 01-13-2010, 08:12 AM

If its the first patch on the tire then it shouldn't be a problem. I was told at discount tire that they would not patch a second hole in the same tire for Z rated tires. This was when I had my 350Z and was running Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position tires. They were worried the tire would come apart at high speeds. Something to think about...

kannibul · 01-13-2010, 08:57 AM

Patches are good, just knock your limits down a notch or two to be sure/safe. 6K on our tires is about half done.

Plugs are ok until you can get a patch. That said, I've had tires plugged a lot over the years, but none of them were performance cars.

kannibul · 01-13-2010, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by my2004Z

If its the first patch on the tire then it shouldn't be a problem. I was told at discount tire that they would not patch a second hole in the same tire for Z rated tires. This was when I had my 350Z and was running Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position tires. They were worried the tire would come apart at high speeds. Something to think about...

You can get them to patch it if you push them. I had a tire shop refuse to plug a tire because the tread was "too close to the wear indicators", not because it was actually worn out.

I raised all kinds of hell with them, and they wouldn't budge...obviously, they wanted me to buy new tires from them...

They'd already pulled the nail out, and I told them to put the nail back in so I can go to another tire shop and have it fixed. They plugged it instead.

With Z rated tires - I would simply tell them...where the hell can I go over 100mph? Patch the damn tire!

01-07-2010, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
shesha Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 159 Drives: 370z Silver Rep Power: 15	Nice nail in my tire. Had it fixed. Am I good? 6k on the car, I had the nail patched at Goodyear. They seemed to do a good job, they removed the tire put some kind of rubber glue compound on the inside, etc..... Am I good to go? No need to replace the tire for the life of it right?

01-07-2010, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 295	yeah, the tire should be good until your next set. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

01-07-2010, 09:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Island_370 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 228 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 15	If a professional shop patched it, then you will be fine. Patches installed with the tire off the wheel are very good. __________________ Autobahn Country Club (North and South Tracks), Blackhawk Farms, Grattan, Gingerman, Mid-Ohio, Putnam Park, Road America, Sears Point, Thunderhill, VIR and "The Ring"

01-08-2010, 07:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4499	I had three tires on prior cars get patched inside and no problem. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

01-12-2010, 06:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	your good! as long as it's not on the sidewall __________________

01-07-2010, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
cab83_750 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Posts: 887 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z Rep Power: 417	Agree. As long as it is not a 'slice' and just a nail, I would be comfortable with an 'inside patch.'

01-08-2010, 10:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Auston Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 764 Drives: 2009 Z34 T+S RAE Rep Power: 16	Depends, where was the nail? On the tread, the sidewall, or in between?

01-09-2010, 02:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	^ very important

01-12-2010, 05:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
shesha Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 159 Drives: 370z Silver Rep Power: 15	It was in between the tread.

01-12-2010, 06:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
MC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,238 Drives: 2015 GTR NISMO Rep Power: 23	yeah your good ive had 6 nails in 2 sets of my tires tires in 18 months all the fixes held up longer than the actual tire got a plug in the front right now, after one autocross its smoothed down where you can even tell its plugged anymore..... __________________ 2015 GT-R N1SMO "THE ONE" Instagram MCGTRN1SMO Youtube MCGTRNISMO

01-12-2010, 10:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
Auston Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 764 Drives: 2009 Z34 T+S RAE Rep Power: 16	Well, the nail can not be on the sidewall or in border between the sidewall and the tread. If it's in the middle of the tread, I see no red flag

01-13-2010, 08:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
my2004Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 285 Drives: 09' 370Z w/Sport 7AT Rep Power: 37	If its the first patch on the tire then it shouldn't be a problem. I was told at discount tire that they would not patch a second hole in the same tire for Z rated tires. This was when I had my 350Z and was running Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position tires. They were worried the tire would come apart at high speeds. Something to think about...

01-13-2010, 08:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 266	Patches are good, just knock your limits down a notch or two to be sure/safe. 6K on our tires is about half done. Plugs are ok until you can get a patch. That said, I've had tires plugged a lot over the years, but none of them were performance cars.