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Originally Posted by spearfish25 I've put 3 vulcanizing plugs in my rear RE050As and tracked them at 125mph at Road America afterwards. Plugs are fine. If you want to buy
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12-08-2010, 09:40 PM
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 100% correct, a vulcanizing plug is the way to go. A patch on the inside won't stop water from entering the hole in rain conditions, and if you keep the tire for a long time could actually affect the steel belts. The tire industry is a racket at local shops like Goodyear, with their "it's too close to the sidwall, you have to buy a new tire" bullshit. In many cases the nail is a good inch or more away from the sidewall. Go online and search and read, do some homework, a vulcanizing plug works great. I had 3 plugs in one rear and 2 in the other on my old 350 and drove those tires for 20,000 miles, daily driver, with zero issues.
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