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Old 06-26-2008, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict View Post
It's better to patch or plug-patch a tire than to just plug it and only a tire store has the equipment to do that. To minimize the chance of trouble I only bring the wheel to them instead of the whole car. I used to go to one GoodYear store that seriously overtightened my lug nuts. I never went back.

By that line of thinking it's better just to replace the tire outright instead of patching or plugging it. I’ve plugged many more tires than I could remember in all kinds of applications (street, track, and off-road) and have never had a single problem. If you ask me, you’re just burning money if you insist taking your tires to a shop to have them patched when plugging is possible.

I’d be interested to hear someone describe a scenario in which a correctly done plug job failed.
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