Can this be patched or just get another (Nankang) tire

Haoie · 10-23-2019, 07:58 PM

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When I bought the camaro it came with Nankang tires the tread looks pretty new still I was curious if I can just take out this tire and switch it for a michelin tire from costco?

Chutzpah · 10-23-2019, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Haoie

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When I bought the camaro it came with Nankang tires the tread looks pretty new still I was curious if I can just take out this tire and switch it for a michelin tire from costco?

If it were me, I'd remove the screw ASAP, as it may be short and not all the way through the tire. If after removing the screw, it started to leak, I'd plug it. I wouldn't buy a new tire based on what I see in the pic.

enzia35 · 10-23-2019, 08:33 PM

Most places won't plug a tire like that. Nankang, lol.

LT4Greg · 10-23-2019, 08:41 PM

Take it to a tire shop and let them check it out. Looks to me that it can be patched! I wouldn’t put a plug in the tire, a patch is a better repair in my opinion.

Zaqwert6 · 10-23-2019, 09:20 PM

Looks small, may not even be a puncture. But yea, I'd plug it without a worry.

TheReaper · 10-23-2019, 09:26 PM

Have it boot patched from the inside.

Hops · 10-23-2019, 09:47 PM

If it were me, i would plug it myself. Over the last almost 10 years, i've plugged 4 tires without issue. I remember the motivation to teach myself how to plug a tire, when no tire shop would repair a flat runflat tire on my new bmw. The tire had gone exactly zero feet in it's underinflated state, as it had leaked flat over the weekend in my driveway from a nail i probably picked up in the neighborhood. I had the wheel off the car, and was ready to bring it in. I called around to about 4 places, and they refused. So, i bought a $10 plug kit, and it worked perfectly on that tire from 200-12000 miles. I still have that same plug kit! I think knowing how to plug a tire is great skill to have.

JCunningham · 10-23-2019, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReaper

Have it boot patched from the inside.

plugs are temporary to get you to a place you can get it patched. They are not meant to be permanent

95 imp · 10-24-2019, 01:02 AM

Puncture repairs are limited to the center of the tread area. If there are punctures or damage in the shoulder or sidewall of the tire, it is not repairable.

https://www.tireindustry.org/tire-ma...ce/tire-repair

red_johnny · 10-24-2019, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Hops

If it were me, i would plug it myself. Over the last almost 10 years, i've plugged 4 tires without issue. I remember the motivation to teach myself how to plug a tire, when no tire shop would repair a flat runflat tire on my new bmw. The tire had gone exactly zero feet in it's underinflated state, as it had leaked flat over the weekend in my driveway from a nail i probably picked up in the neighborhood. I had the wheel off the car, and was ready to bring it in. I called around to about 4 places, and they refused. So, i bought a $10 plug kit, and it worked perfectly on that tire from 200-12000 miles. I still have that same plug kit! I think knowing how to plug a tire is great skill to have.

This is exactly what I would do too. I never had a plug fail and have plugged many a tire.

VinnAY · 10-24-2019, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 95 imp

Puncture repairs are limited to the center of the tread area. If there are punctures or damage in the shoulder or sidewall of the tire, it is not repairable.

https://www.tireindustry.org/tire-ma...ce/tire-repair

To a point the tire industry likes to sell tires.

Gunkk · 10-24-2019, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Hops

If it were me, i would plug it myself. Over the last almost 10 years, i've plugged 4 tires without issue. I remember the motivation to teach myself how to plug a tire, when no tire shop would repair a flat runflat tire on my new bmw. The tire had gone exactly zero feet in it's underinflated state, as it had leaked flat over the weekend in my driveway from a nail i probably picked up in the neighborhood. I had the wheel off the car, and was ready to bring it in. I called around to about 4 places, and they refused. So, i bought a $10 plug kit, and it worked perfectly on that tire from 200-12000 miles. I still have that same plug kit! I think knowing how to plug a tire is great skill to have.

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Originally Posted by red_johnny

This is exactly what I would do too. I never had a plug fail and have plugged many a tire.

+1 just plug it.

JT58 · 10-24-2019, 06:11 AM

Some places will install a patch and some won't due to the location of the screw. It depends on the tire place. We have only one place in town that usually will fix any flat via a patch unless it is very much on the side wall. Best thing to do is call around and ask.

Jeb114 · 10-24-2019, 06:30 AM

Never plug a performance tire it splits the cords inside the rubber have it patched.

10-23-2019, 07:58 PM	#1
Haoie Drives: 2017 50th Anniversary SS Join Date: May 2018 Location: Florida Posts: 83	Can this be patched or just get another (Nankang) tire When I bought the camaro it came with Nankang tires the tread looks pretty new still I was curious if I can just take out this tire and switch it for a michelin tire from costco?

10-23-2019, 08:33 PM	#3
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	Most places won't plug a tire like that. Nankang, lol. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

10-23-2019, 08:41 PM	#4
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	Take it to a tire shop and let them check it out. Looks to me that it can be patched! I wouldn’t put a plug in the tire, a patch is a better repair in my opinion. __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

10-23-2019, 09:26 PM	#6
TheReaper Drives: 2018 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mobile Al Posts: 750	Have it boot patched from the inside. __________________ 2018 GT 10R80-355

10-24-2019, 06:11 AM	#13
JT58 Drives: Former 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 760	Some places will install a patch and some won't due to the location of the screw. It depends on the tire place. We have only one place in town that usually will fix any flat via a patch unless it is very much on the side wall. Best thing to do is call around and ask. __________________ 2006 C6 Corvette Manual, 2019 Silverado, 1997 Jeep Wrangler

10-23-2019, 09:20 PM	#5
Zaqwert6 Drives: 2SS Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: USA Posts: 396 View My Garage	Looks small, may not even be a puncture. But yea, I'd plug it without a worry.

10-23-2019, 09:47 PM	#7
Hops Drives: 2019 1ss 1le, blue wrap Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 633	If it were me, i would plug it myself. Over the last almost 10 years, i've plugged 4 tires without issue. I remember the motivation to teach myself how to plug a tire, when no tire shop would repair a flat runflat tire on my new bmw. The tire had gone exactly zero feet in it's underinflated state, as it had leaked flat over the weekend in my driveway from a nail i probably picked up in the neighborhood. I had the wheel off the car, and was ready to bring it in. I called around to about 4 places, and they refused. So, i bought a $10 plug kit, and it worked perfectly on that tire from 200-12000 miles. I still have that same plug kit! I think knowing how to plug a tire is great skill to have.

10-24-2019, 01:02 AM	#9
95 imp Dumb Ass Deluxe Drives: A Tricked Out Mountain Bike Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,959	Puncture repairs are limited to the center of the tread area. If there are punctures or damage in the shoulder or sidewall of the tire, it is not repairable. https://www.tireindustry.org/tire-ma...ce/tire-repair

10-24-2019, 06:30 AM	#14
Jeb114 Drives: 2021 300 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 968	Never plug a performance tire it splits the cords inside the rubber have it patched.

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