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Gordo A. (Gordo)
Junior Member
Username: Gordo
Post Number: 122
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 9:35 am: | |
Jeff,
A Ferrari limited to 80 mph? Although I do encourage speeding, Warren get the tire!
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jeff ryerson (Atheyg)
Member
Username: Atheyg
Post Number: 474
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 9:31 am: | |
If you can find the hole put a plug in the tire so you can drive it to a repair facility
A plug can last a long time but on a high performance tire/car their is the risk t will push itself back out, I would never drive faster than 80 on a plugged tire
Patching is the proper repair method, but it also depends on how fast you drive if you hit 100+ regularly I wouldn't patch it I'd replace it but if not It will be fine
Make sure whoever repairs your tire has a proper machine that will not scratch your rims |
Gordo A. (Gordo)
Junior Member
Username: Gordo
Post Number: 120
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 9:22 am: | |
How close are you to the tire place?
Leaving the car on the flat wont damage the rim (unless you try and move it) it will over a relatively short space of time damage the tire wall, but your replacing so who cares right? Might be easier to get her jacked up a bit now, take the weight off the tire and make it easier to take it off when it comes to it. |
Warren L. (Warren)
Member
Username: Warren
Post Number: 286
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 9:15 am: | |
How long can the car rest on the deflated tire? |
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Intermediate Member
Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 1077
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 8:44 am: | |
"Can anyone recommend a good tire for my 355?"
Bridgestone S03s are terrific. |
Gordo A. (Gordo)
Junior Member
Username: Gordo
Post Number: 118
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 8:44 am: | |
I only run the Pirelli Pzeros on mine, great tire but they dont last a long time!
There are plenty of guys that will know far more than I but I am sure they will tell you not to mix manufacturers, at least certainly not one of each on either pair.
If the other one is virtually new just get one of the same type, otherwise it sounds like your cost just doubled... |
Warren L. (Warren)
Member
Username: Warren
Post Number: 285
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 8:35 am: | |
Alright I got the point. Next question, should I replace both rear tires or just the flat one? Can anyone recommend a good tire for my 355? Where should I get it? |
Gordo A. (Gordo)
Junior Member
Username: Gordo
Post Number: 117
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 8:30 am: | |
Regardless of the amount of tread if it was mine its a new tire....
Sorry! |
Warren L. (Warren)
Member
Username: Warren
Post Number: 284
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 8:29 am: | |
Ok, so what should I do, should I try plugging it before getting a whole new tire? There's a lot of tread left on the thing? Right now the tire is pretty flat, is it ok to let the car rest on the rim like that? I'm assuming no.
I know if I use the fix a flat it would plug it up, but I don't want anyone cursing me. And more importantly I don't want to ruin the rim. |
rich stephens (Dino2400)
Member
Username: Dino2400
Post Number: 619
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 8:17 am: | |
And if you do use the stuff in a can, the next person who changes tires on your car is going to curse you. They hate the mess. |
Gordo A. (Gordo)
Junior Member
Username: Gordo
Post Number: 110
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 2:51 pm: | |
Yes the stuff makes a mess, and there is no guarantee that it will hold. That stuff is a 'temp' thing to get you home, I sure wouldnt trust it for any more than that! |
Warren L. (Warren)
Member
Username: Warren
Post Number: 283
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 2:47 pm: | |
Maybe I'll fix a flat it for the time being?? Does that sticky stuff ruin the rims in the future or make it difficult to put a new tire on? |
Gordo A. (Gordo)
Junior Member
Username: Gordo
Post Number: 109
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 2:29 pm: | |
Warren,
I am sure Erik is right. I had a puncture in one of the rears last fall, I was told they wouldnt touch it (Pirelli PZero). They are expensive but I dont think I would risk it even if you could find someone to repair it. |
wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member
Username: Whart
Post Number: 1645
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 2:18 pm: | |
Although you could drive the car on a repaired tire, i wouldn't do so for very long, or at high speeds. I went thru a rash of nails thru tires as a result of sloppy contractors who worked on my last home prior to my moving in. It had a pea gravel driveway that was truly impossible to police. I bought a metal detector and got the landscaper to use it; you wouldn't believe how much sharp stuff we continued to retrieve time after time, detritus from old construction work.
Just replace the tire(s); its mate may require replacing too if there are real miles on it. And, if you are running P zeros, you aren't getting many miles off the rear ones anyway. |
Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Member
Username: Ralessi
Post Number: 349
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 2:18 pm: | |
I have some bridgestones on my econobox (99 protege) ... screw in the tire - 13 bucks to fix at local tire place
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Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Member
Username: Teenferrarifan
Post Number: 314
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 2:08 pm: | |
Warren I am not 100% sure but I don't thing you should plug a low profile tire. I am not sure though. If it is really a small leak maybe you should try a can of fix a flat.
Erik |
Warren L. (Warren)
Member
Username: Warren
Post Number: 275
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2003 - 12:04 pm: | |
Hey Everyone,
I was driving around yesterday and I went to pick up my friend and his girl at a store in Leonia, NJ and when we came out one of my tires was leaking air. I think it saw my friend and his girl and was like, no way are you going to put three people in here and self destructed itself. Anyways:
I had an electric pump so I managed to get it home but my question is, if I want to get it fixed do I have to take it to a F-- service center or can I go to any gas station and have them plug up the tire? What do you guys think? |