Nail in tire :( wont repair:((

So i took my car to work thursday to show it off, got to watch lots of people Google over it knowing its not a regular mustang but unsure what they were looking at. Any ways drive the long way home park the car and before bed i go and pu the cover on the car and see its sitting on the rim.

I take the tire off and run to the tire shop and nobody will touch them they say they are too far gone! Really didnt want to purchase new tires this year any one else been in this situation? Recommendations? They were a sumitomo 315/35/17 i didnt buy these and (there pretty bald) i dont get much for traction unless its smokin hot and in 4th gear. Were these tires good and worth rebuying in their prime?

Tire guy tried to sell me nito 555 g2's i think at 294CAD Per.

Thanks in advance!

Sumitomos suck. I had them on my 01 that had some work done and a Vortech. Punched it on a roll once and ended up in the other lane.

If they're bald you dont have a choice on replacing them. It all depends on your budget. I'm a fan of Nitto 555R's for the rear. They're not too expensive and hold well on the street. I recently took off a pair of G2's. I got tired of spinning into 3rd.

Where is the puncture? If it's not in the sidewall can't you just roll the dice and plug it?

slo984now said:

Sumitomos suck. I had them on my 01 that had some work done and a Vortech. Punched it on a roll once and ended up in the other lane.

If they're bald you dont have a choice on replacing them. It all depends on your budget. I'm a fan of Nitto 555R's for the rear. They're not too expensive and hold well on the street. I recently took off a pair of G2's. I got tired of spinning into 3rd.

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budget is low, really didnt plan on a new set this year. would you say the G2's are better then the sumitomos?

HudsonFalcon said:

Where is the puncture? If it's not in the sidewall can't you just roll the dice and plug it?

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its in the middle, scared to roll the dice and have it bow while accelerating or something. probably gonna plug it just so i can take the car to the tire shop.
whole thing sucks, i didn't want to buy new tires until i had enough to get rid of these rims. Not sure i have much choice now

GoingBIG said:

budget is low, really didnt plan on a new set this year. would you say the G2's are better then the sumitomos?

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Yes

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I think Walmart have nitto 555 for the rear $200 that is cheapest 315 I can find

Revvv said:

Yes

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Perfect thank you

BADBOYSVT said:

I think Walmart have nitto 555 for the rear $200 that is cheapest 315 I can find

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US walmart? Dont think they ship tires to my igloo

I have no issues with plugs..

even on the edge of side..

I have had some bigger that took 2 plugs..

nitto 555g2 weren't that costly..discount tire..

GoingBIG said:

budget is low, really didnt plan on a new set this year. would you say the G2's are better then the sumitomos?

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Yeah, I'd say the G2's are better than the Sumitomos. I don't know if it helps, but I bought my 315 555R's for $320 (USD) shipped off eBay during one of the sales. I think they're doing it again right now.

If the tire is almost bald I wouldn't repair it personally.

slo984now said:

Yeah, I'd say the G2's are better than the Sumitomos. I don't know if it helps, but I bought my 315 555R's for $320 (USD) shipped off eBay during one of the sales. I think they're doing it again right now.

If the tire is almost bald I wouldn't repair it personally.

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ya 320 us is a bit out of my range right now. probably what i would of bought had i been ready to buy new tires lol
I ordered 2 555 G2's for the rears. should be an upgrade with tires being newer and of better quality, maybe i can floor it in 3rd now :O haha

Shittytomos suck I had them on my 01. I actually have the G2’s outback in 315s on my 04 and they hook in 2nd when it’s around 68 or above.


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BlksvtCobra01 said:

Shittytomos suck I had them on my 01. I actually have the G2’s outback in 315s on my 04 and they hook in 2nd when it’s around 68 or above.


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nice thank you for that, if ur sig is up tot date i think im making just over another 100 RW on you. you think they'll hook in 2nd?

Never pay money for Sumitomos...ever.

I currently have G2s front and rear, I love them other than the noise...they roar and have quite a bit of road noise for me, but not as bad as the Sumitomos did. I find they're actually pretty sticky in warmer weather, and not bad as far as traction in the wet if you're driving conservatively.

I had a patch come loose and the tire on my wife's F-150 went flat.

Took it to get repaired. They said the inside of the tire was "buffed" too much during the last repair and they couldn't repair it.

I said just patch it as I didn't want to buy one new tire.

Guy said buy a $300 tire or risk a blow out and lose a 30K truck.

I bought the tire.

I believe a lot of tires CAN be repaired, but with everyone being sue happy a lot of tire places don't want to fix flats anymore. Or they're trying to make money and would rather you buy a new tire instead of fixing your old one.

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Black Gold 380R said:

I had a patch come loose and the tire on my wife's F-150 went flat.

Took it to get repaired. They said the inside of the tire was "buffed" too much during the last repair and they couldn't repair it.

I said just patch it as I didn't want to buy one new tire.

Guy said buy a $300 tire or risk a blow out and lose a 30K truck.

I bought the tire.

I believe a lot of tires CAN be repaired, but with everyone being sue happy a lot of tire places don't want to fix flats anymore. Or they're trying to make money and would rather you buy a new tire instead of fixing your old one.

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Nice the tire places where i live do free tire repairs if you buy from them. But yeah i can see why most company's wont repair worn tires. The inside of my back left was pretty worn so im going to get an alignment done as well to make sure that doesnt happen with the g2s.
Any one know what to expect km wise on a set? I dont think it really matters i might put on 1500km a year in a Canadian summer haha

LOL I picked up a nail on a $400 drag radial at 400 miles. Discovered that they cant patch them. I just kept an eye on it and it never lost air in almost 2yrs. By then they were bald as **** at 2500 miles.

MG0h3 said:

LOL I picked up a nail on a $400 drag radial at 400 miles. Discovered that they cant patch them. I just kept an eye on it and it never lost air in almost 2yrs. By then they were bald as **** at 2500 miles.

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You just pluged it and went to town?
Ima play it safe or the wife wont come for rides haha

GoingBIG said:

You just pluged it and went to town?
Ima play it safe or the wife wont come for rides haha

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Nah. Left the damn nail in it! It went in so far the head was like an 1/8" below the tread.