# Nail in my tire
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [July 5, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900 "2007-07-05T09:49:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/1 "2007-07-05T09:49:49Z")
What a way to start my mini-vacation. Went outside and saw a nail in my tire.
Asking for advice on what I should do about it. Obviously the nail needs to come out, I put some water on it, and it was bubbling like crazy, so I already took it off the car and its sitting on a donut for right now.
Is that in a spot that can be patched?
My concern about patching it is that I auto-x these tires, and I feel like thats a bad idea, to auto-x a tire with a patch. Would I be correct in assuming that, or has anyone done that before?
Assuming it cant be patched, should I buy 4 new tires, or just buy one and have the one shaved\*(see below)\* so its even with the others?
The tires are Falken ST-115s with 1.5 summers on them.
\*\*Ive got no experience with shaving tires, is this even an option? is that what shaving tires is for? or am I missing the boat on the purpose and application of shaving tires? and if this is an option, where would I get such a thing done?
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### Author:  [@Muscle50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muscle50)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/2 "2007-07-05T09:52:42Z")
I’d just have it plugged
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### Author:  [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/3 "2007-07-05T09:56:21Z")
Reids in elma does a badass job fixing tires.
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/4 "2007-07-05T09:58:44Z")
get it plugged then if that fails buy one new tire…and don’t have it shaved the small difference in height will not matter much…
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### Author:  [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/5 "2007-07-05T10:00:16Z")
I wouldn’t be concerned with the difference in height, except that its an AWD.
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### Author:  [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/6 "2007-07-05T10:15:24Z")
Old school sticky plug. I used them all the time. Drag raced 2x/week and never had an issue…
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/7 "2007-07-05T10:42:00Z")
1. needlenose pliers
2. plug
go on your trip, man 🙂
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### Author:  [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/8 "2007-07-05T10:42:18Z")
Dont let someone else plug it, just do it yourself takes a few minutes.
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/9 "2007-07-05T10:43:00Z")
heck yes yah lazy bastad
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### Author:  [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/10 "2007-07-05T10:45:19Z")
yea plug kit is cheap and its really easy to do.
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### Author:  [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/11 "2007-07-05T10:46:25Z")
thats what you get for saying Transformers sucked
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### Author:  [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/12 "2007-07-05T10:47:26Z")
f’real. transformers was one of the best movies ive seen in years. id put in a nail in your tire if i had heard otherwise before you got this one 😛
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### Author:  [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/13 "2007-07-05T10:53:33Z")
plug it, its not a motorcycle tire. if you’re worried about it, just buy a replacement and get it shaved.
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/14 "2007-07-05T11:47:13Z")
[quote=“MOBOOST4U,post:8,topic:31900"”]
Dont let someone else plug it, just do it yourself takes a few minutes.
[/quote]
word
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### Author:  [@vt1992s10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vt1992s10)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/15 "2007-07-05T11:50:16Z")
dunn tire does a good job, I just had to have my brand new BFG Raidal TA plugged W/less then a 100 miles. Shitty luck
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/16 "2007-07-05T11:52:53Z")
Sticky plugs are great, always carry a set on me. I’ve also autocrossed/dragraced with no issue once it’s been fully worn in.
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### Author:  [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/17 "2007-07-05T11:58:45Z")
[quote=“FuzzyFish,post:16,topic:31900"”]
Sticky plugs are great, always carry a set on me. I’ve also autocrossed/dragraced with no issue once it’s been fully worn in.
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i drive pretty hard and do burnouts with 2 diff tires having “sticky” plugs in them.
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/18 "2007-07-05T12:18:10Z")
+1 for the plugs being able to take some serious abuse.
I repaired a completely bald RT-615 that no shop would touch because it was so bald, ran 6 runs at an autocross at NCCC (the cheese grater lot), and on my last fun run did a big smokey 2nd gear donut when I lost it at the turnaround and decided to just steer into it, staying hammer down.
The plug was still holding fine 2 days later when my new tires came in.
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### Author:  [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/19 "2007-07-05T12:27:31Z")
Plug it.
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### Author:  [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nail-in-my-tire/31900/20 "2007-07-06T06:39:07Z")
the nail is actually a small transformer. it was upset that you didn’t like their movie.
edit: ahh fuck I got beaten to the punch
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