A plugged spare, would you do a 5 tire rotation?

[Snowshoes]

I plugged a tire a few months ago so swapped it with the spare and forgot to get it patched. I was going to do a 5 tire rotation tonight but it seems the plug is pretty close to the sidewall. Should I get it patched and then do a 5 tire rotation or not bother patching it?

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[four low]

I would suggest keeping it as a Spare only, Mark it on the backside "spare only plugged"

 

[Carlton]

I'd keep it as the spare as well

 

[rustyshakelford]

If they will put in a patch, you could resume the rotation. However, I prefer to leave the spare the spare

Brett

 

[Ogre_FL]

I don't know how things are where you live, but they would not fix that tire here.
Everyone has a little different graphics for this, but your plug looks outside the repairable area on any I have seen.

Now would I keep it as a spare....hell yea.

FWIW I have plugged so many tires in the last 7 months since Hurricane Michael here, I can tell you someone in my family has been running tires with a plug like that because very few vehicles have full size spares anymore. But we have to keep an eye on them.

 

[cbrenthus]

I would actually rather run the plugged tire, and have a solid spare. A plug can go at anytime - I had a plug go while I was at work all day, came out to find my tire was flat. Also, just this past weekend, I was working in my driveway when I heard my neighbors tire spring a leak and go flat out of the blue, I'm guessing it was plugged. So, I'd rather run the plugged tire knowing that if it goes I have a good spare to get me to the tire shop, than run the plugged tire as a spare not knowing if it will be good when needed - remember, since there is no weight on the spare tire, it won't look flat even if it has 0 pressure!

 

[RichD]

Plug and patch. I'm a magnet for nails and screws for some reason. I've had darn good luck with repairs the past few years on various cars and SUVs. Repaired by a local tire chain, used as primary tires, they've held up for the life of the tire.

 

[TJ2018]

I'd replace the darn thing and add it back into the rotation. Tires are far too important. But that's just me.

 

[JIMBOX]

Leaveit--the cost to patch will be from $25 bucks to $45 bucks, depending on where you are--

Not worth the savings in ROTATION--

GOOD LUCK

JIMBO

 

[TJ2018]

Leaveit--the cost to patch will be from $25 bucks to $45 bucks, depending on where you are--

Around here most tire shops fix flats for free. Of course not sure this one can be fixed due to location. I got a screw in one of my BFG KO2's and Americas Tire patched for free (it was in the middle of the tread), but patch didn't hold so they replaced the tire free (I did buy their tire warranty when I had them do my first rotation).

Anyway... don't most tire shops do free flat repairs these days?

 

[JIMBOX]

No, most tire shops will charge minimum $25 bucks just to remove and inspect a tire--UNLESS YOU BOUGHT/HAD INSTALLED the tires at THAT SHOP !

That's on the WEST COAST !

W.E.

JIMBO

 

[TJ2018]

That's on the WEST COAST !

So there IS some advantage to living here? LOL And here I was ready to move out... might have to rethink that exit strategy...

 

[cbrenthus]

I've never heard of a tire shop fixing flats for free unless you bought the tires complete with warranty from them.

 

[InvertedLogic]

Meh, I'd run it. But I'm less risk averse in that area. My experience with plugs is that hold super well. I had a friend even run a circuit-cross event on a plugged tire that he forgot about lol.

 

[Snowshoes]

Thanks everyone for your input! I went to two tire shops and they refused to patch it. I decided to keep it as the spare and just do a 4 tire rotation. I don't mind a plugged tire fail and leak when going slow but not the highway speed.

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