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3:49 pm
Came across this tire for a possible spare, it's essentially a brand new 37" MT/R with a puncture in the upper sidewall. Y'all think it could be safely plugged and used as a spare? Here's a pic...
5:08 pm
January 12, 2007
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For a spare, why not patch it from the inside?
5:13 pm
Yeah, just looking for the safest way of repairing it. Is that the best route to patch it from the inside? It'll be going onto a beadlock anyway so it's not even mounted to anything yet.
6:19 pm
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April 2, 2003
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I'd say yes, but run it on a rear when you use it.
Kathleen and Brad
7:09 pm
July 15, 2005
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If you are going to use it as a trail spare only, I would say just plug it. I would never run it on the street unless you run a tube inside it. Sidewall cuts are prone to blow outs at high speed.....
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8:11 pm
May 4, 2004
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"RobD" wrote: If you are going to use it as a trail spare only, I would say just plug it. I would never run it on the street unless you run a tube inside it. Sidewall cuts are prone to blow outs at high speed.....
When we were in Utah one of the guys punctured a tire similar to that. Since it was only hissing when it was at the bottom of the revolution he decided to try to drive back to camp. He made it about a mile down the road and had a catastrophic blow out. No one was hurt, but the entire sidewall of the tire came apart.
8:23 pm
"RobD" wrote: If you are going to use it as a trail spare only, I would say just plug it. I would never run it on the street unless you run a tube inside it. Sidewall cuts are prone to blow outs at high speed.....
Good call, the idea is just as a trail spare. The downside though would be if I had to run it to drive home, I don't think I'd trust it.
8:29 pm
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April 2, 2003
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"RobD" wrote: If you are going to use it as a trail spare only, I would say just plug it. I would never run it on the street unless you run a tube inside it. Sidewall cuts are prone to blow outs at high speed.....
Just patch it, put in a tube and run it as a spare.
I think it would work better than just a plug or patch.
Kathleen and Brad
8:49 pm
If you run a tube and you're on Fordyce, in a pinch you could pull it out and float down the river to safety! 
9:26 pm
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July 10, 2003
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I'm not the safety police, but I'd spend a few bucks on a spare I could trust.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
9:35 pm
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April 2, 2003
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How much for this tire? I didn't see that anyone had asked.
I got $150 each for the Krawlers I sold with sidewall cuts. All were holding air when I sold them however...
Kathleen and Brad
9:40 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: I'm not the safety police, but I'd spend a few bucks on a spare I could trust.
Does that go for trailer tires too?
10:58 pm
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July 10, 2003
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"Bender" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]I'm not the safety police, but I'd spend a few bucks on a spare I could trust.
Does that go for trailer tires too?
Yes, if your name is Rob
I used to wheel a lot. . .
11:49 pm
"Bender" wrote: If you run a tube and you're on Fordyce, in a pinch you could pull it out and float down the river to safety!
Oh yeah...I wanna go tubin' to! At least someone said something useful in this thread.
11:50 pm
February 5, 2003
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"1tom2go" wrote: [quote="Bender"]If you run a tube and you're on Fordyce, in a pinch you could pull it out and float down the river to safety!
Oh yeah...I wanna go tubin' to! At least someone said something useful in this thread.
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