Tires are so wasteful

[Fedorgasm]

I have a screw in my tire, and it's too close to the sidewall to be patched. So I'm supposed to throw away a perfectly good tire that had another 20k miles of life on it.

But then you're not supposed to just replace one tire. Because now you have uneven tread, so you're actually supposed to replace all your tires at once. Although the more honest tire shops will at least tell you that you can get away with only replacing 2 at a time, both front or both rear, but never just 1 tire at a time.

So because of 1 screw I have to at least throw away 2 good tires?

Seems super wasteful to me. If we were back in the days when they used inner tubes then you could keep your tires until they wear out. Just replace the tubes.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

sounds like you got screwed!

 

[Patrick Jane]

 

[lsa]

You should change all 4 and also get a new spare.
Just to be safe.

 

[Captain Tenneal]

It's cheaper to run 4 spare tires sherbro

 

[mb23100]

Same shit happened right after I got brand new tires. Two lugg nuts snapped while changing it too. Cost me $400.

 

[Belaya Smert]

maybe buy 5 next time

 

[Batjester]

Just get a new car.



That I have dibs on.

 

[Vampire life]

I have a screw in my tire, and it's too close to the sidewall to be patched. So I'm supposed to throw away a perfectly good tire that had another 20k miles of life on it.

But then you're not supposed to just replace one tire. Because now you have uneven tread, so you're actually supposed to replace all your tires at once. Although the more honest tire shops will at least tell you that you can get away with only replacing 2 at a time, both front or both rear, but never just 1 tire at a time.

So because of 1 screw I have to at least throw away 2 good tires?

Seems super wasteful to me. If we were back in the days when they used inner tubes then you could keep your tires until they wear out. Just replace the tubes.

Can’t do that

It’s bad for the economy

We have tires that would last 299k miles
Be we will never produce them. Too much economic impact

 

[Vampire life]

Same shit happened right after I got brand new tires. Two lugg nuts snapped while changing it too. Cost me $400.

Ok I’ll bite
Who tf broke 2 lugs

How did they do it?
What kind of pod car has lugs that snap from arm torque? Why did YOU have to pay 400??

 

[mjmj]

Ok I’ll bite
Who tf broke 2 lugs

How did they do it?
What kind of pod car has lugs that snap from arm torque? Why did YOU have to pay 400??

Just to add onto this this, lug nuts cost $5 each. Resale.

 

[Fedorgasm]

Just to add onto this this, lug nuts cost $5 each. Resale.

It was probably the bolts that broke, not the nuts. I broke one before because I suspect the tire shop either cross threaded it, or way over-torqued it.

 

[mozfonky]

I have a screw in my tire, and it's too close to the sidewall to be patched. So I'm supposed to throw away a perfectly good tire that had another 20k miles of life on it.

But then you're not supposed to just replace one tire. Because now you have uneven tread, so you're actually supposed to replace all your tires at once. Although the more honest tire shops will at least tell you that you can get away with only replacing 2 at a time, both front or both rear, but never just 1 tire at a time.

So because of 1 screw I have to at least throw away 2 good tires?

Seems super wasteful to me. If we were back in the days when they used inner tubes then you could keep your tires until they wear out. Just replace the tubes.

i wouldn't out and out believe anything car people say, it's an industry of con men, thieves and drug addicts. There is always some horseshit like that when dealing with them, always. Most of the tire places I go to don't try to push more tires on me than I need though.

 

[mozfonky]

It was probably the bolts that broke, not the nuts. I broke one before because I suspect the tire shop either cross threaded it, or way over-torqued it.

absolutely, most of the time i just tell those idiots, "just change the tire I'll put it on myself". too many times I've had a flat in the middle of nowhere and had to fight to get the tire off. The last one that did that, I just jumped up and down on the lug bar and broke the damned screw off.

Rushing to make that money and get you in and out but they don't care about the issues they might cause later.

 

[Zyklon R]

Just buy a tire plug kit on Amazon or from harbor freight and plug it yourself after you've plugged it over inflate the tire about 5psi and spray a soap/water solution and check for leaks (bubbles) after that drop a little rubber cement onto the plugged area and deflate the tire to the proper psi and drive around for 10-15min and check again for any leaks either way repeat the sealing process i explained above and the tire should be leak free

 

[DragRacer]

Look for a used tire with similar tread remaining as your other 3, just to get you by until they all need replacing

 

[Fedorgasm]

Just buy a tire plug kit on Amazon or from harbor freight and plug it yourself after you've plugged it over inflate the tire about 5psi and spray a soap/water solution and check for leaks (bubbles) after that drop a little rubber cement onto the plugged area and deflate the tire to the proper psi and drive around for 10-15min and check again for any leaks either way repeat the sealing process i explained above and the tire should be leak free

Thanks man. They say those things are only for short term repairs, just long enough to get you to a tire shop where you can have the whole tire replaced.

But your post caused me to do some googling and apparently they just say that because they don't want to be held liable.

But the Internet is full of people saying they use those plugs and they last for the life of the tire.

 

[ricc505]

I have a screw in my tire, and it's too close to the sidewall to be patched. So I'm supposed to throw away a perfectly good tire that had another 20k miles of life on it.

But then you're not supposed to just replace one tire. Because now you have uneven tread, so you're actually supposed to replace all your tires at once. Although the more honest tire shops will at least tell you that you can get away with only replacing 2 at a time, both front or both rear, but never just 1 tire at a time.

So because of 1 screw I have to at least throw away 2 good tires?

Seems super wasteful to me. If we were back in the days when they used inner tubes then you could keep your tires until they wear out. Just replace the tubes.

Pic? I have repaired a lot of tires

 

[mjmj]

It was probably the bolts that broke, not the nuts. I broke one before because I suspect the tire shop either cross threaded it, or way over-torqued it.

Yeah, I mistyped. I meant lugs are $5 each, tops.

 

[Zyklon R]

Thanks man. They say those things are only for short term repairs, just long enough to get you to a tire shop where you can have the whole tire replaced.

But your post caused me to do some googling and apparently they just say that because they don't want to be held liable.

But the Internet is full of people saying they use those plugs and they last for the life of the tire.

I used to be an emergency roadside technician I've plugged many tires including my own using the method I explained and I've never had any issue