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03-24-2008, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sicklerville
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Yeah another paycheck....
and yeah another $300 bill for my car. Got another freaking flat this time a screw where the sidewall starts to curve around onto the driving surface.
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Thats cute, my grandma really likes her civic too
No longer and F-Body owner.
1994 Z28 LT1 A4 - Sold
1991 RS TBI M5 - Sold
1975 Stingray M4 - New Toy
2008 Impreza 2.5i M5 DD
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03-24-2008, 04:33 PM
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Location: Milford NJ
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i hate nails too, and i as well always seem to get them in my sidewalls, bastards! 
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03-24-2008, 04:35 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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you gotta watch with that....90% of the time if you have a shop tell you that its BS. the tire bish just don't feel like fixing it.
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03-24-2008, 04:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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03-24-2008, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Beaufort SC
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
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thats pretty good but a general rule of thumb is between the two tread blocks on the inside/outside, where the frist groove is. and ALWAYS take the tire off the rim and patch from the inside, do not do a "rope" plug, we had a customer do that and the tire blew apart on him when he filled it back up 
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2005 Colorado Z71 - Supermod tuned, SuperSparkz, Resonator delete, SuperMod PTB
next up - 3" lift, Gutted cat/retune/muffler
Past Toys:
1983 Trans AM, 1988 Trans AM, 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Off-Road, 1986 Camaro IROC, 1984 Chevy K10 lifted, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HD
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03-24-2008, 04:57 PM
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Admin.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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03-24-2008, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Galloway, NJ
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good pics and info guys, should be a sticky.
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Uh yeah, after they surprized buttsecks us at Pearl Harbor?
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03-24-2008, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
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I know it sounds like a sales pitch, but at SEARS we offer a Road Hazard on all of our tires. It will replace the tire for FREE(within the first 25%)of the tires life and then it is prorated if the tire is unrepairable, such as a NAIL in the side wall. We also repair them the CORRECT way! All other flats are fixed for free for the life of the tire. It costs about 10% of the original tires price, but with the cost of these 17" and larger tires, it is not bad insurance to have. 
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1991 FORMULA 350-GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1 of 1,197 with L98 Option/13.79@100 mph
1994 25th ANNIVERSARY TRANS AM GT -1 of ONLY 2,000 made/ Only 128 made with a HURST 6-Speed Manual and 91 with T-Tops and Compact Disc/ K & N Filtercharger/Magnaflow Performance Muffler/Air Foil- ORIGINAL MINT Arctic White Ultra Rare SURVIVOR. DAYTONA 500 PACE CAR Decal Kit!
SOLD: 1989 Turbo T/A in 1991 it ran 12:18@115 mph
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03-24-2008, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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Ahahahahaha damn Ed, did you cut and paste that off the intranet!!
Mike said you are a doing a good job.
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03-24-2008, 06:39 PM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford NJ
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eh...i jsut spent....4-5 paychecks on friday. sucks but, oh well...gotta pay to play
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B18B1 FTW
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03-24-2008, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Milford NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bubba428
you gotta watch with that....90% of the time if you have a shop tell you that its BS. the tire bish just don't feel like fixing it.
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unless you have a good trustworthy shop
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03-24-2008, 07:03 PM
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12 Second Club
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Haddon Twp NJ
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i have used the outside plugs for along time even at the shop i wokred and never saw any problems. rope patches always outlasted the tire. Just got to make sure its the nice quality sticky kind and you put it in right
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03-24-2008, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Galloway, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 69BirdX
i have used the outside plugs for along time even at the shop i wokred and never saw any problems. rope patches always outlasted the tire. Just got to make sure its the nice quality sticky kind and you put it in right
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Amen, yeah I knew someone who had a flat, and came over to my house. The tire was flat adn he couldnt get the plug in there, im like you idiot, you gotta have pressure behind it so the tire doesnt fold in. We put pressure in it, plug went right in, and havent heard a problem since. Same thing goes for my Ranger, picked up a screw in the parkig lot at work, plugged it, and its fine, no leaks. As long as you use both lobes of your brain when workign on cars ,and especially important items, you should be ok lol.
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1996 Camaro C/S - 2/3 Corvette Engine
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Uh yeah, after they surprized buttsecks us at Pearl Harbor?
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03-24-2008, 07:14 PM
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I wouldn't let a plug near my tire except to get me to a good tire place. 99.99999999% of places that just plug a tire don't break the tire down, because if you'd bother go through all that trouble, you'd fix it right. You didn't see a problem because the problem happened down the road after they left the shop. Not breaking down the tire is bad customer service and needlessly risks the lives of everyone in the car.
The correct way to repair a tire is:
* Remove & inspect the tire for internal damage. This is the #1 reason plugs are bad. You have no idea if the inside of the tire is sound. This nail could have nicked another part of the inside of the tire, or there may be runflat damage that cannot be seen yet is very dangerous.
*Properly prep the injured area, then properly install a plug patch. The patch seals the inner liner and the plug seals the belt package from water intrusion. Plugs do neither, and the act of shoving the plug in can in fact further damage the belt package.
*Reinstall the tire on the rim, check for leaks & rebalance the assembly.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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03-24-2008, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mays Landing, NJ
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I just had to plug a tire on the crapbox DD today.
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03-24-2008, 08:15 PM
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I know that plugs aren't the 'right' way to fix a tire, but I've been using them for almost 10 years without issue
::knocks on wood::
- Justin
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2002 Suburban - Wife's DD
2004 Grand Cherokee - Not running / Project / Selling?
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03-24-2008, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Ahahahahaha damn Ed, did you cut and paste that off the intranet!!
Mike said you are a doing a good job.
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Hey Al, gotta plug the BIG GUY. At least I didn't say it was only available at the OCEAN SEARS AUTO CENTER! 
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1991 FORMULA 350-GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1 of 1,197 with L98 Option/13.79@100 mph
1994 25th ANNIVERSARY TRANS AM GT -1 of ONLY 2,000 made/ Only 128 made with a HURST 6-Speed Manual and 91 with T-Tops and Compact Disc/ K & N Filtercharger/Magnaflow Performance Muffler/Air Foil- ORIGINAL MINT Arctic White Ultra Rare SURVIVOR. DAYTONA 500 PACE CAR Decal Kit!
SOLD: 1989 Turbo T/A in 1991 it ran 12:18@115 mph
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03-24-2008, 09:18 PM
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Location: Beaufort SC
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i think i read somewhere bout how GM recommends a patch-plug be used. and i think if a tire goes below 20psi, internal damage starts to occur. most dealerships use the rope. my ex-boss's son worked at a chevy dealership, he rope pluged a tire, balanced it to make sure it was still in-balance and it zipperd and exploded on him. i will never use a rope plug, nor will i let any1 i kno use one.
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2005 Colorado Z71 - Supermod tuned, SuperSparkz, Resonator delete, SuperMod PTB
next up - 3" lift, Gutted cat/retune/muffler
Past Toys:
1983 Trans AM, 1988 Trans AM, 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Off-Road, 1986 Camaro IROC, 1984 Chevy K10 lifted, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HD
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03-24-2008, 09:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
I know that plugs aren't the 'right' way to fix a tire, but I've been using them for almost 10 years without issue
::knocks on wood::
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me too never had a problem
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95 Impala SS
97 Trans Am WS6
98 Blazer ZR2
00 Corvette
04 CTS-V
04 Grand Cherokee
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07 Sublime Charger Daytona
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03-24-2008, 09:22 PM
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2005 Colorado Z71 - Supermod tuned, SuperSparkz, Resonator delete, SuperMod PTB
next up - 3" lift, Gutted cat/retune/muffler
Past Toys:
1983 Trans AM, 1988 Trans AM, 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Off-Road, 1986 Camaro IROC, 1984 Chevy K10 lifted, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HD
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03-25-2008, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sicklerville
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i going to buy 4 Sumitomo HTR Z for the stock salad shooters, its the same cost as replacing the BFG KDWs on my Z06 wheels. Then i'll be able to hit the drag track and really brake something too.
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Thats cute, my grandma really likes her civic too
No longer and F-Body owner.
1994 Z28 LT1 A4 - Sold
1991 RS TBI M5 - Sold
1975 Stingray M4 - New Toy
2008 Impreza 2.5i M5 DD
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03-25-2008, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
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Its always something w/ these cars man, especially if you race them. My 03's almost paid off and I swear Ill never have another car payment ...or atleast until im making alot more money then I am now. When it is Im going to unload the collision on my insurance buy a LT1 outright and have a modfest.
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420 HP/367 TQ on a Unlocked Converter & still climbing.
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03-25-2008, 04:07 PM
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Keyboard Tough Guy
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Location: Trenton, NJ
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Easy come easy go, we just got our taxes back and they are going to our new roof and yesterday one of my daughters caps came off delaying our trip to the NYAS which sucks 
Its an unfortunate part of life that things never go the way you want them to.
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03-25-2008, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sicklerville
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yup, its just been a $300 or $400 hit out of my last three pay checks
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Thats cute, my grandma really likes her civic too
No longer and F-Body owner.
1994 Z28 LT1 A4 - Sold
1991 RS TBI M5 - Sold
1975 Stingray M4 - New Toy
2008 Impreza 2.5i M5 DD
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