Patched tires at higher speeds?

[HardDrive]

Picked up a screw on my Cayman S. I had it patched at a shop I trust. Curious to hear opinions, or better yet direct experience, with a driving at higher speeds on a patched tire. I generally don't go over 110, but I do creep up over 100 quite a bit. Anyone had a patched tire fail at the patch point?

[aschen]

Occasionally kissing 110 Id probably be ok with it


If I intended to abuse at an HPDE for 30 min sessions Id probably change.

[Jeff Higgins]

Years ago I had a brand new set of Yokohama AO 48's mounted up as my track tires. Picked up a tiny finish nail in one of them on the way home from my very first track day with them. I was pissed. I plugged it with the "licorice strip" style plug and ran them till they were down to the wear bars. I regularly hit about a buck thirty through turn one at Pacific Raceways if I don't lift. Never a problem.

[JackDidley]

I have no problems with patched tires. It could possibly leak but done right it will not just blow out.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Picked up a screw on my Cayman S. I had it patched at a shop I trust. Curious to hear opinions, or better yet direct experience, with a driving at higher speeds on a patched tire. I generally don't go over 110, but I do creep up over 100 quite a bit. Anyone had a patched tire fail at the patch point?

I've never had a patched tire fail before it was just worn out. I'd feel very comfortable with one of those patch-plugs in a tire (shaped like a tack with a broad head) well into triple digits.

And I've plugged tires many times over the years and never had one fail before being worn out. I've had plugged tires at triple digit speeds many times.

[Magyar Kiwi]

Hi
Would be happy to operate at high speeds with the solid rubber plugs fitted/glued from the inside.
Not so keen on using "licorice strip" style plugs fitted from the outside at high speeds.
Cheers

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Magyar Kiwi

Hi
Would be happy to operate at high speeds with the solid rubber plugs fitted/glued from the inside.
Not so keen on using "licorice strip" style plugs fitted from the outside at high speeds.
Cheers

I agree. Any repair after examining the inside should be OK. The tire place I go to won't do it any other way and the cut off date is 5 years old. I'm not happy with that as I don't put many miles on a vehicle anymore. I bet I drive my PU less than 500/yr.

[speeder]

A good patch job should be fine. Back in my early Pelican days, I can't remember if I was short on cash after purchasing my 911SC or just procrastinating but I was still running the aging tires on the car before buying 4 new ones. I went to my first DE at Willow Springs and MMarsh was piloting my car as an instructor with me in the passenger seat, showing me the line around the track.

He was driving the SC at around 8-9/10ths and it was getting really squirley and sideways in the high-speed turns but he was catching it. He said something like, "feels weird," so we pitted. Turns out I had a screw in one rear tire and it was down to about 10 lbs of air and looking flat. We plugged it on the spot and finished the track day.

I learned a couple of things that day. One was that I definitely needed new tires right away and the other was that MMarsh was faster around Big Willow with a flat tire than I was with 4 good ones.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Ditto everyone else, I’ve never had an issue with a professionally repaired tire.

[HardDrive]

Thank you for the input all.

[wildthing]

I ran a Michelin PS4S with one patch at Laguna Seca. Patched up by a mobile tire guy.