Tire Repair

[Sean778]

So posting from my phone will apparently take a while to show up, as my intention was for the last one I sent to go right after John's first post. Either that, or I'm a supremely slow typist, both are equally likely. 

[frenchy]

Greggs will sell you self-vulcanizing tire repair cords, vulcanizing cement, big 4 ply patches, etc...

[esi]

If you're going to try to patch the tires yourself or have them patched, I would only run them on the back only. If you had cords cut the tire could be unstable. You only have two or possible three (D,E range or competition tire), a 1 inch slash should have cut all three. Patches aren't meant to flex like a sidewall does. And you're going to need a tire bur, a die grinder, a scraper, and pre cleaner, Not just a patch and cement.  Recap shops reject casings that have cord damage to the outside if the tire, and won't touch any casing with sidwall damage. There's a reason they don't. If you're looking for 17" rims, how were they bolted to your XJ when they were slashed and have fitment issues? Did you buy slashed tires?

[BBD]

side walls cannot be repaired (unless its done by manufacturer) once the  side wall is compromised the risk of catastrophic blow out goes way up. I've seen this way to many times when a customer brings in a string of rubber on a rim for a new tire, saying the last place they had a tire repaired said it was ok to repair side wall. Its not worth the risk.

[Mudhawg]

they were on a buddys rims and had them on the jeep testing to see if they would fit i planned to take em for a drive the morning after i put them on and when i came out i found flat tires

[w squared]

Sounds a whole lot like a job for your insurance company. You'll have to pay your deductible, but 35's aren't cheap - especially the R17's!

[calltrex]

theres a factory in kamloops that everyone send the tires to get the sidewalls fixed

kal tire sends there i think

[JackstandJohnny]

i already told him there was a place that would fix tires like that................... but he junked them right after it happened.......

[Immortal]

Junked the 35s? Too bad.... should have fixed them.