Tire Repair

[Mudhawg]

so the set of 35's i got for my jeep got slashed and was wondering how i could go about repairing them seeing as they are brand new i would like to run them... Tubes? Vulcanized?

[FiEND]

the ones on your jeep now?  suck if it is.  how bad are the cuts?

here's the link i promised you:  http://dailydriventj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=811

[Mudhawg]

Nah i bought a set of 35" MTZ's new from a buddy and they got slashed about 1-1.5" cuts

[JackstandJohnny]

side wall cuts can't be repaired Doug......... not legally at least (to my knowledge)

at least when my buddy sean had one gouged no tire shop would touch it. something about the tires being unable to bulge correctly or soemthing........
sure someone else will chime in.
maybe run an inner tube in teh tires? again, don't know how legal it is........

[w squared]

Legal or not, everything that I've read/seen/heard has convinced me to the point that if there's real sidewall damage, I'd never use them on the road.

[Vinman]

All 4 tires slashed? If so, time to call the insurance company.

[Joel]

It's possible to have a side wall repaired depending on how large of a hole and if the cost of shipping to have it repaired is worth it.

I've had two of my Krawlers repaired When I put a 1-2" gouge/slash on the middle of the side wall.  They shipped it back to the BFG factory to cut around the hole, then poured new rubber to refill it.    When I got the tires back, I could barely tell where they refilled it.  The cost of shipping was $65 + 25 to fix.

The third tire that I slashed, the hole was closer to the lip, and they refused to refill it and didn't charge me for shipping.

[tubby]

That sucks Doug. I have a next to new 35" tire that is now a tire swing in my backyard. Gashed sidewall. I wouldn't trust that thing for on-road use if I were you. You're safety and the safety of others is not worth it. Plug the crap out of it, and throw a tube in it. Use it as a trail spare. It's not worth it.

[Aspirated]

When it comes to sidewall holes/slashes it matters if its sideways (across the cords) or up and down (with the cords). If 1-2 cords are cut on a 6ply (LT Rated) tire usually you are fine to have a hot patch done, and a reinforced sidewall boot vulcanized to the inner sidewall. If its lengthwise and 4-6 cords are cut then you are pretty much done unless you want to run tubes. I think the Tire retreading places have the hot patch available and i think Big-O tires by Chinook on centre has one.

[Mudhawg]

i wouldnt be so mad if it wasnt all 4 tires that got hit 

[JackstandJohnny]

were they on your jeep when it happened doug?  just in the street?

[tubby]

All 4 tires! That REALLY sucks guy. You've had some pretty bad luck with that Jeep this year. Sorry to hear that. It may be a good time to look into the insurance company on this one.

[Mudhawg]

they wont cover it already called them

[JackstandJohnny]

was it on the street doug? in front of the house? to you have fire/theft/vandalism on the vehicle?  take pics of the damage of the tires/jeep where it sits.  do you have a receipt?  present your claim with the above info, along with a copy of your insurance policy.
details count buddy.

[Sean778]

Johnny C is correct, we couldn't find any shop in Edmontown that would touch my stab victim of a Mud Terrain.  Maybe you'll have better luck in CowTown, although I'm betting all the tire shops there will tell you the same thing they told me.  I'd just love to catch a tire slasher in the act, just once, so I could carefully explain my feelings on the subject using language they'd understand.