Life Expectancy of a Tire Plug Repair

lkelk42
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:08:18 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

One week after purchasing four new tires for my Tribeca, I ran over a roofing nail. Great luck, right? I had the tire plugged and it’s running fine. However, given that Subaru’s all wheel drive system requires replacing all four tires if they’re not within 1/4 inch of tread-wear of each other, I’m wondering if I should go ahead and replace the plugged tire NOW while tires are new and the wear even. Essentially, can I expect the plugged tire repair to last for the entire life of the tire or will it require addition repair/replacement well before the tread is worn enough for replacement?

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