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When in need I always turn to my esteemed fellow members: So for the past few weeks (actually months) my left rear tire was losing pressure and I finally had the time to take it to the dealer (who is 130 miles away) today. Diagnosis: Nail embedded in the tire. The tech felt that it was safer to leave the nail in rather than patch it for now. Bad news: Porsche does not approve tire repair/patching. So I am looking at replacing all 4 tires (they all have 50% thread on it) but the service advisor says I can just replace the rear two for now. It was my understanding that all four tires need replacement on a all wheel drive car. But he says for my driving (non-track just highway style) replacing the rears alone would suffice. I bought the tire and wheel insurance but that would only cover the cost of the damaged tire So should I



1) Replace all 4 and have the other three handy for the future.

2) Replace just the rear two.

3) Any other suggestions ?

ADias

You do not have to replace the 4 tires.

And... assuming you will not be taking the car to the autobahn for 140MPH runs, or to the track for high-speed sessions, and if the puncture is not within 1.5 inches from the edge you can very well do a patch from the inside. I would take the tire to a competent tire shop and patch it.

gota911

What Tony said ^.

sjfehr

Yeah, patch it. Rule of thumb is to knock off a speed rating for the patch- so it they were 186mph Y tires, treat then like 168mph W tires to be safe. (In other words, don't worry about it!!)

Zeus993

Yep. Patch it if it's in the middle of the tire. Mine are fine.

Alstoy

I agree with all the above. I had about 60% left on my tires and got a nail in one. Just patched it up and made sure I stayed below 172 (joke). Actually I stayed below 125 until I got a new set. Cheers.

Leader

All good advice. Patch it...and keep it under 150 mph.

simsgw

Me too. Just as Tony said.

Gary

Mike in CA

May as well jump on the bandwagon for one of the few times everyone agrees. Patch it.

okbarnett

fix the tire for Petes sake.

Ynot

Same thing happened in my mercedes, I just patched it up and go, couple thousands of miles later. It still runs like a champ.

ADias

We reached a singularity in space-time.

simsgw

Wait! What is that I see approaching? Is it? Yes! An asymptote!


Gary

Mike in CA

Who you callin' an asymptote.......?

simsgw

Hey, don't go vertical on me.

Gary