What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Thanks man. I have the eibach pro truck lift kit on the top notch (in preparation for a front bumper and sliders). The wheels are SCS 16” Ray 10’s. The tires are 315 yokahama geolanders. Of course I I had to do an aggressive CMC and pinch weld flatten to fit that size tire.

 

It’s pretty close to the sidewall and imagine most shops are going to tell you it needs to be replaced.

 

Yeah, I went to a tire shop I've gone to a few times (they remembered me) and they said to just replace it, but just wanted other peoples' thoughts before I spend $350 tomorrow at Toyota

 

Got the new roof rack and tankless water heater yesterday, new shower today. Just waiting on my light bar and the inserts for the extrusion bars.

also going to make some straps to hold my water tank on my roof rack here soon. Just looking for the best way to bend the aluminum flat stock.

 

Can it be patched? If there's enough surface area to prep for a patch, the patch will adhere. But in this instance it is probably not recommended. Any tire chain store or Dealership will say it cannot be patched for liability reasons. Usually if it's an inch from the wall of the tire they won't do it. Just keep you eye on your psi.

 

I would personally try plugging it, see how long that nail actually is.

 

Toyota and the independent tire shop I went to said to replace the whole tire. I don't know how long its been in my tire, but my psi hasn't gone down whatsoever in a month (when the tires were put on), so I have no idea what happened. I'm moving across the country (and driving), so I really don't want to have a tire issue. I guess I'll just get the new tire. RIP my wallet I guess. Thanks though!!

 

Since it looks like a small diameter nail....plug it or have a local tire shop(not toyota) patch it from the inside. A good plug or patch job will last for many, many miles

 

...perhaps see about a used tire to just get you cross country.

 

Installed the Toyota specific OEM Audio Plus bass level switch. Pretty cool, except when turning to Minimum it increases bass, and turning to Maximum decreases bass. Haha! Gonna email them and see what's up.

 

Plug that sumbitch. I’ve plugged many a tire on all sorts of different vehicles and never had a problem.

 

If it hasn't leaked its probably going into the sidewall and not into open space to leak air or it's really short? If its angled in towards the center enough it can possibly be patched? Not sure how they can just say replace it without looking inside.

 

You are more at ease with plugging a tire in the field (I assume from the selection of tread) than Honda Civic people. But I would not suggest risking the flex of the sidewall causing a patch to break off when off-roading ... since you asked my opinion, that is.

And as stated many tire shops being conservative for insurance reasons (one shop said my 10-year-old spare tire was "past its due date" and would refuse to mount it even if I asked).

New tire, one-and-done, move on with life. Be glad you can drive it to the place that can replace it.

 

Agree with others, there's a lot of flex in that area and the nail's too close to the edge to patch it safely. That said, had a similar-looking nail head in one of the tires on one of our other vehicles. Took it to Discount Tire. They pulled the nail and found it wasn't deep enough to cause a leak. Checked it in the "dunk tank"... no air was escaping. Like yours, it wasn't going down but I noticed it and wanted to check it out. So you never know. Don't pull it until you get to the shop though.

BTW, there's no reason to take it to the dealer, especially if they aren't going to replace it under warranty. I would take it to Discount Tire there in Irvine. It looks like a BF Goodrich ALL TERRAIN T/A KO2? Also looks like it's almost new? They can sell you a replacement and you can get a road hazard warranty so if something like that ever happens again - something that can't be repaired - they'll replace it for free (down to 3/32" of tread). Just a thought.

You can get in touch with the @Discount Tire Rep Jordan here on the forum. I'm sure he can help you out, probably for less money than the dealer wants:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/conversations/add

Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

 

Peace of mind is better than cash in the wallet.

 

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is that installed crooked?

 

not the op,
If you're looking to install on the driver side check out the Driver side DDM mount from Taco Garage, much lower profile.

https://youtu.be/B3IFpRGPtrk

 

I'd plug it or patch it and monitor the psi before spending on a new tire.

 

Where did you purchase those from?