I know nothing about tires but several years ago on my way to the airport we picked up a nail. it was a Sunday and the only place open was a wal mart and I didn't want to have a flat when I got back from our trip. Reluctantly I pulled in and was surprised when they dismounted the tire and patched it from the inside, not using a plug kit. It was only like $10.00 or something but we never had another problem with it. I would never use Wal Mart for much on a vehicle but the job they did on my tire was better then what many full time garages would have done. Most I feel would have crammed a plug in and sent me down the road.

 

Why do people respond to posts and not answer the question in the post? If you have no idea, then don't reply. I didn't ask where to get the tire patched, even though patching is the better option. I just asked which plug kit I should get if my kit's plugs aren't long enough. And for those of you that think plugging a tire is only a temporary fix, you are incorrect. I've plugged tires before and never had issues. I just want to know if what I have will work with my OEM tires.

 

I've done the same as @flyin-lowe on both my JK and my Suburban. Both managed to pick up nails at one time or another. Used the Wally World kit and have not had any problems yet.

 

Tire shops have not been allowed to plug tires in my state for over 10 years. All tire repairs must be done with an internal patch.

With the relatively low cost of a professional repair and the inconvenience and potential danger of a blow out while driving, I personally would take it to someone to have it patched internally.


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I always carry a plug kit, portable compressor and a ratchet strap. If I have to plug a tire I consider it temporary to get me off the trail or to town to get it patched. Figure it is safer to plug and air up than try to change a tire on a rough off camber trail. The ratchet strap comes in handy if you pop a bead. As I get older lifting tires is something I want to do as little of as possible, I'll pay the guys at the shop for that.

 

On my wife's or daughter's cars I will always take it to a tire shop and have the patch work done. On my Jeep, I currently have 2 plugs. One is a little over three years old.

This is the kit I'm using.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E635PGA/?coliid=I1KXXDN9OKXTK&colid=29DX0CRKANK2Z&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

The plug kits are for the trail where taking the tire off the rim is not a practical solution. If you're in a town, you want it done right, no matter the cost, and that's a patch on the inside (unless you've got a nail on the edge, in which case they won't do a repair for you)

 

I've permanently repaired dozens of punctures using Dynaplugs. I use the Pro Extreme Kit.

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plugs are only to get you to a place where the tire can be professionally fixed or replaced.
as for best kit?
i always go old fashioned in volume over new fancy plug systems.
ive plugged some massive punctures in tires by inserting many plugs to get a seal.
so i want alot of cement and lots of plugs in my kit along with a well constructed rasp and plug driver

 

I don't know if it is the "best" plug kit, but I have used the Slime brand plug kit from Autozone and it works fine. Recently my wife's car got a nail in a tire. I brought it to the tire shop and they patched it. But the salesman told me that there was another nail in the tire that he could not repair because there was a previous patch and the new patch. The store policy was 2 patches. I went home and pulled out the nail and put in a plug. The tire has held air perfectly for the last 5 months now. I prefer an internal patch, but plugs work fine.

 

The Dynaplug kit does not require you to use a rasp to enlarge the existing hole. That's one of the benefits of them. In addition, they don't require cement. And, according to Dynaplug, they ARE PERMANENT if the pucture requires one plug to stop the leak. I've even had 4-5 Dynaplugs in a puncture for about 10k miles without issues, but that was on my daily driver.

 

Took a look the Dynaplug kit but I'm concerned about that metal tip that stays inside the tire. My NAPA kit has plastic tips and I wasn't going to use them because I don't want it bouncing around inside the tire.

 

The Rugged Ridge kit is what I use and I've used it a lot on the Jeep, ATVs, Tractor and other equipment tires and even a couple times on car tires. I keep the kit in the link on hand along with a small can of tire cement. Too many shops have no idea how to properly apply an internal patch any way. These plugs work good for any application. Plug refills are also available. https://www.morris4x4center.com/tir...RD0ARIsAJuNhpszr4AADYdbpHVK3ar5G86Nz3jA9ZFQkq0cVnhnr7Tj2QizeYx_3qcaAlexEALw_wcB

 

Everyone is correct: the proper repair is to get a patch from the inside. I did this for many years on motorcycles and is pretty fool proof, but pulling a tire off a wheel on a car (Jeep) is significantly harder in the field than a motorcycle.

Anyway, due to it being a trail fix, I run the Harbor Freight kit. As a temp fix, they are just fine and used them multiple times. Obviously I have an air compressor too, which helps.

 

Everyone is correct: the proper repair is to get a patch from the inside. I did this for many years on motorcycles and is pretty fool proof,

You would think so but, I've seen way too many done that were not done right and caused worse problems than a properly installed plug. If the inside of the case isn't prepped correctly belt separation and catastrophic failure are eminent. A properly installed plug in many cases actually forms a more stable seal.