Well I picked up a nail in one of my rear tires that is too close to the sidewall to patch. The tires have 5,800 miles on them. Can I get by replacing one, or should I replace both tires? Either way I will be getting the same tires that are already on the car (Stock Contis)

 

It should be fine with one if the other is still in good shape.

 

Agreed...........as long as you haven't worn the tread too far down you should have no problem.

I replaced one rear tire a month ago for a nail.......it was exactly 3 weeks after I had 4 new Goodyear F1 A/S's installed though.

 

if it's not in the sidewall, I'd plug it and see how it goes

 

Not a chance in hell, on my car, EVER!

 

that's conventional wisdom, but how many have you had fail?

zero here.

 

Don't forget that we don't have a spare if it does fail.

 

Go ahead and have it plugged or patched and checked for leaks...then replace it with a new tire. Keep it as an unmounted spare in case you have to wait days or weeks for a replacement tire in the future. We bought the insurance on our tires at discount tire and have already replaced one back tire for $50 due to a nail. I never buy insurance or maintenance agreements on small stuff but these tires are too easily ruined and so expensive to replace. We've had three nails and two ruined tires in just 10,000 miles.

 

And you go to track days and exceed 100 MPH how often?

Ever had one of those plugged tires on a dyno?

I stand by what I said.........Not on my car EVER!

 

Not telling you what you should do, just offering a differing opinion and was curious if you had had a bad experience.

No, I wouldn't track my car on a plugged tire. Haven't had one on a dyno...I suppose I'd have to think about that.

For normal street use, plugging a tire (properly) is no big deal. I've had multiple successes and zero failures.