Blew a tire, replace one or all??

So I come back to Tacomaworld to help me with a dilemma. I sliced a tire. Ran over a shock going 80km/h on a dirt road. One of those moments that happen in slow motion. Tried to avoid it but saw it roll to the side of the road. Tire pressure light comes on and it's an Instant flat. It's right on the edge of the tread headed down the sidewall about 1.5" slice. Needless to say I can't find a shop who will patch it from the inside for me, siting liability bullshit lol.

I'm running Hankook dynapro Atm p265 70 17. My stock tires (BF Goodrich I think) were junk after 30, 000km. These hankooks have been on for 60,000km and still have 60% tread left. Easily could have pushed another 30,000. Regardless I'll be getting the same tire again for sure.

Put yourself in my shoes, do you replace the one tire and run 3 at 60%and one brand new. Toss the brand new in the back right.

Do you get 2 brand new and put them on the rear then just rotate left to right from now on.

Or do I stop being a cheap bastard and order 4 new tires and count the 60,000km I got on these tires as pretty damn good,

 

Treat yourself! Get a new set of tires.

 

Were new tires in the plan? if so, do it now. What the hell, why not.
If you were going to keep these ones, get two of the same kind and then rotate them around.

 

I hate buying tires for trucks/autos so I'm in the camp of get one and wear the other 3 out, then replace all 4.

 

If this happens on AWD vehicals, tire shops will try and talk you into replaceing all 4 tires. The reason for this is the diameter size of the tire will cause a big enough difference in circumfrenace that it will cause abnormal wear on your differentials.

Since you have 4wd, you don't have to worry front to back. Side to side, yea, the diff might spin a little bit. But it's a truck, people replace just one all the time and don't have problems.

I say just replace one tire and go another 30k on all of them.

 

I hate when this happens. I would buy 4 and sell the old ones on Craigslist. Get a few bucks back. 30% is still decent tread.

 

#1 I'd buy 4 and sell the 3 good used tires.

#2 OR, If I could find a similar used tire with about the same tread left I might go that way until all 4 need replacing.

#3 If your spare is the same size you could use it and buy a used tire for a spare. Put the spare back under the truck when you buy new tires later.

A set of tires close to being worn out is almost exactly the same size as the next size smaller tire. Most people would agree that it is a bad idea to run different tire sizes, especially on a 4X4 vehicle. You're OK as long as you never shift into 4X4, but there might be enough difference to cause damage if you do. Many tire stores will refuse to sell you less than 4 tires for a 4X4. While you can make it work they don't want you suing them if you break something.

Your current tires are sorta in between. Probably not worn enough to do any damage if you do just replace 1 tire. But you'll soon reach a point where you have 1 almost new tire and 3 worn out tires. If at all possible it is best to have 4 tires just alike and with the same treadwear. That is why I'd prefer option #1 or #2 above.

 

I've had good luck with a used tire here and there, I'm not opposed to that route, especially if you still have that much tread left. It sounds like you wheel a lot, so maybe buy new tires, and then use the 3 good used tires as spares... Especially if you have some wheels in your garage. I really like having an extra spare when I'm on a trip. If you don't have an extra set of wheels, you could buy one or two "take offs" pretty cheap on Craigslist.

Tires aren't cheap, but they are your only connection to the pavement... And the trail. Good tires improve traction, ride quality, and braking. Safety is sometimes worth the $$. When it comes to tires, I think it's worth it - and no way would I patch the bad one.

 

Buy 4, move one of the used tires to spare, sell 2

 

You must also consider the age of the three good tires. Winters can suck in BC. 4 new.

 

New tires work better than 50% tires. Used tires still sell for a premium to people that think 50% left is really 50% useful life. When in reality, 25% left, won't get you out of the mud, and 10% left is not safe to drive in the rain. Besides all that, if you buy 1 new one now, you will be throwing away 50% of it when the other 3 are worn out. Like others mention, buy 4 and sell 2 or 3.

 

I've done this twice now, ruin one tire and get a whole new set. Mine were about ready to be replaced in both instances. The last time I wanted to fix it and run it another 8-10k and the tire shop wouldn't touch it, said it was to close to the sidewall. I was comfortable having it fixed, but they wouldn't do it.
I vote just get a new set and roll on. Maybe sell the take-offs or keep an extra spare as others have mentioned. Good tires are a necessity, and cheap peace of mind.

 

Purchase a matching used wheel, buy two new tires to mount on the wheel with the blown tire and on the new wheel. Put new tires in the front; move used tires to the rear. Now you have two spares. One can go in the bed when you off-road; which will speed things up if you get a flat. If you can't stand having new threads with old threads, then get new tires all around; maybe replace the spare with one of the old ones.

Ah no, the reason is to sell you new tires.

 

Thanks for the input guys. I'm goona go with all 4 new. I like the idea of having spares so I stay out of this situation next time. I'm slightly bigger then stock right now so I might switch my spare to a 17" rim and toss one of the used tires on there. But will also be nice knowing I got some tires as backup at home if I ever slice another one

Now to figure out how to get 4 new tires over the border with used ones in the back, without paying tax lol

 

Unless you can find a used tire with a similar amount of tread for cheap then yeah treat yourself to all 4 for sure, now it's decisions decisions on what tires you want haha

 

You can also buy a single tire, and get it shaved down to match the other 4 in tread depth. Popular in the Subaru world.

 

I bought a full size alloy for my spare and just mix it in with my rotations so I have a pre-worn spare if I ever need it. It is a pain to rotate tires this way though because you always have to drop the spare.

I honestly wouldn't know what to do in your situation... I would probably just get one tire and be cautiously aware when I am using four wheel drive.