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Ok,

 

I have looked around, but didn't find my answer on the other posts. Are LT tires more puncture resistant than passenger tires? I realize that they can support more weight, but I am driving a Suburban with kids, so that is not a real concern. I am not towing anything.

 

However I work on studio lots and nails and junk abound. I have punctured everyone of my OEM tires at least once and 3 of them more than that. It is time to replace and if the LTs are more puncture resistant I think I might step up. What do the experts think?

 

Thanks for your help in advance.

hubbycap Senior Enthusiast

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Ok,

 

I have looked around, but didn't find my answer on the other posts. Are LT tires more puncture resistant than passenger tires? I realize that they can support more weight, but I am driving a Suburban with kids, so that is not a real concern. I am not towing anything.

 

However I work on studio lots and nails and junk abound. I have punctured everyone of my OEM tires at least once and 3 of them more than that. It is time to replace and if the LTs are more puncture resistant I think I might step up. What do the experts think?

 

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

Not aware of a mortal pneumatic vehicle tire that is immune to nails. There was a tire that had a tar-like substance on the inside that would adhere to a nail or what-have-you and would even flow to cover the punture hole and plug itself when the object was removed. The name escapes me. Not sure if it was available for light truck wheels or if it is still on the market. The run-flats are far more expensive than the value received.

MarkD Senior Enthusiast

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This may sound obvious, but... I have found a tire with a more agressive tread usually has fewer punctures. I would suppose this is due to the tire having more "tread" between the road and the air chamber of a tire.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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The best "Flat proof" tire I ever had was my BFG ALL Terrain KOs. They are pretty tough tires (5 ply tread / 3 ply sidewall I believe) but like others have said nothing is puncture proof. I think it was mostly due to the huge tread depth and big block design... and of course LUCK!

TomTom Enthusiast

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Thanks for the answers. I realize nothing is puncture proof. I am just trying to figure out if the LT tire is going to be a tougher tire. I have the Goodyear ATS tire that came on it from the factory and they can drive over a paperclip and I get a flat. Thanks again.

NathanL Enthusiast

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Find a puncture proof tire and I'll buy em at $1,000 each easily. I go thru about 15-20 tires a year due to catastrophic punctures :ninja:

 

I've heard the goodyear silent armor tires are good but the tread on them looks pretty wimpy. If you street drive all the time I guess they are ok.

 

I just buy cooper STT's because they are semi cheap and every town has a cooper dealer with the size I need in stock.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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There is no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid mistakes.

I agree... the only stupid question is one that you fail to ask. We all learn from this process. Other members are a giant bank of information here.

chris83 Enthusiast

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Any tire that has larger lugs on the tread will be less prone to puntures but not puncture proof.. As for the tires with the tar like substance inside them I am pretty sure they were made by General...

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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The only tire that is puncture proof is a solid tire, but such tires are not used on passenger vehicles.

hubbycap Senior Enthusiast

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That self-sealing tire I wrote of earlier in this thread; looked around and it's made by Uniroyal and called nailgard. It is available in SUV/light truck models. Laredo is one. Writeup sez it can seal up to a 3/16" puncture.

unit731 Senior Enthusiast

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Just a side note.

 

Neighbor purchased a BMW with 'run flat' tires. Good for 60 miles with a flat. The problem as he stated was the he had to take back to BMW dealer for repairs. I have no idea what technology was used in those tires.

 

Decades ago, General Tire made a run flat or puncture proof tire. I had a relative purchase these all 4. You guessed it. Flat tire first trip.

 

As another side note. When the manufacturers first came out with the small spares, my Dodge Aspen had one. The small spare tire was not inflated. With the spare came a can of air. Fill tire when needed. I got a flat on very busy highway. I got all the way to putting spare on car and then filling the spare with the 'can' of air. Except the can wouldn't work or was empty. The spare had never been used and was like new. So, a tow to Sears, and purchased a new tire. Fixing radials was iffy back in those days.

 

And to go way back in time. My 3rd car. Cost $35.00. Drove for one year no problems. Tires were expensive back then. This car had slightly different size tires on every rim. All used tires. One had a slow leak. Driving one Summer day, the slow leak gave out, and also two other tires gave out. On paved road. Three flat tires. It was an interesting sight on side of road. And no, I didn't have to 'crank' the car to get it started. It was 6 volt though. No radio.

hubbycap Senior Enthusiast

hubbycap

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Just a side note.

 

Neighbor purchased a BMW with 'run flat' tires. Good for 60 miles with a flat. The problem as he stated was the he had to take back to BMW dealer for repairs. I have no idea what technology was used in those tires.

 

 

The problem is that most tire stores cannot mount/dismount these bad boys. They ruin the wheel flange finish trying to get the tires off. The run flat has thick side walls that will support the vehicle with no air. Impractical, rough riding and very expensive.

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