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Rotating your tires means moving them from one side of the vehicle to the other, moving them from front to back or a combination of both. Regular tire rotation helps avoid uneven tire wear that can lead to poor performance and gas mileage.

Some tires need rotated at specific intervals, while others will need rotated depending on the wear. To find out when your tires need rotated, check your vehicle's owner's manual or ask one of our technicians.

Q. Can you patch the sidewall of a tire?
A. For your safety and the safety of others, trash the tire! There is no safe repair for a tire with a damaged sidewall. Absolutely do not attempt to repair a tire with damage to the sidewall. That will be the first place it will fail.

There are three primary considerations when repairing a punctured tire. You need to evaluate the damage the object caused as it punctured the tire, reestablish an airtight seal of the tire's innerliner, and completely fill the path the object took through the tire. Typically a mushroom-shaped patch and plug combination repair is considered to be the best method of repairing a punctured steel belted radial.

A correct tire repair seals the innerliner and fills the path of the hole. A combination of patch & plug or a specific "mushroom" patch that combines the functions. The patch on the insides reseals the innerliner to restore air containment and the rubber filler inserted through the hole prevents moisture from reaching the steel belts and body cord (see green arrow on picture below)

Patch Only on the Inside
Reseals the innerliner but does not
fill the patch of the injury. This allows
moisture to follow the path of the hole
and reach the steel belts (causing them
to rust) and/or the body cord.

String Plug Through the Path of the Hole
Often done as an external repair without
inspecting the interior of the tire for damage. Fills the path of the hole, but does not guarantee sealing of the innerliner. This may allow air to escape through the rubber as well as from the tire.

Any repair attempted without removing the tire from the wheel is improper. Without inspecting the inside of the tire for hidden damage comes the risk of returning a weakened tire to service. Punctures in the tread area that looked repairable have revealed upon further investigation that the object that punctured the tire had been long enough to cut the tire's sidewall from the inside. Without dismounting the tire, the hidden damage would have been missed.

Simply plugging a tire from the outside without removing the tire from the wheel is improper. If a tire is punctured while off-roading far away from civilization and a spare tire isn't available, a plug may serve as a temporary low speed solution that must be replaced with a proper repair as soon as possible upon returning to the road.

Additionally, any repair that doesn't completely fill the path the object took through the tire is incomplete. While a patch on the inside of the tire reseals the innerliner, it does not fill the path of the puncture. This will allow moisture to reach the steel belts and/or the casing cords causing them to rust or deteriorate.

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Locations - Kansasland Tire, Nebraskaland Tire, Coloradoland Tire & Service, Swis Tire & Automotive, Deloachs Tire and Guymon Tire

KANSAS
Wichita Wholesale Center Operations and Finance 2904 S. Spruce Wichita, KS 67216 Phone: (316) 522-5434 Fax: (316) 522-5475	Andover Click for driving directions 664 S. Andover Rd. Andover, KS 67002 Phone: (316) 733-1254 Fax: (316) 733-7769 Visit Store Web Page	Concordia Click for driving directions 1721 Lincoln Concordia, KS 66901 Phone: (785) 243-2706 Fax: (785) 243-3605 Visit Store Web Page	Derby Click for driving directions 130 E. Madison Derby, KS 67037 Phone: (316) 788-3647 Fax: (316) 788-1011 Visit Store Web Page

Emporia Click for driving directions 611 Prairie Street Emporia, KS 66801 Phone: (620) 343-8473 Fax: (620) 343-7186 Visit Store Web Page	Garden City Click for driving directions 1702 E. Fulton Garden City, KS 67846 Phone: (620) 276-2323 Fax: (620) 276-2532 Visit Store Web Page	Goodland Click for driving directions 1402 Main Goodland, KS 67735 Phone: (785) 899-3689 Fax: (785) 899-2131 Visit Store Web Page	Great Bend Click for driving directions 1820 N. Main St. Great Bend, KS 67530 Phone: (620) 793-5477 Fax: (620) 793-8432 Visit Store Web Page

Hays Click for driving directions 730 E. 8th St. Hays, KS 67601 Phone: (785) 628-1071 Fax: (785) 628-1073 Visit Store Web Page	Hutchinson Click for driving directions 29 W. Sherman Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone: (620) 663-3381 Fax: (620) 663-4563 Visit Store Web Page	Liberal Click for driving directions 837 S. Kansas Avenue Liberal, KS 67901 Phone: (620) 624-4823 Fax: (620) 626-8628 Visit Store Web Page	Norton Click for driving directions 11101 Road E1 Norton, KS 67654 Phone: (785) 877-5181 Fax: (785) 877-2467 Visit Store Web Page

Park City Click for driving directions 5941 Air Cap Dr Park City, KS 67219 Phone: (316) 744-0401 Fax: (316) 744-2056 Visit Store Web Page	Pittsburg Click for driving directions 901 N Broadway Pittsburg, KS 66762 Phone: (620) 231-7210 Fax: (620) 231-1954 Visit Store Web Page	Salina Click for driving directions 1329 W. North Street Salina, KS 67401 Phone: (785) 825-8724 Fax: (785) 827-3124 Visit Store Web Page	Topeka Click for driving directions 2820 NW 25th St. Topeka, KS 66618 Phone: (785) 232-4400 Fax: (785) 232-4485 Visit Store Web Page

Wichita Click for driving directions 1452 N. Maize Rd. Wichita, KS 67212 Phone: (316) 773-9595 Fax: (316) 773-5375 Visit Store Web Page	Wichita Click for driving directions 3167 N. Rock Rd Wichita, KS 67226 Phone: (316) 634-1444 Fax: (316) 634-6461 Visit Store Web Page	Wichita Click for driving directions 2015 W. 21st St. Wichita, KS 67203 Phone: (316) 838-0807 Fax: (316) 838-0809 Visit Store Web Page
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NEBRASKA
Chadron Click for driving directions 231 W. 2nd Street Chadron, NE 69337 Phone: (308 )432-4488 Fax: (308) 432-2535 Visit Store Web Page	Holdrege Click for driving directions Nebraskaland's TBO Tire 1105 Burlington St. Holdrege, NE 68949 Phone: (308) 995-6188 Visit Store Web Page	Lexington Click for driving directions Commercial Tire Center HWY 283 & HWY I-80 Lexington, NE 68850 Phone: (308) 324-2338 Fax: (308) 324-2581 Visit Store Web Page	Lexington Click for driving directions 511 Plum Creek Pkwy Lexington, NE 68850 Phone: (308) 324-4604 Fax: (308) 324-7351 Visit Store Web Page

North Platte Click for driving directions 1100 S. Dewey North Platte, NE 69101 Phone: (308) 532-1100 Fax: (308) 532-7018 Visit Store Web Page	Omaha Click for driving directions 7880 F Street Omaha, NE 68127 Phone: (402) 592-3458 Fax: (402) 592-8203 Visit Store Web Page	Scottsbluff Click for driving directions 709 Broadway Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Phone: (308) 632-7731 Fax: (308) 635-9658 Visit Store Web Page	Sidney Click for driving directions 238 Illinois Street Sidney, NE 69162 Phone: (308) 254-5125 Fax: (308) 254-5128 Visit Store Web Page
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COLORADO
Castle Rock Click for driving directions 4978 Front Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone: (720) 733-1199 Fax: (720) 733-2117 Visit Store Web Page	Denver Click for driving directions 8000 E. Quincy Avenue Denver, CO 80237 Phone: (303) 694-2585 Fax: (720) 733-2117 Visit Store Web Page	Denver Click for driving directions 199 W Littleton Blvd Littleton, CO 80120 Phone: (303) 798-8618 Fax: (303) 798-4668 Visit Store Web Page	Denver Click for driving directions 11196 W Colfax Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 Phone: (303) 238-7595 Fax: (303) 238-4077 Visit Store Web Page

Denver Click for driving directions 8100 W. Crestline Avenue Littleton, CO 80123 Phone: (303) 973-3332 Fax: (303) 973-3138 Visit Store Web Page	Denver Click for driving directions 6995 N Broadway Denver, CO 80221 Phone: (303) 426-7947 Fax: (303) 427-2950 Visit Store Web Page	Denver Click for driving directions 887 S Broadway Denver, CO 80209 Phone: (303) 733-5100 Fax: (303) 733-3273 Visit Store Web Page	Littleton Click for driving directions 12672 West Ken Caryl Ave Littleton, CO 80127 Phone: (303) 973-3828 Fax: (303) 973-4581 Visit Store Web Page

	Centennial Click for driving directions 6600 S Quebec Street Centennial, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 770-1006 Fax: (303) 770-0401 Visit Store Web Page	Lamar Click for driving directions Deloachs Tire 105 S. 4th St. Lamar, CO 81052 Phone: (719) 336-9075 Fax: (719) 336-9077 Visit Store Web Page
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OKLAHOMA
Guymon Click for driving directions Guymon Tire and Auto 1648 Highway 54 NE Guymon, OK 73942 Phone: (580) 338-2516 Fax: (580) 338-0419 Visit Store Web Page