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Discount Tires Warranty, is it worth it when buying new tires?

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It was disappointing to find out that the sidewall puncture is not repairable on one of my General Altimax RT43’s. I picked up a sheet metal screw while in South Dakota last month. It has a slow leak and loses about 1psi per day. I think I could have got another 15k miles out of them otherwise. I am having a set of 235/60/R18 Michelin Defender T+H installed this week and decided to up the aspect ratio +1 since I have a 2” lift installed and do road trips and camping in national forests. Discount Tires will be doing the install and they offer a “Warranty Certificate” for $30+ per tire which lasts for 3 years. The warranty will replace a damaged tire no questions asked.

I was wondering if you guys think that is a good idea to have or if most of you self-insure and consider the risks low.
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That's a good point concerning the tire diameters and AWD. I will ask when I get to their shop.

The contract is for 3 years. After that you're on your own.

I'm also going to ask if they torque the lug nuts.

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The puncture was right at the edge of the tread just where the sidewall starts. When I inserted my plug to seal it I could tell it was pretty darn close to the sidewall. I had my fingers crossed but in the end the tire had a slow leak.

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Pics of the puncture and the repair.


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At Discount Tire now,,,they do not offer tire shaving. They recommend replacing all 4 tires if the old ones are worn past 3/32" of the new one.

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Yes to the above. They did say they might be able to do something with pro-rating the other 3 tires if it came to that. I didn't investigate that any further since I don't think I will buy the certificates ( I have 30 days to decide).

As for torquing the lug nuts. I am pretty impressed with their process. They use a torque stick to get the nuts to about 65 ft-lbs, then finish off with a torque wrench.

The Defenders look good and I hope to get good service from them.
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I read your jacking post with interest. When my Sienna was elevated on 4 - 3.5 ton floor jacks I noticed they used the pinch points.
I took a look at my pinch points this weekend and could not see any damage to them.
I use the pinch points at home with my floor jack, too.
I am trying to recall if the guys at Discount Tire used jack pucks to spread the load.
I don't use them at home, but I may change my process a bit and get a set for home use.
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The link to the Sienna manual is shown above but I thought I'd post the pertinent sections.


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