I Agree the KM2's Sidewalls suck! I won't buy BFG ever again! I blew a bead on a sandy creek and I cut the sidewall with the rim and I was stopped when it happened. That why I purchased diffrent tires and wheels right away instead of waiting till the other 4 were worn down. I could not trust them..So they had to go...

 

There was a nail sticking out of a log and ripped a 1.5inch gash in the side of my dad tire on his 2000 Lincoln Continental. He’s really cheap so he took it down to this dumpy Mexican tire shop and they patched it up for him for $15 but said no guarantees. To my amazement he got over another 30,000 miles on the tire and ran it bald before replacing it.

I called up Bridgestone, the only warranty covers factory defects.

Where can I look into a tube?

Do any long term tire sealants exist or are they only for temporary use? Will it destroy my rim?

 

Nah, patching the sidewall shouldn't destroy your rim. That is... Until you hit about 55mph and the tire fails and you flip the jeep. And still the rim should be o.k. unless you actually make it back over and land back on the rims. But the chances of you making it back over to land on the rims is pretty slim.

 

I meant the tire sealer, doesn't that stuff become hard to remove from the rim or cause rust?

 

Ah, like the real heavy duty version of fix-a-flat? I always find it messy to use, but not sure if it causes rust issues. Maybe on steel rims. Do you have the aluminum stock ones? If so I wouldn't worry about rust. It might have some crap to scrape off when you remove them from the rim, but I don't know. I'd let the guy that puts the new ones on worry about getting the old ones and any goop left on them off.

 

Haha, ya they're stock aluminum.

 

steel wheels. If your gonna go 4x4 u need steel wheels. aluminum will bend and break and u will end up with flat tires in the morning.

 

I paid $25 to get them patched and so far they're holding. I'll let you know if I die