Constant nail/screw in tire

[mek]

Im only at 1,300 and 3 of my tires have either a nail or screw in the tires! Some i can patch but these thing arent cheap! Im pretty sure its the sticky summer tires. Is it just me??

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[Frenzal]

In my life, I've only had a couple of nails/screws in my tires (maybe 3-4).

Since I bought an ITS and a TLX-S (since 2024 for the ITS and 2025 for the TLX), I've had 4!

I don't think it is the tires though.

 

[STi from DSM]

I have only ever had one flat in my life up until I got my ITS. I got one the second day of owning my ITS. The car truly was a nail magnet and seems to be confirmed by other members.

 

[mek]

I have only ever had one flat in my life up until I got my ITS. I got one the second day of owning my ITS. The car truly was a nail magnet and seems to be confirmed by other members.

Thats what im sayin. My guess is because the tires are "sticky" it'll carry a nail/screw more rotation around the wheel and if it doesnt fall off...instant puncture!

 

[jedi03]

my back left seems to be the problem child for me...

 

[optronix]

Can someone explain the science behind why a tire compound would be more likely to attract nails than others? Also the tires aren't that sticky... they're just summer tires.

The more likely explanation is you drive past an area with a lot of construction, or a neighbor who's a contractor, or a litany of other explanations why the VOLUME OF NAILS ON THE ROAD is higher than average.

Because end of the day, a tire can't have a nail in it unless you DRIVE OVER ONE.

 

[SilverRocket]

Can someone explain the science behind why a tire compound would be more likely to attract nails than others? Also the tires aren't that sticky... they're just summer tires.

The more likely explanation is you drive past an area with a lot of construction, or a neighbor who's a contractor, or a litany of other explanations why the VOLUME OF NAILS ON THE ROAD is higher than average.

Because end of the day, a tire can't have a nail in it unless you DRIVE OVER ONE.

Well you see, the Acura engineers worked with the Michelin engineers to make a specialized rubber compound with embedded magnetic particles so that the tires not only grip the road via the rubber, but pull themselves to the road with the magnetic force. As a by product they pick up nails like nobody's business.

For those with a broken sarcasm meter, the above is obviously a joke.

In reality I think it chalks up to two things.

1) Society in 2026 is going down the toilet and people whether by stupidity, indifference or outright malice mean there's more debris on the roads, nails included.

2) Wider tires. Short of the wheels on a modern muscle car, we probably have one of the widest stock tires in 2026. More contact patch = more probability we catch a nail on the road.

Lastly and this is psychological, you see more of what you're experiencing. Example an expecting couple will notice more babies and other pregnant ladies than a random dude in his early 20's. They'll walk the same path, and he'll see the people to not crash into them but the mental model flushes the "useless" information for the dude versus the couple.

 

[Rz2Gd]

1) Society in 2026 is going down the toilet and people whether by stupidity, indifference or outright malice mean there's more debris on the roads, nails included.

Agree on state of society.

 

[PSUEngr07]

Can someone explain the science behind why a tire compound would be more likely to attract nails than others? Also the tires aren't that sticky... they're just summer tires.

The more likely explanation is you drive past an area with a lot of construction, or a neighbor who's a contractor, or a litany of other explanations why the VOLUME OF NAILS ON THE ROAD is higher than average.

Because end of the day, a tire can't have a nail in it unless you DRIVE OVER ONE.

This is the answer. I went years without picking up any nails/screws. Moved into an area with a ton of construction on the highway and into a new construction development and both my wife and I managed to pick up nails in our tires within a few months of moving.

Can confirm it's not the sticky tires, as my shitty OEM conti's and the wife's cross climate's managed to pick them up.

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