# 05 Toyota Sienna - replace run flat tires?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sienna, toyota\
**Created:** [November 10, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416 "2010-11-10T22:16:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FrankOrlando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@FrankOrlando](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrankOrlando)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416/1 "2010-11-10T22:16:06Z")

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I bought this van used and live in the Northeast. I have heard an option is to ditch the run flats for regular all seasons.  
  
 Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416/2 "2010-11-10T23:03:31Z")

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I don’t like runflats. They are expensive, don’t last very long, and aren’t the best performing tires. However, if you switch to normal tires, what do you have for a spare?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416/3 "2010-11-10T23:09:21Z")

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+1

Virtually any decent-quality all-season tire will outperform those run-flats in terms of handling and–most importantly–tread life. And, they will do it at a much lower price.

However, then you have to figure out where you are going to place a spare tire, since there is no hardware for securing the spare.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416/4 "2010-11-11T00:02:54Z")

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I would dump the run flats and start with a good tyre for your driving needs and local weather conditions. I believe you will need new rims, but they are not all that expensive.

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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-toyota-sienna-replace-run-flat-tires/57416/5 "2010-11-11T01:41:38Z")

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Carry a can of Fix-a-flat or something