actright562

looking into buying some new tires, but thinking do i have to have run flats? what if i just got regular tires and carried one of those $5 fix a flat cans

also what is the cheapest tire and value to get?

biker1059

No, you don't have to go with runflats. But I also wouldn't go cheap either. I have Hankook non runflats and really like them alot

pyrodav

I carry a 12v small compressor with a plug kit in the glove box.

Im sure you mean the best quality tire for the least amount of money not the cheapest.

LMB-Z

Just take 5 minutes to read here on the forum. There are hundreds and hundreds of threads on tires. Sorry, but if you don't already know the answer to your own question, I would just sell the car. That's kind of like asking...do I have to put gas in it??? Really???? Maybe this is one of those funny questions. Sorry, not trying to be rude.

Joey D

It's depends on how much you drive and if you re ok risking a flat and having to be towed home. On my previous vette I had non run flats for over 100k miles and it was a DD.

On the current vette I have run flats simply because that is what it came with.

4SUMERZ

I replaced the RF GY F1 Supercars at approx 10K miles, and decided to go non runflat for a few reasons.
1) The non Runflats give a much quieter and smoother ride.
2) The cost saving was worth it

I have put 75K miles on my non runflat tires and many of those miles are long road trips, far away from home.
I picked up a screw on one of the trips, the TPMS gave me the low air warning, a slow leak.
I pumped up the tire at the next road side stop, and pulled out the screw at the hotel and plugged it in the parking lot without having to remove the tire from the car.
I carry a 12 V compressor, a can of tire goop, tire plug set, and a pair of side cutter pliers to pull out a nail or screw and also to cut back the plug as close to the thread as possible.

I would never go back to RF tires, but that's just me. Maybe I'm a gambler.

BTW, I bought Firestone Firehawk WO Indy 500's. A great tire in dry or wet conditions.
Unfortunately, they don't make them anymore.
The New Firestone Indy 500 tires that they now make have very different thread pattern that I'm not enthused about.

Good luck in whatever you decide.

4SUMERZ

Tire Rack can answer all your questions for the tires that will fit your ride, RF and Non RF. Just check out their site and follow the directions

actright562

hell yeah this is the response i was looking for, whenever i think of corvettes RUN flats always come to mind, so i needed to know if indeed completely required. my c6 is a weeknd warrior, and sometimes i go on long trips, but i was thinking if i carried all the tire tools i needed, i could at least patch up to get to the next destination.

i want to go with a tire with good performance and i will gamble on the run flat part. this is my first car with a TPMS sensor and it gives you all the info you need when it comes to when a tire has a leak or puncture in it.

thanks for your ultimate post!!!!

Corvette505

They are not required, i just switched out my GY runflats to another brand because i kept having to get my front ones balanced every 6-8 weeks.

449er

You do not need to use run flats, many owners do not, BUT if you get a flat & use the "fix a flat" goo, you will ruin your tire pressure sensor (s)

Bob Paris

Also keep in mind that some dealers such as Costco will not install non-run flat tires on a vehicle that originally came with run flats

Zero_6

I swerve and hit a curb due to an oncoming car and blew a tire. The hole was on the sidewall. Took me 2hrs to get home on run flats. This happened on a cruise on Devil's Whip. I bought firehawks run flats. Noise from the tires aren't an issue since the music is on blast.

flyeri

Same here on a GS.

Vet Interested

[QUOTE=LMB-Z;1593762285]Just take 5 minutes to read here on the forum. There are hundreds and hundreds of threads on tires. Sorry, but if you don't already know the answer to your own question, I would just sell the car. That's kind of like asking...do I have to put gas in it??? Really???? Maybe this is one of those funny questions. Sorry, not trying to be rude.
iagree:

K9KUZ

Thank you RunFlats! Twice now I've been in bad locations with a flat, both times 150+ miles from home, and in bad traffic (think Chicago).

cmonkey713

Runflats are not a requirement but a lot of us like the security of the runflat technology.

COMMANDER2OOO

You can go 150 miles on runflats with a flat????? I didn't know that.
Anyway forget runflats and tire patch, and get AAA. I don't change flats, I just make a phone call.

jrose7004

The world is full of cars that don't have spare tires and run non run flats. My Cadillac SRX came with a can of fix a flat and a small compressor.

mrk1957

No run flats for ours

airmed2

Most members here could take the tires off and put their car on blocks. Who needs tires when it sits in a garage year round.