I had never gotten a flat tire in 14 years of driving, but was a little nervous carrying only sealant when I switched to conventional summer tires on my S. But, today I got the first flat and had to use the kit... It worked well and I made the slow 90-mile drive home without losing any air!

So, for those of you afraid to ditch the run-flats, here's another reason why you should Not to mention the MUCH better ride and handling.

 

good to know ... there pretty expensive

 

So what size tyres did you go for? still on the 17 inch S lites or did you go 16 inch to increase sidewall height?

I am thinking of ditching the runflats for better ride quality, i would like to keep the same rims but realize making a larger sidewall would improve things better.

Cheers. peter

 

I agree I just got rid of the run flats, man what a difference it is like a new car I can not believe how much better it rides, feels, handles
Jack

 

I kept the 17s becuase I think the car looks far better with them. I have Dunlop Sport Maxx tires and the ride on the 17" tire is better than the ride on my 16" Dunlop Wintersport M3 run-flats.

So I would argue that the switch to conventional 17" tires improves the ride more than a switch to 16" runflats.

 

No kidding! But teh compressor comes in handy for lots of things

 

I kept my 17" but ditched the run flats for Falken FK452 but upsized slightly to 215/45 and was amazed
* MUCH less tendancy for wheel spin (the unintentional kind)
* MUCH better ride over very rough surface streets (that used to make CD's skip)
* MUCH better handling
* MUCH better rim protection for the wheels
* No scraping or rubbing issues at all (still at stock height & keeping it there!

Wished I'd done it sooner

I just bought a can of tire sealent -- not sure how it differs from the Mini Mobility kit, though.

 

As soon as my run flats got erased in autocrossing, I bought a Slime/compressor kit, and a set of Hankook Ventus RS2 215-45/17.

HUGE ride and handling difference.

 

I am eying those tires, how are they working for you? Worth it you think?

I carry a can of fix a flat sometimes, but it isnt supposed to be exposed temps over 125 degrees, and the inside of my car gets hotter than that. Because of this I rarely bring it with me.

 

The tires work pretty good. I haven't tested them in the rain but so far dry traction seems comparable to the RT-615's.

 

I gotta pickup the slime/compressor package. Thanks for the tip!

I'm a recent (today) converter to 16" rims and standard 205/50 R16 pzeros.
The right quality is night and day. I am no longer afraid of the pot holes here in Queens NY. Just rev up and take those bad bumps (cant avoid em!).

Just check my gallery uploaded updated photos I happen to feel the 16's look much better than oem. But again thats cuz i'm biased!