Tires: awd 2004 toyota sienna rft tires, toyota sienna, original equipment

Question
Have 50k on tires. need to be replaced, should i go with the ome tires or get away from rft and get a spare. seems like a lot of people have had problems with rft. any suggestions.

Answer
Michael,

If I am not mistaken, the RFT's are Michelin Pax - and that means the rims are also unique and you will not be able to mount any other type of tire on them.  

If all that is true, then you will be looking at 5 tires AND rims

- OR -

4 tires.

I think some of the objections to these tires are the usual things you here about original equipment tires - and some is because of the cost, but overall, I think more noise is being made than is proportional to the problem.  In other words, if someone had a problem, he made a lot of noise, but the folks who have had good experiences - such as yourself - have remained silent, making it appear the problem is bigger than it really is.