OEM spare tire install

To follow up on this, it does fit within the foam and the tire form, but it has to not go upside down to do so. So the bolt to secure it isn’t quite long enough, but looks like it can be modified. The jack also doesn’t fit in the foam spots.

I just have it padded tightly in the foam for now, until I find a different bolt. But, it’ll largely work.

 

Finally got my parts to install the spare in a 2023 Prius LE AWD, and I got it all in this weekend. I decided to just go with what was absolutely necessary and make do with the rest. So I got the wheel disc and tire, the foam pad the wheel sits on and the bolt that holds the tire in place. And since I have an AWD, I got the steel protector bracket that goes over the orange thing, along with the nuts that hold it in place. I was able to trace the foam pad on to the original pieces of styrofoam and I think I did an acceptable job of cutting them. They fit around the tire pretty well, and because they came with the car, I don’t have a problem with using the original pins to hold them in place. In order to get something for the deck to rest on, I hot glued strips of styrofoam on top of the original foam I cut to raise it to the same level as the tire. The deck fits on it perfectly. The all weather mat also fits well except for a wing on each side, but I used them to store some things, so the flaps sit on them and it looks good. I had an old Toyota scissor jack and tools in a bag, and was able to squeeze them in between the tire and the styrofoam strips I glued on. I drove the car around a bit, and so far nothing rattles or moves. The only downside was that I had to raise the deck about 3 inches, so I lost that space in the trunk. Thanks to all who contributed to this group for all the help in identifying the parts I needed!

 

I went ahead and ordered parts for my LTD FWD from my local dealership (Anderson in Raleigh-Durham). It's seems good pricing with their 25% April promotion (see below) and I can avoid shipping charges by picking up. AWD will need a couple additional parts not shown here. I believe the Jack Box Set is on backorder and but everything else showed as available.


Ordered the T145/90D16 donut spare off Amazon.

Also hoping to receive full size 19" Michelin Primacy replacement by end of week for flat I had last week. It's been a learning experience.

 

I asked my dealer Parts Department to develop an OEM solution for my 2024 Prius Prime with the understanding it would sit on top of the cargo deck. They gave up due to cost and recommended a commercial solution. An independent shop also gave up and recommended Modern Spare. For local driving this would be left in my garage; intended for my rare long jaunts. I still need a tie down solution.

An option for a Prius Prime… commercial solution.

 

Took delivery of all the needed parts for my LTD Fwd and got the spare wheel-mounted at local tire place. Looks like dealer duplicated the LH deck floor styrofoam piece of my order (47100), so I'm goingto try returning that piece for a credit, which will lower my costs another $90. Anyway, thanks for all the useful instructions here.

 

I'm trying to decide between going for the Modern Spare option or the OEM disk wheel & Falken donut approach. Would you mind weighing your Modern Spare tire/hub? I'm curious how different the weight is. I believe the OEM hub is about 17lbs and I haven't been able to determine the Falken donut weight yet.

 

Toyota sells alloy wheel spares too. I bought 42611-0R270 which is a 17x4 +10 alloy dicastal wheel and the package weight for the wheel when it shipped was 15 pounds. I liked the idea of being able to mount a 115/95R17 tire which is less than 5" wide.

There is also an 18"x4" 5x114.3 alloy spare from RAV4 42611-0R280. It costs a couple bucks more new and the narrowest tire I found was 135 mm tread width.

There are more part numbers out there for different manufacturing locations but those are the main two sizes I came across.