Installed full size spare in 2016 Genesis Sedan

[jimbo1mcm]

Getting ready for a long road trip and I did not feel comfortable just having the donut. I ordered an aftermarket wheel and tire package from Tire Rack. I also ordered the TPMS sensor. I removed the donut and put the new wheel/tire in the vacated spot and screwed it back down. The OEM plastic holder for the jack, handle, etc is too big to reinstall so I put it aside. There was a gap of about an inch and a half between the top of the tire and the top of the area where the rug would go back. I cut a piece of plywood 29 inches long and about as wide as the tire. That still left about an inch gap between the top of the tire and the bottom of the plywood. I cut 2 one inch pieces of plywood, about 4 inches wide and slightly shorter than my original piece. When placed on the plywood they rest on top of the tire and give support to the piece of plywood and anything heavy you want to put in the trunk. I wrapped the tools in a towel and placed them in the hole in the tire, along with a small compressor. Replaced the trunk liner and job was done. Took about an hour not moving very quickly. Piece of mind!!

 

[pmckechnie]

Jimbo, great idea and write up. I have been wanting to do the same thing for my 2016. I have been looking for an original wheel but all I have found is sets of 4, not just 1. Dealer price is out of the picture.
Which wheel did you get from Tirerack? That seems to be the best way to go.
We also travel as much as possible. We have put 22K miles on the car in 16 months. A month with no trips will be 150 to 200 miles.
A full spare would make me a lot more comfortable.

Thanks

 

[PMCErnie]

PEACE of mind? I really don't get it. If we had inflatable spares I could understand some nervousness. However, you can drive forever, in a pinch, with the donut on.

 

[pmckechnie]

Below you can see what Hyundai has to say about the compact spare tire.
Jimbo and I seem to be in the same boat. He is 77 and I am 74. I know I have learned over the years to
not push my luck. If Hyundai says to not drive over 50 MPH on the compact spare tire, I will follow the instructions and not
take the chance. They indicate that the car won't handle as well and won't be as safe. I don't want to take the chance.
Some of our trips we may be in locations where there is nothing. We may have to drive a hundred miles or so to find anything
other than tumble weeds. If something happens in a situation like that, I want the best fix possible.
If you don't get it now, you probably never will.


"The original tire should be
repaired or replaced as soon as
possible to avoid failure of the
spare and loss of vehicle control
resulting in an accident.The
compact spare tire is for emergency
use only. Do not operate
your vehicle over 50 mph (80
km/h) when using the compact
spare tire."

 

[celltech]

Car and Driver has done stories on spare tire performance and just how tough they are. I think the manufacturers severely underrate them for liability purposes....but they are really tough as hell. I like the idea of the full size just to keep the Genny looking nice ;-) But no matter what tire you use, just remember to keep air in it. Even the donut is on an alloy rim and they leak more air than a steel wheel

 

[Mark_888]

One bad thing about the compact spare is that it is supposed to be inflated to about 60 PSI. But it loses pressure pretty quickly even sitting in the trunk, much faster than a tire would with only 35 PSI. I would recommend that everyone check their compact spare tire pressure at least once 6 months, and more often is probably best. I think most people will be shocked to find out how low the tire pressure is on their compact spare.

 

[jarred52]

I always replace the donut in my cars with a full-size spare. I found an original wheel for my Genny on Ebay for $200 shipped and then bought a tire from Discount Tire. One thing to remember is to keep a properly sized piece of plywood in the trunk to use under the jack as flats don't always happen where you can change them on a flat surface.

 

[Mark_888]

One thing to remember is to keep a properly sized piece of plywood in the trunk to use under the jack as flats don't always happen where you can change them on a flat surface.

Great idea, as I had a flat on my Genesis and the jack keep falling over due to not being on a flat surface. The supplied jack has a pitiful base that assumes one is on a flat and solid surface (not dirt that can shift).

 

[xsolara]

Just checked the spare tire...........30lbs uped it to 60lbs

 

[Seejay]

Plywood, particularly indispensable on the Gulf Coast (the only hard surfaces are man made). And the kneepads, visor type LED flashlight, and 12 VDC air compressor.

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[dougmcp]

Ordering a full size spare sounds like a good idea, I hope it was checked it for fit and caliper clearance on the front wheel. It would be rather disappointing to get a flat and not have the wheel fit the car.
With a TPMS sensor, what reads and reports on it or does it become part of the rotations at service time?

 

[Seejay]

Plywood, particularly indispensable on the Gulf Coast (the only hard surfaces are man made). And the kneepads, visor type LED flashlight, and 12 VDC air compressor.

 

[PMCErnie]

I took out the donut spare yesterday to add air. It's a perfectly useable tire for emergency use, except for winter snow/ice. There's also a sticker on it that warns not to exceed 80 mph!

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Ordering a full size spare sounds like a good idea, I hope it was checked it for fit and caliper clearance on the front wheel. It would be rather disappointing to get a flat and not have the wheel fit the car.
With a TPMS sensor, what reads and reports on it or does it become part of the rotations at service time?

Supplied TPMS sensor from Tire Rack and the 2016 Genesis just picks it up after a few miles and 10 consecutive minutes.

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Jimbo, great idea and write up. I have been wanting to do the same thing for my 2016. I have been looking for an original wheel but all I have found is sets of 4, not just 1. Dealer price is out of the picture.
Which wheel did you get from Tirerack? That seems to be the best way to go.
We also travel as much as possible. We have put 22K miles on the car in 16 months. A month with no trips will be 150 to 200 miles.
A full spare would make me a lot more comfortable.

Thanks

18x8 Anthracite Painted Sport Edition P2 :Ordered this wheel from Tire Rack:
Also ordered the sensor and the same tire that is on the car a Michelin Primacy MXM4. Tire Rack put it all together for me, mounted and balanced and I just picked it up at their local outlet. Shipping is around $30. Good luck. Hard to find an OEM wheel on Ebay that isn't beat up or very expensive. This Tire Rack wheel was a little over a hundred.

 

[pmckechnie]

Thinks Jimbo. If I can't find a good used one before our next big trip I will order a package.

 

[amkorp]

What year and model car do you drive?

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I took out the donut spare yesterday to add air. It's a perfectly useable tire for emergency use, except for winter snow/ice. There's also a sticker on it that warns not to exceed 80 mph!

Sorry my question was to you, what is the year and model of the car you drive?

 

[jimbo1mcm]

What year and model car do you drive?

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Sorry my question was to you, what is the year and model of the car you drive?

For Jimbo1mcm: OP 2016 Genesis 3.8 AWD

 

[Roverray]

I took out the donut spare yesterday to add air. It's a perfectly useable tire for emergency use, except for winter snow/ice. There's also a sticker on it that warns not to exceed 80 mph!

Actually there are two stickers on the spare. I just had to use mine last night. One says 80KPH and the other says 50MPH. All donuts that I have ever seen in my 20+ years in the auto service business have said no more than 50mph. But I have seen many people drive hundreds of miles on them.

 

[Ragnar]

Trunk on the Genesis is reasonable large. And at my age I’m not screwing around with that dingleberry jack they give ya,I found room for one of these.price was more than reasonable and a much safer jack .
Don’t always need one ……but when you do!!

 

[Starflyer]

PEACE of mind? I really don't get it. If we had inflatable spares I could understand some nervousness. However, you can drive forever, in a pinch, with the donut on.

Maybe you can feel comfortable driving forever on a donut, but I don't. One time I hit a pothole with a donut that popped the bead and I was then down to 3 tires + a donut riding on a rim to get to a safe place to park. In this case, about 10 miles. Another time I was up in Idaho when a tire burst in a small town. I could have waited a day or so for a new tire to be shipped in, but I elected to drive about a bit over 100 miles to a bigger town that had the right size tire. I was very nervous the entire 100 miles, hoping the donut held up. I drove that run about 40 MPH, looking for oncoming potholes, and only relaxed when I pulled into the tire shop that had my new tire.