Spare tire question

[BRJACKET]

Is it possible to fit a full size spare tire in the spare tire compartment?

 

[Pahaska]

Yes. If you mount the spare, the flat can take its place.

 

[BRJACKET]

My thinking is to replace the doughnut spare with a full size wheel. It makes me uncomfortable to be dependent on the doughnut. Just last weekend I had a flat in the mountains on a Sunday. In my current car I was able to change the tire and drive home. I had the flat fixed on Monday. So I would want to fit a full size with the changing tools in the current opening. I looked at one yesterday and it seems possible.

 

[Pahaska]

I drove my 2009 Tau for nearly 6 years and the spare never left the well. My 3 previous Hyundais and my Buick Regal and Accura Legend before them also never had the spare used. That goes back well over 20 years. I'm not going to worry about this one.

 

[Mark_888]

I got a flat a couple of years ago on my Genesis on an out of town trip during highway driving. I picked up some kind of screw or bolt in my tire that caused a leak, but not a blowout, so I had time to pull over safely and mount the spare. It was in a fairly new tire I had purchased at Costco, so I found a nearby Costco and they replaced the tire for about $15 under their road hazard warranty (that saved me about $200).

One thing I found out about the space-saver spare, is that it is designed to be pressurized to 60 PSI, but mine was only about 25 PSI when I got the flat. So make sure you check the spare tire pressure on a regular basis, since not many tires will hold 60 PSI for an extended period of time without leaking.

 

[GenesisCaptain]

My thinking is to replace the doughnut spare with a full size wheel. It makes me uncomfortable to be dependent on the doughnut. Just last weekend I had a flat in the mountains on a Sunday. In my current car I was able to change the tire and drive home. I had the flat fixed on Monday. So I would want to fit a full size with the changing tools in the current opening. I looked at one yesterday and it seems possible.

+1000... I did exactly that with my 2012. After owning cars with true full-size spares for the past dozen years, I did not want to be without. I bought a used OE wheel from eBay and mounted a matching tire. I even put the tire pressure sensor in the spare. It already paid off last year when I ran over a huge rock on the highway and destroyed a tire. I was able to replace it with my true spare and deal with the blow out at my convenience. The car never missed a beat.

It fits easily in the 1st gen Genesis. If it fits in the 2nd gen, go for it. It is easy enough to test-- just remove a wheel and drop it in the well. My total cost was around $250, but it took a while to find a wheel on eBay in decent condition and a reasonable price. Money very well spent!

 

[BRJACKET]

I agree about the money well spent. I have only had a couple of flats in all my years of driving, but when it happens it never occurs in a convenient spot and I don't need the stress of trying to get it fixed before doing anything else. If I am driving at night or on a trip, I don't want to have to be on a doughnut. It looks like the wheel would fit but the tools would have to be reconfigured.

 

[GenesisCaptain]

It looks like the wheel would fit but the tools would have to be reconfigured.

The 2012 has a foam took organizer insert that fits inside the cheater spare and supports the trunk floor. I just carved the foam to fit the real wheel, and I was golden. If the 2015 has a similar insert & support approach, the same should work.