following. you COULD jack the car up, take a wheel off and chuck it in that area and see how it fits.

what i want to know are the center bore/lug pattern offset specs or other compatible wheels from another model if need be to obtain a cheap rim and throw a good tire on it and use it as long distance travel spare. i will need one soon before a road trip.

 

following. you COULD jack the car up, take a wheel off and chuck it in that area and see how it fits.

I don't have my Tucson yet, so I need somebody ELSE to throw a tire in back to check the fit. I'm trying to plan ahead and have parts ready to install when it gets here.

what i want to know are the center bore/lug pattern offset specs or other compatible wheels from another model if need be to obtain a cheap rim and throw a good tire on it and use it as long distance travel spare. i will need one soon before a road trip.

I've been told the lug specs are 5X114. Someone posted that they got a tire from a junkyard Sante Fe and it was supposed to fit their Tucson Hybrid. That's unconfirmed at this point.

 

Regardless of "type" of spare, don't forget you'd also need to obtain a jack, and ensure there's adequate space to store all its pieces along with a lug nut tool.

 

Yes, thanks. I will also be getting a kit that includes a scissor jack, and I already have a 4-way lug wrench. There's plenty of room with the donut spare, as photos show with those who have purchased that type, but there would certainly be less room with a full-size spare. If that needs to just lie on the cargo floor, fine. It's certainly better than laying a spare tire in the cargo area along with your luggage.

 

dunno about the tucson, but our 2021 elantra hybrid, which came with a donut spare, but will not take a full size. the well is about half as deep, so a full size is above the level of the trunk floor. our 2020 sonata came with a donut, but i put a full size spare in the well, it fit perfect. our 2 2016 elantras came with the tire mobility kit, but i put a full size spare in each car, and they also fit perfectly. so, perhaps after 2021 they are designing the trunk floor different, and/or, the hybrid battery placement might have something to do with it

 

I bought a donut spare for our Hybrid Tucson and there is not enough space in the wheel well for a full size spare. There's barely enough room for the donut.

 

The removable floor on my hybrid has two different heights that it can be installed at (two different sets of grooves on the side of the cargo area that the floor can slide into). I am thinking that a full size tire may actually fit if you slide the floor back in into the higher grooves.

 

TigerMO here is a mockup of the OEM sized 235 for you to reference. Of course it's elevated by about 3/4 inch to clear the protruding hardware from underneath. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Ah... yeah, that is what I was referring to - so if that is accurate (unsure what you meant by mock-up - is this photoshopped?), then the full size wheel does not completely fit even when the floor is installed higher. It's close though. I'm curious if resting the floor on the wheel would work in real world usage.

 

Here's my full size factory 235/55/19 spare solution. Works great and I am very happy with the extra parts.

 

 

Floor sits perfectly flat over the tire.

 

Where did you get your spare tire/rim? Do you have a link by chance? Thanks!

 

 

where did you get the covers for the back of the seat and sides ? also do you have a link where you got it. thanks

 

It's from AliExpress. Not the best fit for a hybrid, but works fine.

 

I've wondered about the AWD. If you ruin a tire you have to replace all four. How far could you go on a temp before it affects the HTRAC? Or even a full size spare that has different treadwear.

 

If the temp is the correct size, it will have no effect on the AWD. See above by me for proper temp compact spare size for 235/55/19 Limited wheels.

 

If a one new tire in a set causes a problem, how could a temp not cause a problem? There doesn't seem to be any consensus as to how long one can go on a temp or full size spare.

 

For AWD the idea is different size tires can be a problem, same size not. And there are speed limits when using a temporary spare, and use for a relatively short distance making it no problem.

 

Temp compact spare is literally for emergency use only. It's only good for 50 or so miles, not as a conventional spare tire.

 

Same with temporary full-size spare. Allows you to drive to the tire store.

 

Hi Ivan, Where did you get your full size tire and rim? Thanks!