2021 Stormy Sea Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5L Turbo 8DCT HTRAC 20" wheels
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The penny pinchers at Hyundai didn't supply a lug wrench with AWD 2.5 turbo. All they provided is the stupid DAT (Destroy A Tire) sealing and inflation goop can, which will trash the tire and force you to buy a new one (or four depending on the mileage on the other three). And if the blowout is on the side and not the tread, you are SOL.
Genius right?
What most of us have done (there is an excellent thread on here) on how to pick up the spare tire lift kit from KIA (a ton cheaper) and which tire to get from an eBay car parts recycler. The bolts are already installed for the lift kit. All you have to do is unbolt the existing bolts, slide in the lift kit and then replace and torque them down. Then draw up the new spare tire that can get you to a repair shop that can fix the existing tire.
I did the search for you; follow @penywizexx's excellent documentation. People have also gone the extra bucks to pick up a full-sized spare instead of the one the car calls for and rims so they can have a full-sized spare.
He has lots of pictures and sources.
DIY spare for 21 Santa Fe top trims?
The full-sized tire will fit but will hang down just a tad so you can see it from the car behind you. But instead of dumping the cash on a new full-sized tire and wheel, for me, it's just as easy to replace the tire with the spare and drive to the closest Discount Tire or Walmart!
For me, I got an excellent deal on the lift kit and just had to order a (never used but just needed a cleaned-up) spare from eBay. Also, you can look up the jack, spare tire lug wrench kit from FWD, or other years from eBay and order the insert. For me, I just picked up a long lever lug wrench kit to apply whatever torque I wanted to break the existing bolts free—it stores easily in that cavernous underfloor storage area.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RF95TDC
But the best price (new) for the kit that you will find is from KIA. BTW, the entire installation, not counting my elbow grease to clean up, tire shine, rust reform the rim, and Krylon spray the wheel at least the same color as the existing alloy wheels. I got a little anal as it was a nice day. But the entire installation without the cleanup job takes a grand total of 5 minutes to put back the spare that they
Here is the result of my 5 minutes of actual work and 60 minutes of tire grunt cleanup job!
Exact correct spare for the car is marked on the tire.
![Tire Wheel Vehicle Car Automotive tire]()
Good luck.
Genius right?
What most of us have done (there is an excellent thread on here) on how to pick up the spare tire lift kit from KIA (a ton cheaper) and which tire to get from an eBay car parts recycler. The bolts are already installed for the lift kit. All you have to do is unbolt the existing bolts, slide in the lift kit and then replace and torque them down. Then draw up the new spare tire that can get you to a repair shop that can fix the existing tire.
I did the search for you; follow @penywizexx's excellent documentation. People have also gone the extra bucks to pick up a full-sized spare instead of the one the car calls for and rims so they can have a full-sized spare.
He has lots of pictures and sources.
DIY spare for 21 Santa Fe top trims?
The full-sized tire will fit but will hang down just a tad so you can see it from the car behind you. But instead of dumping the cash on a new full-sized tire and wheel, for me, it's just as easy to replace the tire with the spare and drive to the closest Discount Tire or Walmart!
For me, I got an excellent deal on the lift kit and just had to order a (never used but just needed a cleaned-up) spare from eBay. Also, you can look up the jack, spare tire lug wrench kit from FWD, or other years from eBay and order the insert. For me, I just picked up a long lever lug wrench kit to apply whatever torque I wanted to break the existing bolts free—it stores easily in that cavernous underfloor storage area.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RF95TDC
But the best price (new) for the kit that you will find is from KIA. BTW, the entire installation, not counting my elbow grease to clean up, tire shine, rust reform the rim, and Krylon spray the wheel at least the same color as the existing alloy wheels. I got a little anal as it was a nice day. But the entire installation without the cleanup job takes a grand total of 5 minutes to put back the spare that they
Here is the result of my 5 minutes of actual work and 60 minutes of tire grunt cleanup job!
Exact correct spare for the car is marked on the tire. 
Good luck.
