Donut Spare for Prime, With Picture

Thanks for the photo! I am considering getting a donut myself for any long trips we take, I am not really concerned for local trips at all. It's easy for me to address issues if local since I'm in a large city. My only worry on space now is whether I can accommodate *luggage* rather than normal every day stuff with the tire in there. We have small kids so there's lots to take with us when we go on longer trips.

Then again, I've never had a flat on the side of the road due to road conditions. Only thing I've ever had was a blowout when I was young and stupid and didn't know anything about making sure there aren't bulging spots on old tires. And well, a donut doesn't help when you have a blowout, there's way worse going on at that point lol.

 

With Gen 3 Prius models that came with a spare, Toyota provided a web strap with a cam buckle to secure at flatted tire to the trunk using the tie down points.

I'd get these equivalent strap from Walmart;

Hyper Tough, 13 ft x 1 in Cam Buckle Lashing Strap Tie Down, 200 lbs., 2 Pack
$5.48

 

Check that there is a way to secure the straps, in Gen 4 Prime, to secure straps, interior panels need to be removed before finding any way to secure straps.
A plastic bag or cover for the flat or full sized spare wedged between the passenger side front seat and the back seat - recommended by @Salamander_King seemed to me to be the easiest, safest way to secure a tire in the Prime.
Gen 5 Prime ( without AWD ) may have unused space in the spare well for the donut. like the Gen 5 regular Prius has.

 

Scissor jack and lug nut wrench also missing with 5th gen?

 

There are hook spots for a spider wrap thing that's sta card in canada to secure loose items in the trunk available and exposed. So hooks won't be an issue.

And Mendel, no Jack or tools provided.

 

You might want to check the specs on how much weight those hooks are rated to hold. If they're at all the Gen 4 hooks, they wouldn't hold even the donut during a hard brake much less an accident.

 

don't store anything back there

 

Any Part numbers for those toyota tools ?

 

Must not comment that the part numbers are listed half a dozen times in the OEM spare tire thread.
Must not comment that the part numbers are listed half a dozen times in the OEM spare tire thread.
Must not comment that the part numbers are listed half a dozen times in the OEM spare tire thread.


I'm sorry, what was that?

MSRP - Lewis - Part Number - Official Name - Description
$238.85 - $165.14 - 09105-52030 - Box Set, Jack - includes just the tools
$130.56 - $ 90.26 - 09105-47020 - Box Set, Jack - includes the tools and a small bag for the jack handle and lug wrench
$532.24 - $367.98 - 09105-47030 - Box Set, Jack - includes the tools and a large bag for everything

Before you ask, no, I have no idea why the crazy pricing.

 

Thank You.
I'll try the 09105-47020 for my 24 PP XSE. Hope it works.

 

My dad's friend made these that fit a generic scissors jack with a flat top like a generic Big Red or Tonda sold for $20-30 on Amazon.

It's a perfect fit on all Toyota pinch welds. All you'd need to do to adapt the jack is to drill one small 5/16 inch hole of the jack's top center.

 

Jack up both wheel/tires at the same time ?

 

Yes, that's the $23 1-1/2 Torin Big Red jack sold on Amazon, with my dad's friend's pinch weld adapter.

Walmart sells the same Torin jack under the Hyper Tough store brand for $28 nationwide.

Currently, my favorite is the 2 ton silver colored Tonda scissors jack selling for $20 on Amazon.

Beware! Most OEM jacks are very high quality. That's why they demand a higher price than the ones sold cheap.

I have carefully examined and personally tested the ones that I noted and found them to be close to OEM quality and are larger and even sturdier and more stable than some OEM's.