2024 Prius Prime xse Premium 19" spare tire solutions

route246 · Oct 11, 2024

Thank you for posting this. I bought the wheel and box set from the local dealer here in NorCal, slightly discounted but no shipping charge and it ended up being about $200 including tax. Order the tire from Tirerack and it was about $110 with CA tax and free shipping. I plan to take it to the local tire shop and have it mounted for $20. Assuming no balance is required as that is an extra $15.

Total damage $330 including CA tax and local pickup and free shipping. I could have gotten better pricing via mail-order but would have paid shipping which eats up that savings. Ordered a $10 bag from Amazon and it should be good to go. Also plan to secure it with a safety tie so it doesn't go flying around in the event of overturn or other violent accident.

Hammersmith said: ↑

If you're looking for a donut, there's no difference between the spares for the 17" or 19" wheel. Anything that works for one will work for the other. Heck, the official spare from Toyota is a 16".

Maybe you should tell us what you mean by an affordable solution. $50, $100, $150, $200?

A 100% official, brand new setup would be:

Wheel: 42611-21280 - $70.64
Wheel | Part #4261121280 | Toyota Auto Parts

Tool Kit: 09105-47020 - $87.45
Box Set, Jack

Tire: T145/90D16 - $99.41
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=Y870B&partnum=49MD6YOTEMP&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Total: $257.50 + tax + tire mounting

There's your starting point. Maybe you already have a spare tool kit that would work. You might be able to use eBay, salvage yards, or other sources to cut down prices on some of the parts. You're looking for a wheel that's 16" or greater in diameter and 4"-5" wide with a bolt pattern of 5x114.3. You want a center bore size of 60.1mm if you can get it, or you can go bigger if you're willing to use a hubcentric ring; you can't go smaller than 60.1mm, however. With the tire, you're looking for an overall diameter of anywhere from 25.9" to 27.5", and a width of 135 or greater. Offset is 40mm on a full Prius wheel(17x6.5 & 19x6.5), but I'm not sure how much of a factor it would be on a compact spare.

The Toyota C-HR and the Lexus UX 200/250/h all use the exact same spare wheel/tire combination as the gen5 Prius, so you could try to find a used one of those(the 2011-15 Scion tC uses the same wheel but a different tire). I believe someone on here just recently went with a used spare wheel from a Kia Sportage, though they needed to use a hubcentric ring as the Kia uses something like a 66mm bore. I believe some of the Mazdas also use the 5x114.3 bolt pattern and have a 60.1 or larger bore.

Acceptable compact spare tire sizes would be:
16" - 145/90, 155/90
17" - 135/90, 145/80, 155/80, 165/80
18" - 135/80, 145/70, 145/80
19" - 135/70, 155/70
20" - 145/60, 145/65

Wheel width:
4" - 135, 145
4.5" - 135, 145, 155
5" - 135, 145, 155, 165

If you go used, it's a good idea to find out the age of the tire. All tires should have a 4-digit date code stamped into the sidewall. First two digits are the week(out of 52) and the last two digits are the year. A tire manufactured Jan 1, 2024 would have a date code of 0124. With a spare, I tend to start getting nervous after seven years, and I wouldn't trust a spare after ten years. If buying used, I'd factor that into my calculations.

Spares from previous Priuses won't work. The regular gen2-4 Priuses use a 5x100 bolt pattern, and, while the Prius v uses a 5x114.3 pattern, it also has a overall diameter of 24.4" which is on the small size.
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