No Spare Tire

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by Paul Gregory, Jan 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM.

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  1. bisco

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    Me neither. Give me a spare. Aaa will install it roadside
     
    #21 bisco, Jan 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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    Purchased a spare for our 2025 Crown Signia from EZSpare.

    Both EZSparewheel.com and Modernspare.com have good quality alloy rim/wheel spares.

    Modernspare.com mounts Continental tires, the EZSparewheel one had a Chinese branded tire mounted.

    SM-G781V ?
     
    #22 xliderider, Jan 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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    I'm intrigued by current options.

    When I was a lad, the roadside tire change involved operating a scissor jack with a short lever and then dealing the the bolts with a fairly stubby iron.

    I see impact wrenches that will work a scissor jack and break and tighten bolts/nuts. That would take a lot of the misery out of the process.
     
    #23 Winston Smith, Jan 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
  4. bisco

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    When I was a kid, it was a bumper jack :coffee:
     
    #24 bisco, Jan 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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    The Toyota supplied scissor jack is a poor design, in that the part you twist is a single eye, made of soft metal that spalls when you look at it:

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    For comparison, a Honda scissor jack is a bent-plate U-shape with:two holes, much more stable:
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    That said, it's not a major hassle, especially when you're "motivated".
     
    #25 Mendel Leisk, Jan 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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