Does my Limited come w/ a matching spare wheel?

[jwkilgore]

Getting the spare down is a pain and you need to try it before you need it. It's not straight forward as you would expect. Have a look at my old post on how to get the #%$%^ thing down.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/134396-spare-tire-access-2013-te.html

^^-- This. To heck with taking a peak at the color. If you've never retrieved your spare, go do it now. It's harder than you think, and you don't want the first time you do it to be in the very narrow breakdown lane on the freeway, or in the mud, or snow, or whatever.

I had to change a flat on a rental truck once, and it took 3 guys working together to get it down. The tube that is supposed to guide the jack extension to the lowering winch had gotten pushed out of place. One of us hung from the tire to move it as much as possible, one had a finger trying to shift the tube, and the third was looking through the tube with a flashlight giving directions.

 

[Naylor99]

Old thread, I know. Planning on a 2018 Limited in a few weeks, and will swap out the stock 20" wheels with some nice 17s. What are my options for a spare? (Not an off roader, rarely get a flat, but want to be prepared.)

 

[thatmaceguy]

Old thread, I know. Planning on a 2018 Limited in a few weeks, and will swap out the stock 20" wheels with some nice 17s. What are my options for a spare? (Not an off roader, rarely get a flat, but want to be prepared.)

I bought 5 matching TRD OR Premium wheels (actually 8, two full sets, but they were cheap) and used one as a matching spare. If you're buying new wheels from a company like SKS, just buy a 5th, it's simple. I then sold my whole set of wheels with matching spare to a guy with a Tundra.

Also, [MENTION=66316]1engineer[/MENTION], if I recall correctly, the manual for my 2017 Limited advises a 5 tire rotation since it has a fully matching spare (no yellow) with TPMS. The AWD system is sensitive to diameter disparity, so popping a brand new tire into a worn rotation will cause a constant strain at the differential. Same issue in our Subaru.

Edit: from the 2017 owner's manual (I do believe there is a typo here, the upper diagram should list the stock tire size for the standard part-time 4WD systems)

 

[tm965]

I bought 5 matching TRD OR Premium wheels (actually 8, two full sets, but they were cheap) and used one as a matching spare. If you're buying new wheels from a company like SKS, just buy a 5th, it's simple. I then sold my whole set of wheels with matching spare to a guy with a Tundra.

Also, [MENTION=66316]1engineer[/MENTION], if I recall correctly, the manual for my 2017 Limited advises a 5 tire rotation since it has a fully matching spare (no yellow) with TPMS. The AWD system is sensitive to diameter disparity, so popping a brand new tire into a worn rotation will cause a constant strain at the differential. Same issue in our Subaru.

I know for a fact that my spare was never rotated in by the dealership as it unsued when i pulled it down after a puncture. I recently went to 17s on my limited, and left the stock spare wheel & tire in place. My replacement tires are w/in 1% or so circumference of the stock wheel & tire, so in a pinch i figured this would be ok. Also threw a can of fix a flat in the trunk as a first measure should i puncture one of the ridge grapplers.

 

[Naylor99]

I know for a fact that my spare was never rotated in by the dealership as it unsued when i pulled it down after a puncture. I recently went to 17s on my limited, and left the stock spare wheel & tire in place. My replacement tires are w/in 1% or so circumference of the stock wheel & tire, so in a pinch i figured this would be ok. Also threw a can of fix a flat in the trunk as a first measure should i puncture one of the ridge grapplers.

I think that is the way I'll go. I rarely get a flat, and mine will be close in circumference, so this is easier and less $$$. Thanks!