So my new tires finally arrived, went with goodyear eagle ls2's. Had one put on my full size spare wheel and it just barely doesn't fit, even with the under floor tray cut out. But not by much, and I can certainly live with the tiny gap in the picture. It's totally worth it to me to have a full sized spare wheel/tire.




Also cut a little piece of the tray for a storage pocket here, worked pretty well.

 

That's totally your call. Personally, I can't remember the last time I've had to change a tire.

 

Don't get me wrong, I don't get flat tires all the time or anything, but I go driving way out in the country a lot, do a lot of backcountry snowboarding, drive cross-country twice a year... I find myself in the middle of nowhere a lot, where if I got a flat, driving on a donut would be a real bummer. Not to mention embarrassing 😀

 

Just a thought - you could always deflate the spare, and carry a compressor (that's more or less how the "less than donut-size spare" works in my Mercedes GLK 350 - the thing grows into a "full-size spare" with some air). That should allow you to close the hatch, though it will cost you (just) a few minutes if you DO have a flat.

 

Yeah not sure if it would actually allow the wheel to fit since there's the ramp in the front of the well. Looking into making a nice wood floor fo the trunk but it's like priority j right now.

 

So I did deflate the spare a little, fits right in there now. Bought a bike pump to pump it up, that way I get a little exercise when change the wheel!

 

Sounds like a reasonable solution / compromise. Full size spare AND the hatch fits again. I've pumped up tires with bicycle pumps before - it's good to have a high-volume pump (like one you'd use for a mountain bike), and not the "tiny tube" style for road bikes (which need to produce as much as 120-130psi, so no real volume).

 

It's a floor pump for sure.