Is there an reference of installing the spare after taking the boxes apart?

 

Yes, @lsft shows that there is not enough room to install a spare. Great video of under the floor of 450h+ though: Thanks @lsft for your great videos


I bought the Modern Spare tire and jack in case. It is very good quality and the case is nice. I can put the jack and lug wrench under the floor. I will put the spare tire in the NX on long trips; it is pretty big, and it takes about 2/3 of the rear spare. But you could stack items on top of the case. The case is a padded material case with a nice handle. I am changing to non-run flats when my tires start to wear. I have 20 inch tires. I alos have AAA Premium road service

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MidCow3

 

Hello MidCow3, have you tried to mount the spare to see if it fits? I ordered a full kit for my 2022 350H. They shipped a kit with a scratched wheel. I contacted and they replaced the scratched wheel with a new one. So I tried again (to fit test the wheel) but the jack was too low that it could not raise the wheel off the ground. They offered to send a higher scissor jack (that won't fit the foam case for the jack) or use a 2x4 wood block. I am waiting to fit test the spare wheel first (need to borrow a floor jack from my brother) before I decide what to do.

And the case I got is not padded, just a simple case.

 

I took the tire out of the case and it looked good. I did not try to mount it. I did go on a long raod trip with it and it takes up a lot of space but I still had enough room for suitcases and everything, but used one backseat. Three adults. If i need it mounted will use AAA,

MidCow3

 

I have AAA plus with 160 mile tow trips but I need to practice first because I often hike in areas without phone signals. That is why I wanted to fit-test the spare wheel. Clearly the jack did not work for me as it was short too raise the wheel off the ground. This makes me eager to fit-test the wheel.
I placed the spare in the trunk; it takes quite a lot of space when I closed the rear lifted gate with the cargo cover installed.

 

Has anyone tried one of those flat tire repair kits with gel can and pump? I wonder if one of those would work with regular non run flat tires.

 

Awesome hiking. In my younger days I backpacked the Weminuche Wilderness a lot and climbed a lot of non technical 14,000 mountains. Also took Boy Scouts on 2 Philmont Treks. Today, I hike in the Sam Houston National Forest which directly abuts to my second house.

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MidCow3
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What tires are you considering? I’ve been looking at Michelin CrossTrek 2. Definitely want a tire to take advantage of the hybrid gas mileage.

 

Right now there aren't many 235/50 R20 tires. and if I made the choice today it would be the Michelin CrossClimate 2. However another tire I am going to look at is the Scorpion Zero All Season (( on Jaguar and Land Rover) because it has noise reduction technology.

I will probably change around 20K and I only have 2,500 miles now. Only one good rood trip and I don't drive that much.

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MidCow3

 

The issue with relying on AAA or Lexus is when driving in remote areas like many do. We have a mountain house and drive on fairly remote dirt roads in the high country of Colorado. I for one purchased a scissor jack/lug wrench kit, plug kit, and have a small electric pump in the vehicle. Outside of the very rare tire-destroying blowout, that should get me going to wherever I need to go

 

The last blowout I had was in our 2015 NX200t out of Lone Pine going to see the Bristle Cone Ancient Forest along a gravel road that indicated a tow would be $1000! We were about 1/4 mile away from our destination at about 10,000' when the right rear blew. Changed it out (first tire I'd changed in 30 years). I was really glad that I had invested in a t-bar type lug wrench as one of the lug nuts was on very tight. Our Modern spare is arriving this Saturday - although the chances of a major tire failure are remote we do live in a rural area. I'll only carry it on long trips or when we're out of radio range.

 

Just got our Modern Spare today - very nice product which I hope to never use. I will only toss it in the back when we're heading into an area with sketchy mobile service or a long trip out of town.

 

Yes it is quite big. I tried it with a trip and it was tough for 3 people. Had to use one of the back seats,

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Midcow3

P.S. - One guy reportws the jack didn't raise the car high enough. I haven't tried it yet.

 

Hi hth, thanks for sharing your experience with Modern Spare. I just received mine today and had a similar experience. The jack I received only fully extends 15” versus the advertised 17.5”. Also, the way they shipped the jack cause deep scratches to the rim’s inner hub.

 

The jack was in a bubble wrap - sorry yours was fouled up. I'm going to break ours out and see if it lifts the 17.5". It is in a tidy package.