'07 Camry Temporary Spare Tire - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

ckamimura · 11-06-2006, 03:01 PM

I'm going on a long trip soon and am not all that comfortable with the small temp spare. Has anyone out there replaced their temp spare with a full size spare? Will the rims of the temp spare fit on a full size tire? Or do I have to buy a new rim. Also, will a full size spare fit in the wheel well? If it does fit, will it raise the floor of the trunk a bit? Thx!

Chuck

SuperGoop · 11-06-2006, 03:12 PM

If you want a full-size spare, you'll have to buy new rims and tires.

A full size spare should fit without problems, since I have a full size spare in my 07 Camry. In Canada, every Camry comes with a full size spare. 16" steel for all models, while SE models come with a full size 17" alloy as standard!

Before you get jealous, Canadian Camrys also cost a lot more than US pricing (after currency conversion). A fully loaded XLE V6 (without nav) is MSRP C$37,425!

so40 · 11-06-2006, 03:17 PM

There is a thread about this that is 4 or 5 months old if you want to search for it and read it. I have an 07 XLE V6 and I pulled one of my rear tires (and rim) off and it will fit in the spare compartment. However, it did raise the trunk flooring a little in the middle area.

Mike

ckamimura · 11-07-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperGoop

If you want a full-size spare, you'll have to buy new rims and tires.

A full size spare should fit without problems, since I have a full size spare in my 07 Camry. In Canada, every Camry comes with a full size spare. 16" steel for all models, while SE models come with a full size 17" alloy as standard!

Before you get jealous, Canadian Camrys also cost a lot more than US pricing (after currency conversion). A fully loaded XLE V6 (without nav) is MSRP C$37,425!

ckamimura · 11-07-2006, 02:36 PM

Are the Camry's sold in Canada built in the U. S? I ask this question since one of the guys said that putting a full size spare raised the trunk floor a little. That shouldn't be if your Camry was built in the U.S.

ckamimura · 11-07-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by so40

There is a thread about this that is 4 or 5 months old if you want to search for it and read it. I have an 07 XLE V6 and I pulled one of my rear tires (and rim) off and it will fit in the spare compartment. However, it did raise the trunk flooring a little in the middle area.

Mike

ckamimura · 11-07-2006, 02:42 PM

Something tells me that you don't now have a full size spare in the trunk. You mentioned that installing a full size spare raised the floor of the trunk a little. A canadian guy says their cars comes with a full size spare. Would cars shipped to Canada have different size wheel wells? I think not!

drjames · 11-07-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ckamimura

Are the Camry's sold in Canada built in the U. S? I ask this question since one of the guys said that putting a full size spare raised the trunk floor a little. That shouldn't be if your Camry was built in the U.S.

Just like down in the states.... MOST 07 Camrys are build in KY, and others are imported from Japan. And NO, the trunk's floor is flush. We do get full size spares as standard, but no TPS.

ckamimura · 11-07-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by fourthpoliceman

Just like down in the states.... MOST 07 Camrys are build in KY, and others are imported from Japan. And NO, the trunk's floor is flush. We do get full size spares as standard, but no TPS.

ckamimura · 11-07-2006, 11:50 PM

Thanks!! I guess I won't have to worry about having a "unflush" trunk floor. You say $37k for a V6 XLE? Kinda steep. I paid $23K for a V6 LE - out the door. Read it and weep!

SuperGoop · 11-10-2006, 09:17 AM

Here is a picture of the full size 16" steel spare on my Canadian XLE. Yes, the floor is flush with the cover on:

El Tano · 11-10-2006, 12:03 PM

Let's see if someone can answer this, becouse for it seems weird:
The car comes with 215/60 16 and the Temporary one that came with my car is 155/70 17. So when I put those numbers in the calculator I get this:

215/60 16 VS 155/70 17
CALCULATED:
Overall Wheel diameter in Inches: 26.157 vs 25.543
Wheel Circumference in Inches: 82.176 vs 80.247
Wheel revolutions per mile: 771.027 vs 789.566
Wheel revolutions per second @ 65MPH: 13.921 vs 14.256

NOTE: Changing the tire diameter CHANGES the SPEEDOMETER accuracy!

This ALTERNATE tire size will cause the 'Actual Vehicle Speed' to be 63.474
mph, when the speedometer reads exactly 65mph.

Or, when the 'Actual Vehicle Speed' is 65mph the speedometer will now read 66.563

Also, the ground clearance of the vehicle will change by inches -0.307

The overall diameter of the spare is smaller, now if you put the Temporary in the front, you are going to have two different sizes, doesn't this mess up the tranny???
I don' t understand why the don't put a full size tire...charge $100 more and the car, but give me a real wheel not a doughnut (cheap bastards, hahaha).....

So question is: Having a different size wheel doesn't ruin the transmission???

pjp · 11-10-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ckamimura

Something tells me that you don't now have a full size spare in the trunk. You mentioned that installing a full size spare raised the floor of the trunk a little. A canadian guy says their cars comes with a full size spare. Would cars shipped to Canada have different size wheel wells? I think not!

The floor is flush but I recall seeing some foam risers on the removable floor that raise the floor. so you loose some depth...
I have a 17" SE wheel as a spare, it might be different for other cars...

so40 · 11-10-2006, 02:45 PM

Here is a link to the other thread about this:

07 Camry Spare Tire ???

I think that the flooring that is used in the Canadian models is constructed so that it does not "raise up" in the middle with the full size spare like it does using the USA flooring. Also, the tire and rim I used to check mine is a full size factory tire and alloy rim, not a steel rim.

Mike

roverggm · 11-15-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tano

The overall diameter of the spare is smaller, now if you put the Temporary in the front, you are going to have two different sizes, doesn't this mess up the tranny???
I don' t understand why the don't put a full size tire...charge $100 more and the car, but give me a real wheel not a doughnut (cheap bastards, hahaha).....

So question is: Having a different size wheel doesn't ruin the transmission???

The company line is that it is done to save weight. I too, believe it's done because it's cheaper to build this way. I bet a couple years into the product cycle, the full size spare will be hailed (by Toyota) to be an upgrade for the 2009 (or so) model.

Having a slightly different circumference spare does not affect the transmission any more than drivng in a circle. The difference in rotational speed is compensated for by the differential in our transaxales. BTW, the spare is meant to be for temporary use only.

On the trunk floorpan issue, the Canadian version has foam spacers to compensate for the different tire height when the trunk (load) floor is installed (see pjp post #13)