seadiel Posted February 26, 2015 at 11:27 PM Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 at 11:27 PM Has anyone tired to fit a full size OEM 17" tire in the trunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexracer Posted February 27, 2015 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 at 05:22 PM I haven't but there are long discussions about people wanting an actually spare tire instead of can of fix a flat. Do a search on the Hybrid forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadiel Posted March 2, 2015 at 01:14 AM Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 at 01:14 AM I haven't but there are long discussions about people wanting an actually spare tire instead of can of fix a flat. Do a search on the Hybrid forum.It has already been determined the Hybrid spare tire does not work for the Energi per the sticky on this forum. My guess, you would need a full size tire, jack & lug nut wrench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzo71 Posted March 12, 2015 at 01:49 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 01:49 PM If i get a flat, I'll just call ford service and either tow me or bring me a tire. I'm not going to use a car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted March 12, 2015 at 04:20 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 04:20 PM (edited) If i get a flat, I'll just call ford service and either tow me or bring me a tire. I'm not going to use a car...That will work in the Northeast, but is somewhat more difficult here in the Southwest. There can be 40 miles between exits on the Interstate. And it gets really bad on secondary roads, where you may not even have cell service. I don't hesitate to go on long trips on the Interstate, but I'm not sure I'd take my Energi if I knew we were doing a lot of secondary roads here in the West. We have a VW Passat that we primarily use for road trips. With the diesel it gets better MPG anyway. Edited March 12, 2015 at 04:20 PM by stevedebi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traumatic Posted March 12, 2015 at 11:08 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 11:08 PM The mini spare barely wedges into the tire well in the hybrid; it is blocked by the battery case. Even though the Energi has the same floor pan and tire well, there is no way a tire is going to be able to slide under the battery and fit. I doubt that any spare will fit into the trunk of the Energi! I think we're out of luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted March 12, 2015 at 11:18 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 11:18 PM The Energi has the blower assembly for the battery in the tire well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvoyager Posted November 25, 2017 at 04:21 AM Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 at 04:21 AM Has anyone found a narrow tire and wheel assembly that will fit on top of the shelf over the battery on an Energi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephJonathanGould Posted June 27, 2022 at 03:07 AM Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 at 03:07 AM We have two sets of rims for our Fusion Energi: one set for winter driving, and one set for summer driving. The OEM P225/50 R17 V93 tire will fit into the Fusion Energy Trunk IF TIRE Stem Valve is removed allowing it to deflate and conform to the space in the Fusion Energi trunk. We keep a deflated off season wheel in the trunk as a spare. In BOTH cases of our having a flat tire, the ""Fix a Flat Foolishness" was not an option. In one case we had to have our neighbor bring one of our off season tires to our location because no services were available in the middle of Minnesota's Dark prairie where cell phone reception was intermittent at best. It took two days to order and replace the Fusion's P225/50R17 93V Michelin Energy Saver A/S summer tire. These Pictures show placing the deflated Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 winter tire into the Fusion Energi trunk. (MUST remove ther valve stem core so that the outside of the tire can compress and deform to fit the available trunk space and the back of the tire MUST be pulled against the top of the back side of the trunk). I use a small spade to help deflate/deform the larger and heavier Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 Winter tire so that it will slip into the trunk; the Fusion's OEM P225/50R17 93V Michelin Energy Saver A/S summer tire,slips in and out much easier. One can pick up a quality heavy vehicle sizer jack at most junk yards; get the large size as shown. One will also need to set the park brakes and chock the three good tires from moving before attempting to change the tire. One will also need, knee pads or cardboard to kneel on, a lug nut socket set, a long breaker bar wrench handle, and a torque wrench or cell, to set all of the lug nuts to 100 foot pounds. one should leave the spare tire un-inflated untill after the lug nuts are back on and the valve stem core is screwed back into the valve stem, (this will require a valve cap with the valve core remover and replacer feature on the top). The Fusion Energi comes with a tire compressor so use it to reinflate the tire to the recommended 35 PSI. Lower the tire until it touches the ground and then tighten all of the lug nuts to 100 foot pounds one should tighten and re-tighten the lug nuts in a cross pattern a minimum of 3 times. All of the tire changing equipment will fit into the tire center cavity except the long breaker bar wrench. The trunk lid closes with a little tire friction on it with the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 winter tire nut it closes fine; I have a picture but it shows the license number and my wife dosen't want me to use it without erasing the number so I won't upload it. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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