smr2112 Report post Posted January 19, 2014 I mailed ordered from these guys back in the summer. Cheapest price I could find and brand new. WHEEL ASY Make: Ford | Part#: CV6Z1015BList Price: $161.78Your Price: $108.72 http://levittownfordsupercenter.com/ Shipping was reasonable too. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patcic Report post Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) I want to thank everyone for their hard work in coming up with a spare tire solution for the Fusion Hybrid. I had a side wall blow out recently (no way to re-inflate) after hitting a pothole in Detroit and while waiting for the tow truck, told myself I would never allow this to happen again. I confirmed that the 2013 Focus and 2013 non-hybrid Fusion use the same donut spare tire with wheel part number CV6Z1015B that others have posted in this forum (I assume this would be true for the 2014 models as well). I went to my dealer and they brought around a used 2013 Focus, pulled the donut spare out and put it into the spare tire compartment in my Fusion and it fit just fine. I then went looking for a used donut spare and found a complete 2013 Focus donut spare tire (tire size 125-80-R16) for $100 + $30 shipping on eBay. I then followed the advice of this forum and found a 2001 Windstar jack, shipping included on eBay for $35 (Windstar models 1999-2003 are the same jack). Now, there were some early posts about possible concerns that the donut tire wheel rim would either not fit around the regenerative braking calipers or that once installed on the car the smaller tire size and the increased number of tire revolutions would cause problems with the car's traction control, braking or other systems. I called a Ford engineer friend and he said there should absolutely be no problems with what I was planning to do. Ford would not create a different or larger set of brake calipers for the Hybrid and he assured me the wheel rim should fit. He said the worst thing that could happen while driving with the spare tire on the car was that the computer system may notice the smaller tire and shut down the traction control. He said it would not damage the car mechanicals in any way. I jacked up the car, installed the spare on the passenger side front axle and took it for a spin. I got up to 40 mph with no issues at all other than a slight pulling when braking to the side of the car with the spare on it. I pulled out the Styrofoam tray in the wheel well in the trunk, put the donut tire in and jammed the jack next to it, nice and snug. I haven't heard it moving around at all. Problem solved! Thanks again to all who contributed to this issue. Shame on Ford for not giving buyers an option for a real donut spare. I hope this info is helpful to others here. Good luck! Edited February 20, 2014 by patcic 5 gkinla, hybridbear, GrySql and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota Report post Posted February 21, 2014 Now, there were some early posts about possible concerns that the donut tire wheel rim would either not fit around the regenerative braking calipers or that once installed on the car the smaller tire size and the increased number of tire revolutions would cause problems with the car's traction control, braking or other systems. Even if your new donut spare caused problems on the front drive wheels (and you had a tire failure on the front) you could move a rear tire to the front and then install your new donut spare on the rear. A little more work for you on the roadside but it would avoid any driveability issues asociated with the front drive wheels. I think I remember someone suggesting this in another post or possibly in this same thread. 2 hybridbear and jeff_h reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patcic Report post Posted February 21, 2014 Correct, that was my Plan B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted February 21, 2014 I just bought this off ebay. This unit is made for the 2013-2014 non-hybrid cars and is made to fit the wheel well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Ford-Fusion-Spare-Tire-with-Emergency-Jack-Tool-Kit-/251456045669?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a8bf2c265&vxp=mtr 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted February 21, 2014 I just bought this off ebay. This unit is made for the 2013-2014 non-hybrid cars and is made to fit the wheel well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Ford-Fusion-Spare-Tire-with-Emergency-Jack-Tool-Kit-/251456045669?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a8bf2c265&vxp=mtrThat is the same tire I have. The weather here has been too crazy to try it, have you tried it on our car? It fits in the wheel well nicely. I like the tool kit, is it a good fit? I got a jack and wrench from a junk yard and I have to figure out how to store the jack. I may go the zip tie under the parcel shelf route but now that I've seen your tool kit....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted February 21, 2014 That is the same tire I have. The weather here has been too crazy to try it, have you tried it on our car? It fits in the wheel well nicely. I like the tool kit, is it a good fit? I got a jack and wrench from a junk yard and I have to figure out how to store the jack. I may go the zip tie under the parcel shelf route but now that I've seen your tool kit....... I bought it off ebay today and have not taken delivery yet. This is the complete unit that is in the 2013-2014 Fusions. It will fit perfectly. I decided to buy this as one unit as I didn't want to scramble around looking for a tire+rim+ jack. Since this is the unit that is already in non-hybrid models. I have a tire mobility kit for sale.....:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fastronaut Report post Posted February 22, 2014 So what's the big difference between the 135/90/R16 (previous solution) and 125/80/R16 (Focus) tire experience? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrySql Report post Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) So what's the big difference between the 135/90/R16 (previous solution) and 125/80/R16 (Focus) tire experience?The 135/90/16 is Tire #1 in this chart of size differences and is a larger tire and still fits in the trunk.It is very close to the diameter of the stock 18" tire on my car and was chosen for that reason. You can compare any tire size here. Edited February 22, 2014 by GrySql 2 Fastronaut and hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ptek Report post Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) To back up GrySql's post, this seems like a good place to post a photo I took comparing the diameter of my stock tire and 2 spares. I bought Altima and Fusion spares, and put the Altima tire on the Fusion rim. From right to left (before dismounting the tires from the rims): FFH Ti Stock, Goodyear Eagle LS2: 235/45-R18Altima Spare, Continental: T135/90-R16 (1 inch smaller in diameter than stock)Fusion Spare, Maxxis: T125/80-R16 (2.75 inch smaller in diameter than stock) Edited to add the tire manufacturers. Edited February 23, 2014 by ptek 5 GrySql, hybridbear, tr7driver and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrySql Report post Posted February 22, 2014 That is a great visual comparison, thanks!Having taken a test drive with the 135/90-R16 on the right front I can say it handles pretty well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fastronaut Report post Posted February 22, 2014 The 135/90/16 is Tire #1 in this chart of size differences and is a larger tire and still fits in the trunk.It is very close to the diameter of the stock 18" tire on my car and was chosen for that reason. You can compare any tire size here. Superb! Thank you very much GrySql. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fastronaut Report post Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) To back up GrySql's post, this seems like a good place to post a photo I took comparing the diameter of my stock tire and 2 spares. I bought Altima and Fusion spares, and put the Altima tire on the Fusion rim. From right to left (before dismounting the tires from the rims): FFH Ti Stock: 235/45-R18Altima Spare: T135/90-R16 (1 inch smaller in diameter than stock)Fusion Spare: T125/80-R16 (2.75 inch smaller in diameter than stock)TireDiameterComparison.jpgSuper Job, ptek. It's so much easier to see the actual products than visualize them using cerebral resources :) It's hard to believe that the normal Fusion Spare could be used with 19 inch rims as well. Edited February 22, 2014 by Fastronaut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fastronaut Report post Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) I took the previous two items and put them together to make an easy to access information page with photos. ptek and GrySql have done a terrific job. :worship: FFH Ti Stock, Goodyear Eagle LS2: 235/45-R18Altima Spare, Continental: T135/90-R16 (1 inch smaller in diameter than stock)Fusion Spare, Maxxis: T125/80-R16 (2.75 inch smaller in diameter than stock) When you click the link, it'll download a PDF for storage. See next post for a more complete set of documents.Fusion Spare Tire Ccomparison.pdf Edited February 23, 2014 by Fastronaut 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fastronaut Report post Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Here's everything in one place with both a PDF and JPEGs of the ptek and GrySql material. FFH Ti Stock, Goodyear Eagle LS2: 235/45-R18Altima Spare, Continental: T135/90-R16 (1 inch smaller in diameter than stock)Fusion Spare, Maxxis: T125/80-R16 (2.75 inch smaller in diameter than stock)Fusion Spare Tire Comparison.pdf Edited February 23, 2014 by Fastronaut 4 GrySql, tr7driver, hybridbear and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted February 22, 2014 I have a tire mobility kit for sale..... :)Let me know how much interest you get. I'm going to put mine on Craigslist or ebay once I test the spare and get the jack sorted out. No sence of us competing to sell them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ptek Report post Posted February 23, 2014 Nice job, Fastronaut! I edited my original post to include the tire brands. 1 Fastronaut reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fastronaut Report post Posted February 23, 2014 Nice job, Fastronaut! I edited my original post to include the tire brands.Excellent idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted February 24, 2014 I want to thank everyone for their hard work in coming up with a spare tire solution for the Fusion Hybrid. I had a side wall blow out recently (no way to re-inflate) after hitting a pothole in Detroit and while waiting for the tow truck, told myself I would never allow this to happen again. I confirmed that the 2013 Focus and 2013 non-hybrid Fusion use the same donut spare tire with wheel part number CV6Z1015B that others have posted in this forum (I assume this would be true for the 2014 models as well). I went to my dealer and they brought around a used 2013 Focus, pulled the donut spare out and put it into the spare tire compartment in my Fusion and it fit just fine. I then went looking for a used donut spare and found a complete 2013 Focus donut spare tire (tire size 125-80-R16) for $100 + $30 shipping on eBay. I then followed the advice of this forum and found a 2001 Windstar jack, shipping included on eBay for $35 (Windstar models 1999-2003 are the same jack). Now, there were some early posts about possible concerns that the donut tire wheel rim would either not fit around the regenerative braking calipers or that once installed on the car the smaller tire size and the increased number of tire revolutions would cause problems with the car's traction control, braking or other systems. I called a Ford engineer friend and he said there should absolutely be no problems with what I was planning to do. Ford would not create a different or larger set of brake calipers for the Hybrid and he assured me the wheel rim should fit. He said the worst thing that could happen while driving with the spare tire on the car was that the computer system may notice the smaller tire and shut down the traction control. He said it would not damage the car mechanicals in any way. I jacked up the car, installed the spare on the passenger side front axle and took it for a spin. I got up to 40 mph with no issues at all other than a slight pulling when braking to the side of the car with the spare on it. I pulled out the Styrofoam tray in the wheel well in the trunk, put the donut tire in and jammed the jack next to it, nice and snug. I haven't heard it moving around at all. Problem solved! Thanks again to all who contributed to this issue. Shame on Ford for not giving buyers an option for a real donut spare. I hope this info is helpful to others here. Good luck! Thanks for posting the photos. I couldn't fit my jack in widthwise, but I never tried it lengthwise. (DUHH). It fit nicely. I wrapped it in an anti rattle towel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted February 27, 2014 I just bought this off ebay. This unit is made for the 2013-2014 non-hybrid cars and is made to fit the wheel well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Ford-Fusion-Spare-Tire-with-Emergency-Jack-Tool-Kit-/251456045669?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a8bf2c265&vxp=mtrThe spare tire for my 2013 Fusion came today and I placed it in the wheel well and snugged it down. This fits perfectly and I glad I bought this unit. This is the spare tire, jack and accessories that comes in the non-hybrid units. 2 Hybrider and Dcvolteman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dcvolteman Report post Posted March 23, 2014 Have had 2013 fusion hybrid for about a year so far and I love it . I had 2010 fusion reg before that, and before that I had expedition and and two explorers.not at the same time . My 1st car was a 86 t bird turbo coupe . I knew the new fusion didn't have a spare and I got a flat last night . Its been a ruff winter and lots of potholes around and a couple of times i hit a pothole i couldnt believe my tire pressure light didnt go on. you know one where you say ouch that one hurt . I used the fix a flat can and it didn't work, I looked for my roadside service card but couldn't find it , I don't even think I have roadside this one is a finance and most others were leases and they had , I never used it though. I read on here that someone used it and they only take u to a dealer , that's no good if ya wanna go home! Luckily my wife had triple a and recently added me on as another driver . while we were waiting a comaro was bolting down the road and i swore it was gonna hit us , it was very close to the far right lane and i kinda braced myself because i really thought that this was it . Scary out there on a sat night lots of people drinking, textin etc . AAA arrived in about 30 minutes and towed us home only 4 miles home no charge. The guy said fix a flat never works and he also said a lot of car company don't offer spares like bmws .Now it's Sunday and I need my car fixed for work Monday , sts tire isn't open on Sundays , went to sears they don't have it in stock 5 to 7 day wait and wanted 247 for instal .Ford dealer closed on Sunday , finally pep boys had two brands of same tire in stock Michelin For 299 and Vulcan for 206 installed . I went with Vulcan . They did it in about an hour . I bought road flares and a butterfly jack and crowbar and now I need a donut spare. I have 18 tires. I don't know we're to buy one sear pepboys don't sell them ford website doesn't have them if anybody know where I can get one that would be great , I found this forum last night after my ordeal, ( could of been worse though ). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) This has been discussed extensively in this thread. Here is a recommendation from that discussion. Part fordparts.com part# Invoice part#------ ------------------- -------------wheel 1007B/1007F CV6Z-1015-Btire --- 125/90R16 Edited March 23, 2014 by murphy 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldo Report post Posted April 7, 2014 Just wanted to add that the wheel, tire, jack, wrench and foam block from the 2012+ Focus are exactly the same as the one used in the non-hybrid Fusion. I recently ordered the whole setup for about $110 on ebay. I also confirmed through a very knowledgeable source that running the smaller mini-spare on the front of the FFH will not cause any damage to the powertrain. 1 Fastronaut reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inco Report post Posted April 7, 2014 Just wanted to add that the wheel, tire, jack, wrench and foam block from the 2012+ Focus are exactly the same as the one used in the non-hybrid Fusion. I recently ordered the whole setup for about $110 on ebay. I also confirmed through a very knowledgeable source that running the smaller mini-spare on the front of the FFH will not cause any damage to the powertrain.You are saying that doesn't work for the FFH so I'm wondering why you posted here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted April 7, 2014 You are saying that doesn't work for the FFH so I'm wondering why you posted here? He's saying that the spare tire from a 2012+ Focus does work in the FFH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
