Modern Spare - Fits 2017-2026 Tesla Model 3 - Complete Compact Spare Tire Ultra Kit With Carrying Case

If you have ever gotten a flat in your Tesla then you know what a pain in the ass it is. This will go in my trunk, and is for peace of mind when driving to Mammoth lakes via Carson pass. No cell service and in the middle of no where, would be a bad place to get a flat tire!

I bought this with the hope of never use it but ended up needing it about a month later and glad I had it! Saved a huge headache and worked flawlessly .

First the complaints: I would feel better if the jack was more heavy-duty. Tesla batteries are HEAVY. The instructions are an unorganized mess. They repeat some info over & over in different spots. I can tell that they started with instructions for one kind of car, and adapted them for other cars, over & over again. Instructions like that are not what you want to plow through when you're on the side of the road (especially if it is dark and/or rainy). I copied the info, warnings, & diagrams, into Word and condensed it from 4 pages to 1.5 pages - but it took a long time. They should have done that to save all of us reading time. Now the complements: It is very nice that the outside diameter of the tire is close to that of the OEM tires, and that the wheel saves room in the trunk by being narrower than the OEM wheels. The tire is a good brand too. As a test, I put the spare wheel on my car in the driveway, and drove around the block. It was a good fit (as soon as I used the correct 5 holes). The need for a spare: I have changed many flat tires over my lifetime and find it annoying that Tesla (& certain other car makers) don't think spare tires are important. If I get a flat, I don't want to wait 2 hours hoping the mechanic will show up soon, especially when I could change the tire myself in 10 minutes. When I can, I prefer to be self-reliant instead of depending on others.

Great spare tire kit for the Tesla Model 3. Tire and wheel are a somewhat compact size but yet way better than cheap "donut" spare tires. The jack seems really solid and easy to use. And the kit comes with a nice lug nut wrench.

I was jacking up my Tesla M3 and the jack stripped its threads making it impossible to raise the car further and almost impossible to get the jack out from underneath the car. This implies to me that the jack is not capable of handling the weight of a Tesla M3.

My Cadillac ATS came with run flat tires which I immediately replaced with conventional tires for a better ride. My wife worried about getting a flat and having no spare. Finding a wheel with the correct bolt pattern and a 4" width to accommodate a space saver tire stymied me. Then there was the issue of assembling a jack and associated tools to safely do a tire change. So I turned to Modern Spare and bought the complete kit which went directly into the trunk. This is being written in the dead of a Midwestern winter so the "test fit" will have to wait until spring and warmer weather. I was expecting a stamped steel wheel and was pleasantly surprised to find an alloy wheel. As noted above, I have yet to do a trial fit but the jack and related tools appear to be quite adequate to do a change. My only negatives are two and both are minor: 1. For the money, I would have preferred some sort of a cloth tube or pouch for the jack to slip in like the lug wrench and jack handle as opposed to the jack being wrapped in plastic bubble wrap. 2. Very disappointed in the quality of the dual size lug socket provided with the kit. It is a difficult fit on many of the wheel lugs. Fits ok on some lug nuts but does not slip easily/completely onto others. My immediate thought was that the lug nuts themselves were slightly out of spec but in trying a "conventional" socket, there were no issues whatsoever on any of the lug nuts. One of my socket sets now has a missing socket residing in the trunk.

Seems like a great product. The shoulder strap has thin and brittle aluminum rings and connectors. Watch your toes when it breaks.