You can find spare wheels/tires on ebay pretty cheap. Toolkit should fit with the foam thing but if not you can trim the foam as needed.

 

Why couldn't you order one OEM wheels and tires for your year?

 

subaru got rid of spare tire for 22. Just pump n tire goop now. It still has spare tire well but not deep enough for full size tire.

 

I'm sure the 30lbs they save helps them edge a few fractions of a percentage towards some goal. It drives me insane.

I'd rather drive 30 miles to a tire shop on a full size spare than on a god damned donut that's going to explode if you hit a bump too hard.

The other one that drives me absolutely bonkers is when they use a donut with a load rating so low that even blasted to 80+psi the weight of the vehicle flattens it. Looking at you jeep.

 

2022 WRXes for Canada and Australia markets have spare tire. Check this nice video from Canada, part numbers are revealed there. Don't know if it's possible to get those parts in US somehow, if you will be able to get them, please let us know.

 

This kind of shit is even more annoying. VA had rear lsd in aus mkt but not here. Same diameter and sidewall as VA spare but a lot wider (205 vs 145). 1k for a spare is a joke.

 

I can't access the australian subaru parts site. Wayback machine or vpn might work. This is another interesting one:

2015 WRX now with LSD - NASIOC

2015 WRX now with LSD Transmission (AT/MT) & Driveline

forums.nasioc.com

World car is just a ford mktg gimmick, every car has some changes between countries & subaru has made r160 lsds before so it wouldn't be much effort for them.

 

2015 WRX now with LSD - NASIOC

2015 WRX now with LSD Transmission (AT/MT) & Driveline

forums.nasioc.com

I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. It's a well known fact that the 2002-2007 USDM WRXs and Forester XTs came with a viscous rear LSD.

World car is just a ford mktg gimmick, every car has some changes between countries & subaru has made r160 lsds before so it wouldn't be much effort for them.

I disagree. I can understand why this isn't well understood outside the manufacturing sphere, but as someone who spent 15 years in engineering in (primarily) Aerospace and Automotive manufacturing, there is MASSIVE financial value in consolidated supply lines and reduced SOP complexity for mass-produced cars. The value is monumental from an operations and quality control perspective as well. It isn't just about "how easy is it to design a new product." @XJman also works in automotive manufacturing and will very likely have the same input.

 

There was some press release or something that stated the Australian vehicles did have a torsen rear diff. I have never seen anything to dispute it.

I personally doubt they would. Usually component assembly of that nature is pretty automated and it would cost a fortune (read increase overhead enough they loose a fraction of a percent in profit) to have a line dedicated to a small production. The US is still the largest market by a fair margin.

 

True, they could be selling old inventory, but I still find it unlikely.

The issue with viscous LSDs is that they have a shelf life. The viscous silicone fluid does degrade over time. It's accelerated with use, but even sitting on a shelf the LSD will become less effective.

 

Not necessarily old inventory. New parts for old cars are still in production & if they are drop-in fitment to VA differential, that's one source. Didn't the wrx have viscous rear for a short time then something else later?

 

As I recall (and that requires heavy fact checking because my memory sucks lately), there was a Torsen rear LSD available for JDM WRXs in the late 90s and early 2000s. Keep in mind that the STI used to run the R160 rear in the Version 6 and earlier, so it's most likely a carry-over from that generation.

Otherwise the USDM WRX only ever had the viscous rear LSD for 6 years and then an open rear differential since VDC/TC appeared in 2008.

 

Check that out: TOOL KIT & JACK. TOOL KIT & JACK.. 2022 Subaru WRX 2.4L 6MT Base | Subaru Parts Online
Still there is a missed part - center foam spacer, wonder if one from impreza may fit (TRUNK ROOM TRIM.. 2022 Subaru Impreza 2.0L 5MT 4WD Premium Sedan | Subaru Parts Online). I guess it may fit, as side spacers look the same.

 

I tried to order a spare the day I picked up my WRX. Found out it is not allowed in the U.S.A.. I purchased a spare tire from Modern Spare dot com. The tire is rated for 80 MPH, safe to mount on the front of the car, and it is a half inch taller than the spare you can't get from Subaru (bringing it within two tenths of an inch of the height of the OEM tire).

 

Could you post a link to the tire?

 

Would it be a 2018 or older STI spare or 2017 and older. Looking at the parts site and looks like the spares for 2017 and older were 17" and 2018 was 18". Has anyone tried mounting the 2018 STI spare?

 

After purchasing my spare tire from Modern Spare dot com I noticed the size of the center hub hole on the spare (72.6mm). With the hubs on the WRX being 56.1mm. I picked up a box of 4 Hub centering rings from Amazon. Should I ever have to use the spare. I didn't want any problems with the wheel not being center.

 

i saw this stuff on subaru parts site

 

I bought a new take off on eBay for $450. I have the Limited 2022 WRX. The wheel is also a limited and it comes with the OEM tire with 300 miles on it. I thought that was a decent deal. Having a full size spare will be nice. That's what I'd recommend.

 

Does a full size spare fit in the spare location without issue?

 

subaru got rid of spare tire for 22. Just pump n tire goop now. It still has spare tire well but not deep enough for full size tire.

I tried that. The tub of goop is well over $100, plus Subaru Service wanted to charge me another $230 for replacing the TPMS which they said the goop ruined. Add the cost of the patch and it's something like $500 every time you get a nail? It sucks

 

Goop is always a bad idea. I have a spare but I always keep a good plug kit, 12v inflator, needle nose pliers and a box cutter. All in, less than 75 for all of this and it's easy to plug holes from small nails/screws.

 

Here's a video which claims to solve the problem. I haven't tried it yet: