What spare tire fits in my trunk?

[ColdAccord]

I currently have a dsI as my spare and it elevates my whole trunk. I may just get a false bottom made if I can't find anything, but I would prefer to, well, not have all that stupid extra weight.

My buddy is making a sub box for me (molding it into the spare wheel so I don't lose cargo space) and I need a wheel that is big enough to fit over my brakes, and proper offset, but isn't so wide that it sticks out of the spare tire well.

I have e36 m3 brakes and suspension (m coupe rear).

any ideas?

[BenM]

I'd think that a DSI would fit better than most because of they are only 7.5" wide. Most other E36 wheels are 8"+ in size, but I'm sure you already knew this. What about a 16" Style 5 or are you trying to fit a 17" wheel? Sorry I can't be of more help.

[bmw325csi]

///M mobility kit? =)

[ColdAccord]

what is teh m mobility kit? my e36 m3 didn't come with a spare :(

7.5" dsI definitely does not fit

[bmw325csi]

teh e46 m3's and current have a inflater called the m mobility kit instead of a spare =)

[ColdAccord]

link?

[bmw325csi]

must i do everything http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...ID=71100413439

[ColdAccord]

it's a tough life, but I held no gun to your head

thanks for the info.

that would be incredible useful, however I'm unsure if I would rely solely on this. In the event of a blowout I'd be fucked.

[Mossman]

If you deflate the tire does that help at all? I have of all things a nice 17x8 HRE 545 with 205/50/17 snow tire in my trunk. I had to let all the air out and push it into my spare tire well and I have a little cig lighter powered compressor if I need it. It does push up the floor a little bit now that I think about it, but see if a little less air lets it go down farther in the well. A 205/40/17 tire might be a good idea too on a 17x7 or something. E36 m's come with full size spares, I don't think you're gonna find a space saver that clears M brakes, few 16" aluminum wheels do...

[bmw325csi]

it's a tough life, but I held no gun to your head

thanks for the info.

that would be incredible useful, however I'm unsure if I would rely solely on this. In the event of a blowout I'd be fucked.

HaHa. I had this in my car but I had a spare on the side of my house that all my friends had access to. When I really needed a spare, just call one up and ask them to deliver. On a serious note, hows about the new thin ass steelies im seeings as Lexus spares?

[Aptyp]

any 7" wide rim would fit, and e46s came with plenty of those.

[ColdAccord]

do e46 wheels fit without spacers? when I got my m3 it had these wheels on there



and they didn't fit without spacers

[ColdAccord]

I think I may just go with an ///m mobility kit. I was hanging out with a friend of mine yesterday who has an e39 m5, and I think he may have talked me into it.

plus that would probably afford me the room to run my 1 10" kicker L7 in the trunk, I just have to figure out a way to attach it...

[MR 325]

For the record my DS1 spare fits fine in my trunk. It doesn't have a giant E36 sized tire on it though.

E46 convertibles have cool skinny little 17" steelie spares though.

[Mystikal]

E46 330 non-sports have 17x7 ET47 wheels. But honestly what Matt said is correct, a 17x7.5 DS1 will fit with E30-size tires.