Blew a tire this evening and found out the fun way that my spare tire will not fit over the BBK. What spare tire (if any) are you BBK owners using? I had to pay a tow truck driver this evening to move my car because the spare tire would not fit and I don't want to have to do that every time I get a flat tire haha.

 

It fits, but with a 20mm spacer (I use two 10mm spacers) and appropriate size lug bolts.

 

either the spacers or you can buy a full size 19x8.5 wheel and tire. that's what I did. lost some trunk space but with my 60 mile round trip commute I figured it was worth it.

 

Another way, and possibly cheaper? Get the Premier membership from BMWCCA, I get 200 miles of towing and roadside assistance easily on par with AAA. BMWCCA - Membership has it's privileges

 

oh the unexpected joys of modding...

 

yes, but that also means waiting by the side of the road until help arrives. Admittedly, you could use the towing for other things, but I got the wheel NEW for $120 from Tire Rack on close out, got a used tire locally for $50 and for under $200 total I had a full size spare. The spacers would also come in cheap but I'm a little wary of using 2 and the really long bolts.

 

M5 Brakes BBK? If so go to tire rack and buy the 129.00ea Sport edition 18x8 rim , Its under winter setup for the M5. Then buy a cheepy 245/40 and your gold

the rim weighs 27lbs fyi

 

the one I got on close out weighs about 22lbs, Kosei K3 something or other. it's a 5-spoke design. no longer available. but it was $129 too. 18" as long as they clear M5 brakes would of course be fine and probably opens up more tire options. clearance must be TIGHT on those- I can't fit a finger between my 19" 128s and my front calipers.

 

The pic of the clearance is in my gallery! yea its close. Cheapest alternative to the factory M174 18's, HRE custom 18's,or a proper 19 that fits

 

Are you referring to a specific BBK? I noticed you have m5 brakes posted in your signature. If the solution for me is merely to use a 20mm spacer, that would be awesome!



I was driving home from a BMWCCA meetup with my registration information handy when the tire blew. How ironic. I planned on filing for membership when I got home. Gah!



Brembo BBK. I'm unsure how different the offsets are between the m5 BBK and the Brembo ones.




Here are some photos for your guys' amusement...

Here is the car jacked up on the passenger side. Great place to get a flat tire. At least I was only a few miles from where I needed to go (towing was charged per the mile):


If you look hard, you should be able to see a hole in there somewhere:


If I only had tools, I would have taken the caliper off and wired it up and out of the way so the spare would fit, lol: