01-25-2021, 12:10 PM | #1 |
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Does anyone have any experience with this tire kit: https://modernspare.com/product/2017...e-kit-options/ The kit comes with a spacer that apparently allows the spare tire enough clearance for both the standard steel brakes and the CCBs. Thanks in advance! |
01-25-2021, 12:50 PM | #3 |
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I bought snows/second set of rims and a jack. When I travel that jack and a snow/summer tire goes in the trunk. For local driving I'll take the chance with "Honey bring me a spare tire and the jack." I got a flat a few months ago, drove home with air hissing LOL. PITA. Those spray in flat fixers are for very specific flats. I had a large chunk of metal in mine.
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My dad had a prior M5 circa 1996 (I think it was '95 model) and he bought a spare from the dealer who assured him it was the correct RIM/Tire combination. We were heading to my wedding outside of Toronto from the Boston area and got a flat up in Canada. The spare DID NOT FIT. Luckily there was a BMW dealer near by and they had a tire for his car. After that we both buy spares AND TEST FIT THEM, for all our cars. I had a spare for my M2 also. I sold that spare for what I paid for it. LOL. He had the M Coupe back in the day and had a spare for that which took up the entire back LOL, but never got stuck again.
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I have the Modern Spare kit for my M5 and X7.
https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1716469
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There is no indication in their website about it clearing the CCBs. The wheel is only 18" and the CCBs require a minimum of a 19" wheel.
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I store the spare on top of the trunk floor. There are tie downs back there that line up with the center of the wheel. I used a standard ratchet strap to secure it. The kit is thin so it doesn’t occupy a lot of space. A small sacrifice imo. I was 40 miles from home on a Sunday afternoon recently and found a nail in the shoulder of my rear tire and thought I might have to change it. Thankfully the nail was tangent to the circumference of the tire and didn’t penetrate.
I offered to test these kits for modern spare and we solved fit issues with a custom spacer. Both kits have the same wheel but different spacers. On the first trial I didn’t think the 18” wheel would work for either vehicle. My x7 has 21” wheels. The spacer is nearly 1 1/2” thick so the spare wheel clears the rotors. I can’t speak for carbon brake rotors as my M5 is not a comp. Matt with modern spare was very helpful and might be able to answer that question.
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I do not miss the trunk space at all. These trunks are quite large. Mine is not a daily driver and I’d rather lose a little space than see it on a roll back truck over a small tire issue.
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