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Is it possible to modify the stock carrier to hold a full size spare?
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Gene |  |  | | 11-25-2005, 11:05 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
That's a great question. Look forward to hearing any replies. Quote: | Originally Posted by esherte Is it possible to modify the stock carrier to hold a full size spare?
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Gene | __________________ 
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | 11-26-2005, 01:41 AM | #3 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by L84THSKY That's a great question. Look forward to hearing any replies. | if you're planning on doing that diff swap L8, forget about putting a full size spare in ... in fact, you'll need to deflate the spare to even get THAT to fit. i currently have my space saver, fully inflated, in the back. it's actually nice to have easy access to the drain/fill plugs in the diff. haven't decided what to do long term yet. be nice if i could find a way to put it down into a well in the back. not sure about a full size on the spare tire holder. it'd be interesting to find out what weight the holder was designed to handle. it would also stick down even further (it sticks down a good bit already). __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 12-01-2005, 04:52 AM | #4 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hoffman Estates, IL (NW. suburb of Chicago) Posts: 49 |
Yeah I seriously doubt that you'll be able to get a full size spare under the car. When I bought my car the spare carrier was bent in half. I heated it up and bent it back to the original shape and it was a tight fit to get the spare tire to fit under the car (had to leave the tire low in air and carry a little air compressor). I'm almost positive that there is no way that you will be able to get a full size tire and rim under the car and I'm sure that it won't fit in the spare carrier. Plus I don't think there would be enough clearance under the car for a full size wheel even if you did some how modify the carrier. Definatly let me know if you can figure anything out though. Good Luck | | | | | 12-01-2005, 08:28 AM | #5 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 |
whoa... the spare tire is UNDER the car?
(keep in mind i'm new to the whole ti thing, i'm use to my E36 having a full size in the trunk) | | | | | 12-01-2005, 08:34 AM | #6 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hoffman Estates, IL (NW. suburb of Chicago) Posts: 49 |
Yeah the tire is mounted under the car in the ti's. You lift up the carpet in the hatch and there are all the tools you need. A metal thing holds it up into the car. To use the spare you just unscrew a bolt and lowwer the whole tire to the ground. Slide the tire out and you got a spare tire. It's a pretty space efficent way of carrying the spare. You would never have a chance in getting a full size tire under there. The space saving spare is tight as it is. | | | | | 12-01-2005, 08:39 AM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 |
Anyone just roll without the spare alltogether?
it'd probably be cheaper to just slap on some run flats rather than go through the trouble of modifying the car to fit a full size!
So is the spare tire the major MOD that must be made when swapping an E30 diff on? | | | | | 12-01-2005, 01:09 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
Oh yeah....I forgot! Too many upgrades  Quote: | Originally Posted by cali-ti if you're planning on doing that diff swap L8, forget about putting a full size spare in ... in fact, you'll need to deflate the spare to even get THAT to fit. | __________________
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | 12-01-2005, 01:41 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 672 |
Just get AAA and dont carry the damn spare anymore. That's what I did, plus I dont feel as bad having my sub in the back without the spare in there to further slow down the car! | | | | | 12-01-2005, 01:41 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Soldo Anyone just roll without the spare alltogether?
it'd probably be cheaper to just slap on some run flats rather than go through the trouble of modifying the car to fit a full size!
So is the spare tire the major MOD that must be made when swapping an E30 diff on? | I keep my spare deflated and have an air compressor in the trunk. __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 12-02-2005, 06:04 AM | #11 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 |
What else is the Ti missing from the regular E36 other than the obvious... i was lookin for some things but i can't find it.... do they still come with heated side mirrors? | | | | | 12-02-2005, 06:06 AM | #12 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
yep, they have heated side mirrors. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 12-02-2005, 05:40 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
Actually it seems (without close inspection) that just lengthening the rod that hold it up would be an easy way of dropping the carrier so it carries a wider tire. It would have to have the same outer diam though... Thoughts?  __________________
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| | | | | 12-02-2005, 07:34 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 247 |
Yeah, I have considered just getting rid of the spare to help make up for the 70lb subs in my trunk... __________________ Silver 98 318ti Standard trans, Sport Package: 16" Stock Wheels, Foglamps, Sunroof, Heated Leather Seats, Bilstein performance shocks, OEM Sach's clutch kit, Dunlop SP Sport A2 225/50/16 tires, Alpine CDA 7894, Dual Rockford Fosgate 12" subs, Rockford Fosgate Amp, Leather Armrest, Replaced M44 engine with only 40k on it!
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