» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 07-26-2014, 07:30 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | Replacement Spare Tire. Hello My spare is ruined from deflating and having it sit behind my modified diff. I tried to order a new one, no luck. My question is, what size tire and rim that is available today is a good substitute? I'm talking about a donut, not a full size spare. Thanks Eric __________________ 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 | | | 07-26-2014, 07:46 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | Tire rack has the factory style compact spares. http://tires.tirerack.com/search?p=K...d%20Wheel&rk=2 If the link dont work you can call them.. Cheers __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 07-27-2014, 09:08 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | Hello My spare says 125/90/15. Spoke with Tire Rack, they don't carry that size. Even BMW can't get it. Any alternate sizes that fit the lug pattern and circumference requirements. Thanks Eric Quote: Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead | __________________ 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 | | | 07-28-2014, 05:19 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | THat sucks thats where I got mine (A couple years back) its a Continental.. __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 07-28-2014, 05:33 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 106 | Check with a Ford dealer: Firestone Radial Tempa Spare T125/90R15 fits 1994-2004 Ford Mustang __________________ Mods: DASC, NickG Stage II DME software, 30# injectors, RRFPR removed, DISA Simulator, Secondary Air Pump relocated, bypass cooling hose removed, Fogged airbox, Bosch silver sparkplugs (F6DSR), Magnecore sparkplug wires (KV85), SeattleCircuit mpg adjuster circuit; Textar CeramicFusion brake pads; S/E/M auto trans selector with Euro software TCU; Royal Purple trans (MaxATF) & diff fluids; Koni FSD (F&R); Rogue RSMs; Strong Strut; Butt Strut; Bridgestone Fuzion ZR1 225/50/16 on Style 42's; hardtop; Footwell lighting; Interior lighting On/Off switchable; Euro intermittent wipers; Padded LeatherZ arm rests; Sisa Design Cabrio Wind Deflector; | | | 07-28-2014, 05:45 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 11 | It would probably be easier to find a whole used spare wheel/tire that is in better condition rather than trying to find a tire for it. | | | 07-28-2014, 07:44 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | I don't care if I buy a wheel with tire or just tire. Just need something that fits. Quote: Originally Posted by Tippey764 It would probably be easier to find a whole used spare wheel/tire that is in better condition rather than trying to find a tire for it. | __________________ 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 | | | 07-30-2014, 05:10 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | TOugh part is when I was looking that if you find a used tire and wheel its as old as what we have now.. __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 07-31-2014, 05:30 PM | #9 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 6 | Continental T125/90R15 are out of production since 2010 and all of them have now been sold out of the system. Continental found the last few in an Ohio warehouse in 2013 and I got one of them for $140. I have my old one for sale: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...-Z3-Spare-Tire Last edited by vintage42; 08-04-2014 at 06:48 PM. | | | 08-01-2014, 10:08 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | 2002 Z3 came with a 125/90-16 space saver spare. You can still get that size tire at tirerack, it has the correct overall diameter (24.9") for the 318ti. Looks like you can still order the wheel from a BMW dealer. Wheel p/n : 36116750006 __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 08-02-2014, 03:40 AM | #11 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 6 | Quote: Originally Posted by L84THSKY ... My spare says 125/90/15... | Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri 2002 Z3 came with a 125/90-16 space saver spare. You can still get that size tire at tirerack, it has the correct overall diameter (24.9") for the 318ti... | I don't think L84THSKY wants a 125/90-16 for his '98 BMW 318ti Sport. | | | 08-02-2014, 12:43 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | He asked several times for a substitute wheel/tire combo that is available new today. I merely provided an OE option. Plus even if he doesn't want it someone else might search for the answer and could use that information in the future. Good luck selling your 17 year old tire. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 08-02-2014, 02:08 PM | #13 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 6 | Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri He asked several times for a substitute wheel/tire combo that is available new today. I merely provided an OE option... Good luck selling your 17 year old tire. | The OE for his 1998 is 125/90-15. Will a 125/90-16 work? Will he need to get a new 16" rim? Thanks for the well wishes on selling the old tire. I wondered if I should have gotten it, after being unable to tell the difference between old and new. | | | 08-03-2014, 06:53 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 407 | The overall diameter of the tire itself will be 1 inch greater, so will it still fit in the spare tire carrier? __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrόn 1996 318ti auto Hellrot (retired) | | | 08-03-2014, 11:29 AM | #15 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 6 | And what will the extra diameter do running on the car? 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