To spare or not to spare

faztaz · 07-27-2019, 02:50 PM

Finalizing my X5 build. An X5 M50i with 22" rims. This will be a daily and in the winter I will be running dedicated winter tires/rims. For those with the spare option do you feel you lost a lot of cargo room? I don't think there are any good RFT options for the 22" staggered setup as such I am leaning towards the spare. Didn't realize the floor is raised an addition 3" to accommodate.

TurtleBoy · 07-27-2019, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by faztaz

Finalizing my X5 build. An X5 M50i with 22" rims. This will be a daily and in the winter I will be running dedicated winter tires/rims. For those with the spare option do you feel you lost a lot of cargo room? I don't think there are any good RFT options for the 22" staggered setup as such I am leaning towards the spare. Didn't realize the floor is raised an addition 3" to accommodate.

The floor is not raised for the spare. It is the same level whether you get the spare or not. Get the spare.

faztaz · 07-27-2019, 03:34 PM

Great thanks so its just the X3 which raises the 3" then I assume

Marty in NY · 07-27-2019, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by faztaz

Finalizing my X5 build. An X5 M50i with 22" rims. This will be a daily and in the winter I will be running dedicated winter tires/rims. For those with the spare option do you feel you lost a lot of cargo room? I don't think there are any good RFT options for the 22" staggered setup as such I am leaning towards the spare. Didn't realize the floor is raised an addition 3" to accommodate.

Turtleboy is correct, The X5 cargo floor is the same height no matter what. However, in the X3 it is raised 3" when you buy the optional spare tire kit, maybe that is what you might have been thinking about if you had also considered an X3. For me its a no brainer to get the optional spare tire kit, especially for what little BMW charges for it, seems like the best value of any of their options. The spare tire, whether you will run Run Flats or Non Run Flats provides a level of insurance against side wall blow outs.

LexxM3 · 07-27-2019, 03:41 PM

Get the spare and sell it to me. Seriously!

VTENGR · 07-27-2019, 04:29 PM

If you spec the 22" rims the spare gets added to your build (in the US), so why not?

ElectroGeek · 07-27-2019, 07:42 PM

Get the spare, it's cheap when you build the car with it.. Adding it later is costly.

Very happy I did.

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LexxM3 Colonel 1699 Rep 2,609 Posts Drives: E46M3, G05X5 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Waterloo, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 X5 [0.00]	Get the spare and sell it to me. Seriously! __________________ G05 X5 x40i (04/2019 mfg, Canada) on S18A-19-11-540
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VTENGR Lieutenant Colonel 1053 Rep 1,952 Posts Drives: 2020 X5 M50i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (1)	If you spec the 22" rims the spare gets added to your build (in the US), so why not?
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ElectroGeek First Lieutenant 191 Rep 353 Posts Drives: X5 G05 50i Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Get the spare, it's cheap when you build the car with it.. Adding it later is costly. Very happy I did.
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