Emergency Wheel for E53 with 20" style 87

[14thbmw]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

Put a 17" wheel and tire in the spare spot. The important thing is to make sure you use the tire called out on the door pillar sticker. That way it should match the rolling circumference of your 20's. You won't screw up your differential or transfer case that way.

I think the key thing to do is a trial fit to be sure it will clear the brakes. A 17in regular wheel won’t clear them on my 4.8is. A donut spare would only get you to a place where you’d have to wait for the right size tire to come in since it seems no one stocks them. There aren’t really a lot of good options for the big-brake variants.