Spare tire factory Size

Sierpien · Post by **Sierpien** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 3:39 am

hello guys!,

i want to ask you, if somebody knows the size of the spare tire, that came from factory in the E21's.

Thanks for your answers!

petroscf · Post by **petroscf** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:36 am

iirc, mine was a 165 R13 (this I guess means that the profile number was 82? - please correct me here if anyone knows something more...so 165/82 R13 was it I guess but profile was not mentioned)
This was also the 4 wheels' tyres dimension.
On 5,5" x 13" steel wheels

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:44 am

I have two cars here that still have an unused original spare (steel) wheel with -what appears to be- the original tyre, a 316 and a 323i. The 316 is a '76 and has a Pirelli P3 in size 165R13 on a 5Jx13 wheel. For the 323i (1981) I can try to have a look later this week, there is a possibility it has a 185 wide spare.

A few pics of the spare wheel of the 316 I took earlier:

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 5:36 pm

And for the 1981 323i: tyre Uniroyal Rallye 185/70HR13 on 5.5J steel wheel

Sierpien · Post by **Sierpien** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:08 am

Thanks for the answers!!!

petroscf · Post by **petroscf** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:57 am

Indeed 5J R13 for the wheel as well on my 316, not 5,5.

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