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Old 06-28-2008, 07:15 AM
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Fitting Wheels and Tires in the Back of my R56

From those who have experienced this, am I going to be able to fit four wheels and four tires (separately) in the back of my R56? Sorry if this has been asked before, but I didn't quite know how to search for it. I want to go get new wheels and tires put on, but I am just worried about being able to fit my stock wheels and tires, again separately, in the back to take home. Any advice would be a great help. Thanks.
 
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Old 06-28-2008, 07:55 AM
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could be tight...

i got my new wheels put on and the back was full with just 17's mounted. separates would take up a LOT of space..
 
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Old 06-28-2008, 08:01 AM
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I'm going to attempt this probably next week when I have time to get my wheels mounted. I think it will be tight but I'm sure you can do it!
 
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Old 06-28-2008, 09:23 AM
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Yes, you can. I've had 4 rims in the boxes with plenty of room to spare once as well as 9 tires, unmounted, another time. A little space planning gets you a long way.
 
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Although I've got an R53, I had to do this recently. It helps to remove the rear seat backs and bench for more room. I was taking my new wheels and tires to be mounted. I pulled the wheels from the boxes for more room, but I didn't want them to bang around and get scratched either. I put one wheel in the front passenger seat and 3 in back. The 4 tires were tricky, and I ended up using my Mini Fini cargo carrier to take them, lol. I could have fit them in the boot, but it would have been very tight. Also the size of the wheels matter. I can obviously 15 in rims easier than 17 or 18" rims. =)

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From those who have experienced this, am I going to be able to fit four wheels and four tires (separately) in the back of my R56? Sorry if this has been asked before, but I didn't quite know how to search for it. I want to go get new wheels and tires put on, but I am just worried about being able to fit my stock wheels and tires, again separately, in the back to take home. Any advice would be a great help. Thanks.
 
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Old 06-29-2008, 08:20 AM
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You could put prolly 2 or 3 wheels in the passenger seat/floor, then take out the rear seat and fit everything else back there.
 
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Old 06-29-2008, 09:25 AM
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I've fit at least 5 mounted wheels/tyres, so I'm sure you could do it. I found it helps to stand up a few of them on the folded down backseat. If you do that with the tires I bet the wheels would fit in the back of the boot and maybe one or two in the passenger seat.
 
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