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The main thing (that most people don't realize) with the idea of a spare tire for the SS is lug nut torque. Let's say you get a flat and need to change the tire, our 20" wheels are torqued to 140 lbs/ft (basically a lot a lot). Now, to explain the importance of lug nut torque: imagine you're building a tree house for you kid, it's getting late and you cut corners by not putting braces underneath the floor. You figure "he's a little kid, it'll be fine". You're gambling your kids life because you "think" it'll be OK. If you don't torque your lug nuts to spec you risk having the wheel come off while driving (I imagine most people are getting a pretty gruesome mental image right now).
So that being said, to put on a spare tire on the SS you would need to have a torque wrench in the car with you. Specifically a torque wrench that goes up to 140 lbs/ft. I have one that goes to 200 (WAY more than I'll ever need but it was my only option), and that thing is about 3 feet long and weighs at least 5 pounds. Not very travel friendly.
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