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Official APEX Wheels Showroom Gallery Thread
Show Us What You Got! With an increasing number of F8X M3/4 enthusiasts mounting APEX wheels on their vehicles for both street and track use, we see many photographs of APEX wheels shared throughout the forum. This thread will compile photos of different APEX wheel fitments, as well as provide the community with detailed information surrounding wheel and tire fitment, alignment settings, brake and suspension clearances and more! Please feel free to ask questions along the way, we have fitment experts ready to provide technical support for both spirited street driving to weekend track warriors. Feel free to just share pictures, but we know other enthusiasts would greatly appreciate if you included the following:
Let's Kick Things Off! Wheels: Forged EC-7R in Brushed Clear Front: 18x9.5” ET22 Rear: 18x10.5” ET40 Tires: Yokohama A052 Tires Front: 255/40-18 Rear: 275/40-18 Additional Modifications: 15mm front spacers Front camber plates Wheels: Forged EC-7R wheels in Brushed Clear 18x10" ET25 Square Tires: Toyo Proxes R888R 275/35-18 Square Additional Modifications: KW coilovers 5mm front spacer for suspension clearance Wheels: Flow Formed FL-5 wheels in Anthracite Front: 18x10” ET25 Rear: 18x11” ET44 Tires: Michelin Pilot Super Sports Front: 275/35-18 Rear: 295/35-18 Additional Modifications: N/A Wheels: Flow Formed SM-10 wheels in Satin Black Front: 19x9” ET30 Rear: 19x11” ET44 Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Front: 265/35-19 Rear: 305/30-19 Additional Modifications: 16mm front spacer 5mm rear spacer Looking To Browse A Gallery For Another BMW Chassis? Look No Further! BMW E9X Non-M BMW E9X M3 BMW E82/88 1-Series BMW 1M BMW E85/86 Z4/Z4M BMW E89 Z4 BMW F3X 3/4-Series BMW F8X M3/M4 BMW F22 2-Series BMW F87 M2
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Yes sir It is a fitment reserved for serious track/race cars, but with the right suspension, alignment settings and spacers up front, it can be a very effective square fitment.
With that said, a majority of our customers will likely go with the staggered 18x10" ET25 front / 18x11" ET44 rear fitment. Quote:
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Happy to dive into more detail. For most enthusiasts, our common 18x10" ET25 front, 18x11" ET44 rear staggered fitment is most effective for both street and track duty. Pair these with 275/35-18 tires up front and 305-35-18 tires in the rear respectively and you have a great bolt-on fitment. With that said, many of our clients are serious track nuts or compete W2W on some level. Not only are they looking to maximize grip, but they would like a square fitment for a well balanced chassis with the ability to rotate wheels and tires on all four corners.
In order rotate effectively, the wheel specifications needed to be cohesive from front to rear. This means that either the front or rear will need some level of "work" to properly fit an 11" square fitment. 18x11" ET44 Square The 18x11" ET44 was specifically designed for the rear of the F8X chassis, so naturally this is a direct fit out back. When we install these up front however, thick spacers are required for proper strut clearance. Breizh Motorsport's (black M4 pictured above) chose to go this route, and installed 25mm spacers to clear their KW Competition suspension. Keep in mind, spacer thickness will depend on the front tire brand and suspension type, as not all are created equal. An 11" ET44 wheel paired with a 25mm spacer gives us an effective offset of ET19, so this ends up being quite an aggressive fitment on the outside/fender side and a healthy amount of negative camber will be required to bring the top of the tire in under the front fenders. Since you will (should) only find this type of fitment in the hands of racers, aggressive negative camber specs are par for the course and not a limiting factor. 18x11" ET25 Square The 18x11" ET25 was specifically designed for the rear of the E9X M3, and in this scenario it is better suited for front end as the lower offset lends itself to more inner strut clearance. Naturally, this transfers the focus to the rear of the car, where the 18x11" ET25 is very aggressive (28mm more aggressive then the factory 19x10" ET40 rear wheels). In effort for these to work when the car is put through its paces on the race track, rear fender modifications will likely need to be performed in the form of "pulling/re-shaping" in combination with additional negative camber. Brett Strom from Strom Motorsports (white M4 pictured above) is well versed in this arena and no stranger to modifying factory fenders, therefore he chose to go this route. In some cases we have reports of customers using this square fitment with 305 tires without needing to modify the rear fenders, however adding -2 degrees or more of camber in the rear was still necessary. In conclusion, neither 11" square fitments are considered "bolt-on fitments" and should be reserved for serious track/race cars. It is important to note that regardless of which offset you choose to use, compliant track oriented suspension equipped with linear springs and a spring perch location above the front tires will be required to maximize inner clearance to the strut. - Ryan
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Thanks, quick edit: 11 +44 with 25mm spacer yields +19.
I'm looking into moving my front perch up with shorter springs and helpers with the shortest compressed height I can find. How much tire can fit with the 11 up front is another challenge |
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F80 M3 Winter Fitment
Wheels: EC-7 19x9.5" ET22 Anthracite Tires: 275/35/19 Continental ContiWinterContact Suspension: Stock - Ryan
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Apex EC-7 Black front: 18x9 ET 31 / Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 255/40/18 rear: 18x9.5 ET 35 / Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 265/40/18 suspension: stock adaptive |
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Apex EC-7 9.5x18 ET22 & 11x18 ET44 Nitto NT-01 275 & 305/35/18 BMW M Performance HAS Apex wheel studs No spacers or other relevant mods Last edited by C-Mu; 04-29-2017 at 04:44 PM.. |
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My F80 is not my Primary track car. My E92 M3 runs 18X11 et25 and 305 square. But for grins I tried moving the same setup on my F80 and fortunately for me they fit without any issues. Body is Stock. On Stock EDC and H&R Super Sports I ran that setup with no spacers. Since Switching to JRZ RS Pro's I had to run a 15mm spacer in front to clear the lower perch. Rear is same - no spacer. Front Camber is -3.5, Rear is -2. This setup does not rub on my car. I believe these were with no spacers in front on Stock EDC and H&R SS springs. With JRZ and 15mm spacer in front. This is the car it shares wheels with: |
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So 18x11 +10 with a 305 fits with -3.5 camber using JRZ RS Pros. I have the JRZs, going to try to emulate this setup. |
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EC-7 in 18X10ET25 and 18X11ET44 sizes fitted with 275-305/35R18 NT01
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Is your car still at stock height with the BMW M Performance HAS or did you actually lower it? Also, I assume you have had no rubbing issues on the track yet?
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