Official APEX Wheels Showroom Gallery Thread

[Blessm]

Interested into getting the EC-7 in 19x9.5 +22 (or 19x10 +25) and 19x11 +44 in satin black.
Would 265/35 and 295/35 work? Rear is stock, front lowered on Eibach.

Looking for flush fitment; street driving only.

Can I get a quote on one of those set-ups?

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by Blessm

Interested into getting the EC-7 in 19x9.5 +22 (or 19x10 +25) and 19x11 +44 in satin black.
Would 265/35 and 295/35 work? Rear is stock, front lowered on Eibach.

Looking for flush fitment; street driving only.

Can I get a quote on one of those set-ups?

PM Sent!

-Geirsen

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by JTM09

I need a set of 19x10" SM-10 by November. Any ideas on a future group buy?

We don't have any Group Buys planned for this chassis at the moment. Most of our wheels are back-ordered so that makes running large sales or Group Buys difficult!

Originally Posted by jmg

These are really beautiful. I'm thinking of a set of track wheels in satin bronze on my Lime Rock Grey M3 CS. Any real world photos of the satin bronze finish yet?

These aren't F8X fitments, but here are some images of less aggressive setups. The black car is actually a 320 with M3 fenders from Thailand.

-Tom

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Our freind Blake's M4 on a set of our newly developed 18" ARC-8s made specifically for the F8X M3/4 chassis.

Wheels: Anthracite APEX ARC-8s
Front: 18x9.5 ET22
Rear: 18x11 ET44

Tires: Nitto NT-01
Front: 275/35-18
Rear: 305/35-18












To learn more about these new wheels, check out our commercial thread for an in-depth update

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[melanthius]

Nice shot showing off the ARC 8R's at Sonoma, my wife says it looks like I'm parked, lol

[F80Speed77]

Thickboi 305/30/19 RT660 mounted up on my 19x10.5 ARC8's!!! Killer setup!

[heyyouduh]

Hi Apex, I've looked through the flickr album and searched on google without much luck, but do you have any pics of EC7R in gold or black on a black f80? Or a EC7 on a black f80? Wanting buy a set for track use, love the plain silver color but I already have silver wheels and want to try something different. Thank you.

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by heyyouduh

Hi Apex, I've looked through the flickr album and searched on google without much luck, but do you have any pics of EC7R in gold or black on a black f80? Or a EC7 on a black f80? Wanting buy a set for track use, love the plain silver color but I already have silver wheels and want to try something different. Thank you.

PM sent!

-Geirsen

[bmwbrad22]

Just Mounted & put on for the upcoming Winter.

(Stock Suspension & where I have the car in my driveway it slops backwards , I will post better pictures later this week)

Apex ARC-8's Anthracite

19x9.5 et 22
19x10 et 25

Blizzak LM-32
265/35/19
275/35/19

The reason for the sizing is strictly as I will not be attempting to drive the vehicle in the snow it is more so a safety precaution if I get stuck out in weather.

Great Quality !
Great Fitment !

Very happy overall with the set up !

[Expert@ApexWheels]

In case you missed our recent customer feature, checkout our friend Blake's F82 M4 Track Car on our new Forged VS-5RS!

APEX Wheel Fitment Specs:

• F: 18x10" ET25 with 275/35-18 Nitto NT01 tires
• R: 18x11" ET44 with 305/35-18 Nitto NT-1 tires
• Suspension: MCS 2 way, 15mm front spacers, 12mm rear. -4.25 degrees camber in front and -3.1 in back.

Brushed Clear



















Anthracite






















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-Ian

[Bon F80]

Hi the APEX Team and everyone, I'm considering a new set of APEX wheels and 200TW tires for the next track day season. My F80 M3 has CCB and is running KW Clubsport 2 Way suspension (see attached photos for the ride height). The car is running -3.1 and -2.2 camber front and rear, respectively. Both front and rear fender inner liners are having a lot of rubbing under heavy compression at the track. My concern is with the new setup will I have less or even more rubbing for track use (lapping days).

Current setup:
F: 19" x 9.5" ET22 | 265/35-19 Michelin Cup 2 (non-Star) | Overall Diameter: 26.3" | Tread Width: 9.3"
R: 20" x 10.5" ET34 | 285/30-20 Michelin Cup 2 (Star) | Overall Diameter: 26.8" | Tread Width: 10.3"

Target new setup:
F: 19" x 9.5" ET22 | 275/30-19 Falkens RT660 | Overall Diameter: 25.6" | Tread Width: 10.2"
R: 19" x 11" ET43 | 305/30-19 Falkens RT660 | Overall Diameter: 26.3" | Tread Width: 11.4"

While the target new setup is definitely wider, the overall diameters are smaller (and that the rear wheels have different offsets although wider).

Based on APEX's fitment guide, the target new setup is APEX's Staff Pick and is a direct fit meaning no modification is required. Moreover, my car is running (not a lot) more negative camber than is suggested as required by APEX. However, given the rubbing to the front and rear fender inner liners with my current setup, I wonder if I can expect less or more rubbing with the new setup if the ride height and camber angles remain unchanged. Your help or experience with a similar wheel and tire setup will be much appreciated.

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by Bon F80

Hi the APEX Team and everyone, I'm considering a new set of APEX wheels and 200TW tires for the next track day season. My F80 M3 has CCB and is running KW Clubsport 2 Way suspension (see attached photos for the ride height). The car is running -3.1 and -2.2 camber front and rear, respectively. Both front and rear fender inner liners are having a lot of rubbing under heavy compression at the track. My concern is with the new setup will I have less or even more rubbing for track use (lapping days).

Current setup:
F: 19" x 9.5" ET22 | 265/35-19 Michelin Cup 2 (non-Star) | Overall Diameter: 26.3" | Tread Width: 9.3"
R: 20" x 10.5" ET34 | 285/30-20 Michelin Cup 2 (Star) | Overall Diameter: 26.8" | Tread Width: 10.3"

Target new setup:
F: 19" x 9.5" ET22 | 275/30-19 Falkens RT660 | Overall Diameter: 25.6" | Tread Width: 10.2"
R: 19" x 11" ET43 | 305/30-19 Falkens RT660 | Overall Diameter: 26.3" | Tread Width: 11.4"

While the target new setup is definitely wider, the overall diameters are smaller (and that the rear wheels have different offsets although wider).

Based on APEX's fitment guide, the target new setup is APEX's Staff Pick and is a direct fit meaning no modification is required. Moreover, my car is running (not a lot) more negative camber than is suggested as required by APEX. However, given the rubbing to the front and rear fender inner liners with my current setup, I wonder if I can expect less or more rubbing with the new setup if the ride height and camber angles remain unchanged. Your help or experience with a similar wheel and tire setup will be much appreciated.

Hi there, apologies for the slow reply. I just responded in more detail in our Flow Formed commercial thread. Essentially, the rubbing was likely due to too large of a rolling diameter front and rear along with a fairly low rear offset.

The new fitment mentioned in our recommended wheel and tire sizes should work just fine!

If you ever need to get in touch with us and we aren't quick to respond here, feel free to email expert@apexraceparts.com.

Happy New Year!

-Ian

[pgmoran]

Hey Apex team-

I recently purchased, through Turner, the ARC-8 18x9.5 square set in Matte Bronze with 255/35R18 Blizzak WS90s for a winter setup. Unfortunately I came to realize that the front wheels don’t fit (many expletives involved).

I’m hoping that I can find a way to make these work, but would appreciate any insight you have. I already have a set of 12.5mm spacers on the way as well, which were bought for better aesthetics with the summer set up, could that be a solution?

Thanks in advance!

[Jbonly21]

SM-10

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by pgmoran

Hey Apex team-

I recently purchased, through Turner, the ARC-8 18x9.5 square set in Matte Bronze with 255/35R18 Blizzak WS90s for a winter setup. Unfortunately I came to realize that the front wheels don’t fit (many expletives involved).

I’m hoping that I can find a way to make these work, but would appreciate any insight you have. I already have a set of 12.5mm spacers on the way as well, which were bought for better aesthetics with the summer set up, could that be a solution?

Thanks in advance!

Sorry that you're having some trouble getting your wheels to fit! What is the offset on the wheel and where is the rubbing occurring? Do you have any suspension modifications or all stock? Can you provide some pictures of the issue as well as the back mounting pad of the wheel if they're still off the car? Feel free to get in touch via email at support@apexraceparts.com if you prefer.

-Ian

[pgmoran]

Originally Posted by Expert@ApexRaceParts

Sorry that you're having some trouble getting your wheels to fit! What is the offset on the wheel and where is the rubbing occurring? Do you have any suspension modifications or all stock? Can you provide some pictures of the issue as well as the back mounting pad of the wheel if they're still off the car? Feel free to get in touch via email at support@apexraceparts.com if you prefer.

-Ian

Thanks for responding so quickly, and happy to share publicly in case anyone else runs into this. The wheels are ET35, and also included a photo of the scraping on each wheel, the details from Turner, and a couple of pics on the car. It's a shallow scrape, only the paint or a little metal at most. The car has a stock suspension as well.

[OPIE98LMB]

It looks like those wheels fit just fine. You just had some bad luck with a rock in between the caliper and wheel. I woulda went with 40 series for the winter on 18s, but to each his own.

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by pgmoran

Thanks for responding so quickly, and happy to share publicly in case anyone else runs into this. The wheels are ET35, and also included a photo of the scraping on each wheel, the details from Turner, and a couple of pics on the car. It's a shallow scrape, only the paint or a little metal at most. The car has a stock suspension as well.

Apologies for the slow reply, looks like we didn't get a notification. Unfortunately the 18x9.5" ET35 wheel is not recommended for this chassis. For the F8X up front or for a square winter setup, we recommend the 18x9.5" ET22 as the lower offset is a better fit. The scrape on the inner barrel is a result of insufficient barrel clearance. It looks like the clearance was just so tight that a small rock got in between and caused the scrape. This is not ideal and we do not recommend continuing to use this wheel.

For the 18" ARC-8 in particular, we recently revised the barrel design to increase clearance in the 18x10" ET25 and 18x9.5" ET22 sizes with the F8X 380mm steel brakes in mind. All of our other non ARC-8 models have cleared from the beginning in the recommended 18x9.5" ET22 and 18x10" ET25 size, but only our V2 ARC-8 in those two sizes can work up front with those brakes.

I apologize for any confusion around the wheel size ordered. If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ian

[Jbonly21]

SM-10

[Expert@ApexWheels]

The first round of Sprint Line customer-submitted photos are rolling in and we're loving it! Check out @bcaing_’s F82 M4 on a set of staggered VS-5RS wheels in Anthracite finish.

Fitment Specs:
Front: 18x10” ET25 w/ 275/35-18 and a 5mm spacer
Rear: 18x11” ET44 w/ 295/35-18 and a 15mm spacer
Tires: Continental Extreme Contact Sport

If you’d like to send us photos of your Sprint™ Line wheels, feel free to email them to Experts@apexraceparts.com.
We are still looking for more photoshoot volunteers for various BMW chassis. If you’d like to participate in a photoshoot or test fitment, submit an application on our new volunteer form.

We have another behind-the-scenes look at an APEX photoshoot for those of you curious about the process. This video documented an amazing build and photoshoot we did featuring the Magic Developed E46 Endurance race car on our Sprint Line VS-5RS wheels:

[sholzer]

Thinking about running our f80 in SCCA autocross street class and looking for a set of wheels that fit the ruleset (stock widths and offsets within 7mm of stock).

I saw up above (post #318) that there might be a VS-5RS in 18x10 +35 that I'm not seeing on your site? Or was that a typo and they're the +25 offset?

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by sholzer

Thinking about running our f80 in SCCA autocross street class and looking for a set of wheels that fit the ruleset (stock widths and offsets within 7mm of stock).

I saw up above (post #318) that there might be a VS-5RS in 18x10 +35 that I'm not seeing on your site? Or was that a typo and they're the +25 offset?

Hi there,

Thanks for catching that typo! Those wheels are indeed 18x10" ET25 and not ET35, as we do not offer a BMW 18x10" ET35 wheel in our catalog.

-Geirsen