Wheel specs for F82

[silentf82]

Hey guys,

I’m considering on getting either TE’s, Vs5rs or BBS LMS.

Any recommendations on which size? I’m not really familiar with how wheel sizes work.

The bare minimum I know is I want the wheels 19 inch cuz it’s a pain to find new tires and I don’t want to let go of my PS4s. Also, I want to similar to my current wheel size. Not sure of my current wheel size however.

I know TE and Vs5rs r usually 18 which is scary cuz my car is already low asf but 18 would look better cuz it’ll be a slight drop but yeah for those who own those wheels I’d to hear the size u guys recommend. I’ll post a current pic of my car and my current wheels up close.

[M3SQRD]

An 18” tire won’t lower the car if you maintain the same rolling diameter when increasing from an 18” to a 19”. For example, BMW uses a 255/40-18 (sidewall is 40% of tread width) and a 255/35-19 (sidewall is 35% of tread width) so the rolling diameter remains constant.

Your current setup has a fairly aggressive wheel setup. Do you know your current wheel specs and tire sizes? Commonly used front wheel specs are 19x9.5et22 or 19x10et25 (may require a 5 mm spacer, which makes the wheel a 19x10et20, to eliminate a clearance issue between the tire and front strut). An extremely aggressive front setup is 19x10et22 which requires > -3.0 deg of camber to tuck the tire into the wheel well.

Commonly used rear wheels are 19x10.5et36 or 19x11et40 (et can range from 37 to 44). Anything more aggressive than a 19x11et37 requires increased rear negative camber. The most aggressive rear wheel offered is a 19x10.5et22 but requires a narrower tire and even more negative camber.

Apex will have the largest selection of wheel specs whereas Volk and BBS will have a very limited number of wheel specs. You’ll need to select the brand of wheel design(s) first and then see what fitment options are available. Apex will have the most options.

[tgb1974]

I am also running Pilot Alpin PA4s in the winter. Great tire, but I need to upgrade next season to the Alpin 5.

[heymarkv]

Originally Posted by silentf82

Hey guys,

Any recommendations on which size? I’m not really familiar with how wheel sizes work.

Look at your tire there will be 3 numbers, for example: 19/255/35
19 = diameter
255 = tire width
35 = aspect ratio "side wall height"

Your wheels look to be Apex EC-7, the fronts don't appear to be that aggressive so I'm guessing the front is a 19x9.5+22, rears I can't make a guess from the photos provided.

Your wheels on the inside would show the specs near the hub, so if you remove 1 front and 1 rear, you can determine the entire specs on your car.

Other than that, I recommend searching the wheel threads here to gain some ideas of different wheel styles you like and various specs to determine what would best suit your needs.