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      03-06-2019, 05:04 PM   #67
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Congrats on the new car! There are a couple spacer-free fitments available depending on how you plan to use the car and whether you'll be adding negative camber or not.

As a baseline, you can use the following:

Front: 18x9" ET30 with 245/40-18 tires
Rear: 18x10" ET33 with 275/35-18 tires
- Available in EC-7 and SM-10 designs only.
- This is a direct fit with no spacers or modifications required.

We have many other options listed on our M2 fitment guide here: https://support.apexraceparts.com/hc...-Fitment-Guide

Take a look and let me know if you have any questions!

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ARC 8 19"

9.5 WIDTH 33 OFFSET
9 WIDTH 28 OFFSET

Do both of these setup require spacers for the front? I have 2018 LCI.
Is there any ARC 8 setup that requires no front spacers?

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ARC 8 19"

9.5 WIDTH 33 OFFSET
9 WIDTH 28 OFFSET

Do both of these setup require spacers for the front? I have 2018 LCI.
Is there any ARC 8 setup that requires no front spacers?

Thank you
Thanks for the post! The ARC-8 being one of our older designs was not optimized for the massive OEM brakes that exist today, and therefore requires spacers to clear the M2 brakes.

19x9" ET28 requires 3mm spacers to clear the brake caliper.
19x9.5" ET33 requires 5mm spacers to clear the suspension and brake caliper (applicable to stock suspension and lowering springs, certain aftermarket coilovers may require larger spacers).

The 19x8.5" ET35 hasn't been tested, and may offer better brake clearance due to the non-concave face, but would be a compromise in width (narrower than stock) and not really recommended for anything other than a winter setup.

Hope this helps!

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Just ordered EC-7s 18x9.5 ET35 for a square setup w 265mm tires. Will 10mm (or even 12mm) spacers work on all four corner w H&R lowering springs without rubbing?

Pre-LCI M2, so fenders are not rolled.
Not running camber plates.

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Just ordered EC-7s 18x9.5 ET35 for a square setup w 265mm tires. Will 10mm (or even 12mm) spacers work on all four corner w H&R lowering springs without rubbing?

Pre-LCI M2, so fenders are not rolled.
Not running camber plates.

Thanks in advance!
Not sure how we missed this question, but we would not recommend 10mm spacers on any of our fitments. 12mm spacers can work in certain situations, but would not be my first choice here. These wheels should be a direct fit in the rear without any spacers though you could run a 5mm if you wanted without any rubbing issues. In the front, you will likely need at least 5mm spacers.

Apologies for the delayed response! I assume that you've solved the problem at this point so I would be curious what solution you went with to run this setup!

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Basic Performance recently sent over these shots of a customer M2 competition on 18" EC-7Rs alongside their shop F80 track build! Check out their Instagram here.

APEX wheel specs:
  • Front: EC-7R 18x9.5" ET22 in Satin Black
  • Rear: EC-7R 18x10.5" ET40 in Satin Black
  • Tires: 265/35/18, 295/30/18 Nankang AR-1
Suspension mods:
  • Ohlins R&T with custom shim stack / H&R race springs
  • Millway camber plates
  • Fall-Line Motorsports toe link & rear camber shims.
Alignment:
  • -3.5 degrees of negative camber in the front
  • -2.8 degrees of negative camber in the rear
Brake notes:
  • As this is not a USDM car, the 2NH brakes are not standard and this car is not running them which allows them to run 18" wheels.












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Take a look at our customer's BMW M2 Competition rocking 19" EC-7 wheels in Anthracite finish!

Fitment Specs:
  • Front: 19x9.5 ET28 EC-7 in Anthracite
    Tires: 265/30-19 Michelin PS4S

  • Rear: 19x10.5 ET45 EC-7 in Anthracite
    Tires: 295/30-19 Michelin PS4S

  • Lowered on Macht Schnell Springs.

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Our Friends at Basic Performance had a set of APEX 18" EC-7 wheels refinished in a custom Porsche White Gold Finish on their BMW M2 Competition.

APEX Wheel Specs:

Front/Rear:
  • 18x10" ET33 EC-7
  • Bridgestone RE-71R

Suspension:
  • Ohlins R&T with custom shim stack / H&R race springs
  • Millway camber plates
  • Fall-Line Motorsports toe link & rear camber shims

Allignment Specs:
  • -3.5° Camber Front
  • -2.8° Camber Rear

Brake notes:
  • As this is not a USDM car, the 2NH brakes are not standard and this car is not running them which allows them to run 18" wheels.

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I suspect I'm going to take advantage of the BF deals once I answer this.

I've got a 2019 M2C and will be getting the Radi-CAL 9668 (fitment template) and Radi-CAL CP9451 kits installed next week.

I was wanting to keep with a staggered setup (295 at the rear is nice) and don't want to run with any spacers. Currently alignment is around -3.5 up front and -2.3 in back. I've also got MPSS installed and I currently run a set of 19" Titan-7 T-S5 wheels on track with 265/30 and 295/30 tires with no issues.

jritt@essex also mentioned previously that these fit the CP9668 without any spacers: Apex EC7 18x9.5+22 and Apex EC7 18x10+33

With all that said and looking at the fitment guide for the M2 I think the best option for me is 18x9.5" ET28 and 18x10.5" ET40

Sadly it looks like there aren't any satin blacks available in either the EC-7R or ARC-8R so the Anthracite finish is probably the way to go.

Does all that make sense or have I overlooked something (and I may be overthinking all this with the info dump above)? Plus if APEX has a shop open Black Friday or Mon 30th I could pop in to check fitments (although I won't have the new BBK yet, rather a set of much larger Brembos). Is it also possible to refinish the wheels (like one of the examples above) to say change an Anthracite over to a Satin Black?

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I suspect I'm going to take advantage of the BF deals once I answer this.

I've got a 2019 M2C and will be getting the Radi-CAL 9668 (fitment template) and Radi-CAL CP9451 kits installed next week.

I was wanting to keep with a staggered setup (295 at the rear is nice) and don't want to run with any spacers. Currently alignment is around -3.5 up front and -2.3 in back. I've also got MPSS installed and I currently run a set of 19" Titan-7 T-S5 wheels on track with 265/30 and 295/30 tires with no issues.

jritt@essex also mentioned previously that these fit the CP9668 without any spacers: Apex EC7 18x9.5+22 and Apex EC7 18x10+33

With all that said and looking at the fitment guide for the M2 I think the best option for me is 18x9.5" ET28 and 18x10.5" ET40

Sadly it looks like there aren't any satin blacks available in either the EC-7R or ARC-8R so the Anthracite finish is probably the way to go.

Does all that make sense or have I overlooked something (and I may be overthinking all this with the info dump above)? Plus if APEX has a shop open Black Friday or Mon 30th I could pop in to check fitments (although I won't have the new BBK yet, rather a set of much larger Brembos). Is it also possible to refinish the wheels (like one of the examples above) to say change an Anthracite over to a Satin Black?
Apologies for the delay here, we had several days off because of the holidays. We don't have any physical locations open for test-fitting or in-person product review. We also don't offer refinishing services for our wheels, but our customers have had good luck with refinishing our wheels post-purchase although this obviously voids our finish warranty.

Fitment wise, you should be in good shape with our forged wheels in terms of brake clearance as AP has already confirmed. I would be more concerned about the M Performance coilovers, particularly up front. They are going to significantly reduce inner clearance and will require a 5mm spacer if you go with the 18x9.5 ET28. The 18x9.5 ET22 will clear that suspension without spacers. With the amount of negative camber you have in the front, either of these setups should clear your fenders with 265/35-18 tires. The rear wheels should be a direct fit.

If you failed to place an order during the sale period because of our delayed response, please send us a DM and we can create a manual order that matches BF pricing.

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Checkout these pics from Basic Performance of an Alpine White BMW F87 M2 on 18" APEX FL-5 wheels in Race Silver.

APEX Wheel Fitment Specs:
  • Front: APEX FL-5 18x9.5" ET22 with Nankang AR-1 265/35-18 tires
  • Rear: APEX FL-5 18x11" ET44 with Nankang AR-1 295/30-18 tires
Suspension/Alignment:
  • AST 5100 Coilovers
  • -3.5° Camber in Front
  • -2.3° Camber Rear

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Our customer Jon sent in some pics of his F87 M2 on APEX 18" FL-5 Wheels in Satin Black.

APEX Wheel Fitment Specs:
  • Front: 18x9.5 ET28 APEX FL-5 in Satin Black
  • Rear: 18x10.5 ET40 APEX FL-5 in Satin Black

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Our friends at PipeWerks in Thailand sent us some great M2 Comp photos on a set of APEX EC-7 wheels in Anthracite finish!

APEX Wheel Fitment Specs:
  • Front: 18x9.5 ET35 with 265/35-18 Kumho PS71 tires
  • Rear: 18x10 ET33 with 285/35-18 Kumho PS71 tires
Suspension:
  • Sachs Performance Coil-overs

Brake Notes:
  • As this is not a USDM car, the 2NH brakes are not standard and this car is not running them which allows them to run 18" wheels.

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Our customer Jon sent in some pics of his F87 M2 on APEX 18" FL-5 Wheels in Satin Black.

[COLOR="Red"]APEX [/COLOR]Wheel Fitment Specs:
  • Front: 18x9.5 ET28 APEX FL-5 in Satin Black
  • Rear: 18x10.5 ET40 APEX FL-5 in Satin Black

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What tire sizes was this car running?
Sorry about that, the tire sizes weren't originally listed with the pictures. I just checked and the car in the photos is running the following:

Front: 275/35-18 Michelin PS4S
Rear: 295/35-18 Michelin PS4S

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I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on wheels, but not sure this setup will fit **WITHOUT RUBBING**--

The car: 2020 M2C w/ Carbahn flash. Call it ~550hp/565tq. WOT in 1-2-3 essentially guarantees repeated DSC events. I want to mitigate this.

Wheels: Apex EC-7 (F:19x9.5 ET28 & R:19x10.5 ET45). Wheels are 0.5" wider than stock w/ "M2C-specific offsets". Stock offsets are ET29 and ET40.

Tires: Michelin MP4S 265/30/19 & 295/30/19. Stock tires are Michelin PSS 245/35/19 & 265/30/19.

Suspension: TC Kline Single-Adjustable Front, Double-Adjustable rear coilover suspension w/ 300/600 VVS springs & TC Kline camber plates set for Street. The springs on this setup are *not* conical like the MPS or Litchfield so the springs/struts should be very similar dimensionally to stock.

Suspension drop: Planned to be no more than 1/2 - 3/4".

I do not want to use spacers (required w/ Apex wheels and MPS suspension due to the conical spring), nor excessive negative camber where the wheel is obviously tilted, and am attempting to get better low-speed street compliance, a minor aesthetic drop, and better traction to prevent DSC intervention. With no rubbing.

My thoughts on the larger rubber are for better traction, but maybe I'm heading in the wrong direction?

Another possibility is 255/35/19 & 275/35/19 on Apex wheels w/ TCK suspension. (Not much wider than stock, slightly taller-- but tire height may be mitigated by 0.5" wider rims? Unknown. Not sure of any traction improvement?)

Suggestions? The takeaway is NO rubbing, better traction, and more compliant low-speed ride. The suspension takes care of the ride, but I'm hesitant about the 30-series rubber.

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Apex 19" EC-7 8.5J, 235 square Conti TS860S winterset.








There was some snowfall overhere this morning and tomorrow a bit more (expected)

I like to drive in snowy conditions with a good winterset and a good rwd/lsd car. I really do.


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I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on wheels, but not sure this setup will fit **WITHOUT RUBBING**--

The car: 2020 M2C w/ Carbahn flash. Call it ~550hp/565tq. WOT in 1-2-3 essentially guarantees repeated DSC events. I want to mitigate this.

Wheels: Apex EC-7 (F:19x9.5 ET28 & R:19x10.5 ET45). Wheels are 0.5" wider than stock w/ "M2C-specific offsets". Stock offsets are ET29 and ET40.

Tires: Michelin MP4S 265/30/19 & 295/30/19. Stock tires are Michelin PSS 245/35/19 & 265/30/19.

Suspension: TC Kline Single-Adjustable Front, Double-Adjustable rear coilover suspension w/ 300/600 VVS springs & TC Kline camber plates set for Street. The springs on this setup are *not* conical like the MPS or Litchfield so the springs/struts should be very similar dimensionally to stock.

Suspension drop: Planned to be no more than 1/2 - 3/4".

I do not want to use spacers (required w/ Apex wheels and MPS suspension due to the conical spring), nor excessive negative camber where the wheel is obviously tilted, and am attempting to get better low-speed street compliance, a minor aesthetic drop, and better traction to prevent DSC intervention. With no rubbing.

My thoughts on the larger rubber are for better traction, but maybe I'm heading in the wrong direction?

Another possibility is 255/35/19 & 275/35/19 on Apex wheels w/ TCK suspension. (Not much wider than stock, slightly taller-- but tire height may be mitigated by 0.5" wider rims? Unknown. Not sure of any traction improvement?)

Suggestions? The takeaway is NO rubbing, better traction, and more compliant low-speed ride. The suspension takes care of the ride, but I'm hesitant about the 30-series rubber.

THANKS.
Apologies for the delayed response! Those wheels are our recommended M2C setup and will work well with the 265/30, 295/30 tires. I would not advise running the 255/35, 275/35 setup as those tires are a bit taller and may rub under compression especially when the car is lowered. The additional width that the wheels provide will not reduce the overall rolling diameter of the wheel/tire package enough to offset the additional sidewall height completely. It would also be somewhat counterproductive as the main focus of this setup is to fit wider tires on the M2 chassis. The tire width in the rear is key to mitigating the rear wheelspin you are encountering and I wouldn't sacrifice it to gain a small increase in ride comfort that the taller tires would provide especially considering the additional risk of rubbing.

It's important to keep in mind that the shape of the springs is only one of the factors that can play into limited clearance from coilovers with BMWs. The conical springs of the M Performance/KW kits for this chassis reduce clearance, but other coilovers with linear springs can reduce clearance as well. Linear springs are certainly preferred for wheel clearance over conical, but a coilover kit having linear springs does not guarantee that it will have excellent clearance full stop. Spring perch design and other factors come into play as well.

In general, the TC Kline setups that we've seen on our cars and customer cars have good inner clearance up front (not quite as good as MCS/JRZ, but better than conical spring kits like some KWs or the M Performance coils). We have not tested this setup on an M2C with TC Kline suspension though so you may find that you need a small 3-5mm spacer up front once you get everything installed. Hopefully, this is not the case and it's a direct fit but we like to prepare you just in case.

I hope this was helpful,

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Thanks, Tom--

VERY helpful.

265/295 it is. Now, if I only had a shipment date on those Anthracite EC-7's that are on order......
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Thanks, Tom--

VERY helpful.

265/295 it is. Now, if I only had a shipment date on those Anthracite EC-7's that are on order......
If you DM us your order number or email address we should be able to get you an ETA on that order. Let us know if you need anything else!

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If you DM us your order number or email address we should be able to get you an ETA on that order. Let us know if you need anything else!

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