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Official APEX Wheels Showroom Gallery Thread
![]() Show Us What You Got! With an increasing number of 1M 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! 18" ARC-8 click here to learn more ![]() Wheels: Flow Formed ARC-8 wheels in Satin Black Front: 18×9.5" ET22 Rear: 18x10.5" ET27 Tires: Yokohama AD08R Front: 265/35-18 Rear: 295/30-18 Additional Modifications: N/A 18" EC-7 click here to learn more ![]() Wheels: Flow Formed EC-7 in Anthracite Front: 18x9.5" ET22 Rear: 18x10.5" ET27 Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Front: 265/35-18 Rear: 295/30-18 Additional Modifications: JRZ RS1 dampeners and Eibach Pro Kit springs 18" SM-10 click here to learn more ![]() Wheels: Flow Formed SM-10 wheels in Anthracite Front: 18x10" ET25 Rear: 18x10.5" ET22 Tires: Front: 275/35-18 Rear: 295/30-18 Additional Modifications: N/A ![]() Wheels: Flow Formed SM-10 wheels in Satin Black Front: 18x9.5" ET22 Rear: 18x10.5" ET22 Tires: Toyo R888 265/35-18 square Additional Modifications: 5mm spacers front and rear KW Clubsport coilovers 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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09-27-2012, 09:34 AM | #4 |
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Do the front wheels stick out of the fenders at all with that setup? Any better pictures?
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With those wheels & tires sizes, did you do anything to the fenders? How much camber are you running? Can you post more pics showing the fitment, how it sits at the fender? Thanks!
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- side profile ![]() - rear wheel fitment ![]() Unfortunately that is the only picture we have of the white 1M. The wheel fitment isn't ideal, the front tire is too tall, and was purely done to showcase the EC-7 at Bimmerfest. We recommend either a 265/25/18 or 275/35/18(camber plates) front tire. The front suspension has at least -2 degrees camber and unless the rear of the car is extremely low negative camber is not an issue. No fender rolling is needed.
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My anthracite 18" Apex ARC-8/Toyo R888s during a track day at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium
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10-24-2012, 06:31 AM | #9 |
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This new wheels looks to be a little more than 10% heavier than the ARC-8. Why would someone choose this over the lighter unit? I'm looking at specifically the 18-10" ET 25. In that size a set of EC-7 would add 10 lb additional over the ARC-8. Thanks.
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FWIW, I run ARC-8 wheels on track and like them alot. Neil |
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10-24-2012, 09:04 AM | #11 |
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As you said the ARC-8s make a great track wheel. They are also advertized heavily as such. So why add the weight when the ARC-8s already do a great job?
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10-24-2012, 11:42 AM | #12 |
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EC-7s aesthetic design likely requires more material.
ARC-8 is modelled after the ancient BBS RC wheel design from the 90's. Folks w/ dual street/track aspirations likely wanted an updated look - ala M3 competition wheels. In general, I believe the more concave a wheel, the more material your need - for a given stress rating, material and manufacturing process. I'm no wheel engineer - just assembling my observations. |
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10-24-2012, 01:12 PM | #13 | |
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The EC-7's spoke profile has been designed with a curve to provide additional caliper clearance. It can clear a BBK spacer free on applications where the ARC-8 could not. A significant improvement to the EC-7 is the increased barrel clearance that now allows for the 18" version of this wheel to properly clear the Brembo 380mm BBK.
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10-24-2012, 04:08 PM | #14 |
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Cool thanks for the input, makes sense. It's awesome that you guys cater so well to track enthusiasts. I think I'll just stick with ARC-8 as they will just be for occasional tracks days goofing off, no wheel to wheel racing.
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![]() Thanks for the info on the brake clearance... that makes sense. The other part sounded like an infomercial that dogged out your own other product. ![]() I am personally EXTREMELY happy with my Arc-8s.... and while I understand some of the aesthetics and brake clearance issues, when it comes to the 1M specifically... I don't see an advantage for the EC-7 for a relatively stock car as they are slightly heavier.. and slightly more expensive for the same fitments than the ARC-8 |
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BTW aesthetics and style are a perfectly good differentiator. Nothing wrong with it. Just look at most aftermarket wheel brands that sell wheels not much lighter or even heavier than stock wheels. |
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I'm thinking about going to a square setup for the street. 18x10 all running 275s. I really like the way the car handles on square setup, tires are less expensive and most inportantantly I can rotate front to back. I'm on my third set of rear tires with less than 20k miles and first set of fronts still have plenty of life.
Normally I would go with the lightest option but since these will be for the street, form is important too. I love the look of the stock wheels so Id like to go with as close to stock looking as possible. I can't tell what's closer to the stock wheel the EC-7 or ARC-8? It looks to me like the 7s have more curvature or concavity to them whereas the 8s are more flat faced. Which look closer to the BMW wheels currently on the 1m? Last edited by robertm; 11-04-2012 at 09:49 AM.. |
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Tought I'd post some pics here. Apex EC-7 anthracite staggered set up: 9,5 ET22 F & 10,5 ET27 R tyres 265/35F & 295/30R Michelin's Sport Cup
JRZ rs1 suspension with Eibach pro kit springs. Vorshlag camber plates to come... ;-) Last edited by Grey Dove; 11-21-2012 at 01:52 PM.. Reason: Adding specs |
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Thanks for the photos gs/e60/1m?, your 1M looks phenomenal!
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