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      06-28-2017, 04:13 PM   #1
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Apex FL-5 18x9 F | 18x10 R

New set of shoes - car still needs an alignment readjustment and possible ride height change.

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18X9E30 Front: 245/35/18 Michelin PSS
18x10E25 Rear: 275/35/18 Michelin PSS
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      07-05-2017, 12:59 PM   #2
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Damn these look great on the car! Give us more pictures!!!
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      07-05-2017, 03:59 PM   #3
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Damn these look great on the car! Give us more pictures!!!
Ask and ye shall receive - the stepped lip definitely makes the wheels seem a lot smaller than they are.


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      07-05-2017, 05:28 PM   #4
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i love those! really love them!
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I was afraid that they'd look too Mustang-y, but these pictures tell me otherwise!!!
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Looks great!! Any rub?
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      07-06-2017, 01:00 PM   #7
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i love those! really love them!
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I was afraid that they'd look too Mustang-y, but these pictures tell me otherwise!!!
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Looks great!! Any rub?
No rub on street driving, this fitment is less aggressive than the previous Advan RS wheels I was running. Will try some full lock parking maneuvers today. Wheels don't poke, may need a spacer to get the aesthetics just right.
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      07-10-2017, 01:46 PM   #8
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Good choice; looks great!
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Very nice. For your offsets and tires combinations would you say they are evenly matched F&R and are they flush IYO or slightly more outwardly offset than flush? Thx.
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Very nice. For your offsets and tires combinations would you say they are evenly matched F&R and are they flush IYO or slightly more outwardly offset than flush? Thx.
Thanks!

The fitment is pretty spot on if not skewed slightly in the conservative direction (inbound). The front is slightly inbound and back is nearly flush as you can see in the pictures below. These are the offsets recommended from Apex for the Z4M platform.

The stepped lip and contrast seems to make these appear deeper into the wheel well than they really are.



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[QUOTE=86Zed;21935014]Thanks!

The fitment is pretty spot on if not skewed slightly in the conservative direction (inbound). The front is slightly inbound and back is nearly flush as you can see in the pictures below. These are the offsets recommended from Apex for the Z4M platform.

The stepped lip and contrast seems to make these appear deeper into the wheel well than they really are.[QUOTE]

Excellent, thanks. The rear is easiest to tell from the photos and it is perfect IMO.
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I'm suprised you or Apex see this as a conservative fitment...

i run an 18 x 8.5 ET 29 FR and R 18 x 9.5 ET 23 on a semi slick R compound Tyre and they are literally flush with the fenders , and Front needed significant Neg camber and still brushes the fender liners at full attack on the track.

On the track id expect the above setup to rub significantly on the front.


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I'm suprised you or Apex see this as a conservative fitment...

i run an 18 x 8.5 ET 29 FR and R 18 x 9.5 ET 23 on a semi slick R compound Tyre and they are literally flush with the fenders , and Front needed significant Neg camber and still brushes the fender liners at full attack on the track.

On the track id expect the above setup to rub significantly on the front.
As a precursor I should note this is conservative compared to the setup I was running previously. Per the initial post the car has KW Clubsport coilover and camber plates installed, providing a high degree of alignment adjustability. The alignment and ride height has been well tuned by my local Bimmer shop - in six track days (Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, Sears Point [Sonoma]) my car has yet to rub front or back. No issue on canyon roads either.

What size tires and how low is your car?
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Where's all the other people that bought these two new designs pictures!
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