With the release of our new forged Sprint Line wheels, we’ve had a few customers asking about how our upcoming EC-7RS visually compares to the classic forged EC-7R.
The overall design is obviously similar as this is our third iteration of the EC-7 design itself. Between the Classic Forged EC-7R and the new Sprint Line EC-7RS, the biggest visual difference will be seen in the spoke depth and side milling. Our new Sprint™ line of wheels features much deeper and wider side milling on the spokes versus our first generation of forged wheels. This improvement was made possible by our
new motorsports blanks which allow us to create narrower yet significantly deeper spokes. The larger surface area on the side of each spoke allows us to take more material out. Doing so creates a much stiffer “I” beam or c-channel spoke shape. Visually that means the EC-7RS has deeper but thinner spokes with deeper side channels. The spokes of the EC-7RS also connect to the outer lip of the wheel, unlike our older EC-7R. This further reinforces the outer lip.
The inner lip won’t be easily seen when the wheels are mounted but has been updated with a unique C-channel as a result of a full redesign for additional strength in this crucial area. The inner barrel now includes laser etching to make specification identification a breeze and is a completely redesigned profile for even better brake clearance.
Porsche-spec etching shown
Ultimately, these changes were driven by our goal of improving our product offerings in a meaningful way. Beyond expanding the width and diameter offerings to fitments we’ve never before produced, these fundamental changes have resulted in higher performance wheels with an aesthetic that we are extremely excited about. 5x120 EC-7RS BMW fitments will be incoming with Group Buys of their own in the next few months. Stay tuned!