Dialing in wheel fitment for my E92
I was in search of the perfect meat flush fitment for my E92 M3. I wanted a square set that requires minimal camber, but can run a moderately aggressive street setup with a lot of tire tucked underneath the fenders. I went straight to APEX’s E9x M3 Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide to take a look at my options. They did a ton of fitment research with consideration to spacers, tire size, staggered/square setups, etc and it’s super helpful. Check it out if you have not. They have guides for a lot of BMW applications. Anyways, I ended up with a square set of EC-7 in Race Silver.

Wheel Size
18x10 ET25 square

Tire Size
275/35/18 Nitto NT01

Front Height
13.5" (center of wheel to fender)

Rear Height
13" (center of wheel to fender)

Front Camber
-2.5°

Rear Camber
-1.9°

Spacers
5mm F / 12mm R




Why did I choose this setup?
Whether it’s my track E46 or street E92 or my off-road truck – I’m a stickler for wheel fitment. People usually say form or function, you gotta pick one, but I think you can pick both.
SUMMARY
- Design. My top priority is the look of the face. The profile 3 face has the most aggressive concave face design.
- Fitment. 18×10 ET 25 square setup. Say no more.
- Ability to run bigger brake calipers in the future. Clears Brembo and Stoptech 6-pot 380mm BBK.
- Limited lifetime warranty. For wheels purchased after August 12th 2019 you get covered from factory defects.
- 50% Off Replacement Wheels. If I do take this on track and bend it, I can get half off.
Some people ask me, why not get the forged version? The APEX EC-7 flow-formed is not as light as the EC-7R, but this is a street car. I don’t care about that as much. On my track car, I’m running the ARC-8R forged wheels, because weight savings and forged matters for track applications.
So what do you think? Did I achieve the perfect meat flush fitment? Let me know in the comments below!
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Thanks for the blog and for the advice at the track this weekend. I’ll definitely be upgrading my track set up to this size when my current track tires wear out. In the meantime, will order me some more spacers. – Robb in Vegas
I would not go with 18″ if this is a street setups. Normally this is more likely a track setup. I will do this for my track set ups.