► APEX 18x10 ET30 Technical Notes: Tire Fitment and More

[Yalemaier]

Found photos with ECF 275/35/18

Thank you very much!

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[nibble]

Hi Nibble, did you have to get longer bolts to use with the Apex 5mm spacers? If so, where would you recommend a good set? Thanks!

hi. with 5mm, stock bolt was at borderline and wanted to replace it with slightly longer one. later, I opted to APEX stud kit. it came with everything you need including thread locker. Also, the lug nuts were much lighter than expected.

 

[Apex Wheels]

Hi Nibble, did you have to get longer bolts to use with the Apex 5mm spacers? If so, where would you recommend a good set? Thanks!

I know Nibble already responded to this, but I did want to chime in.

When it comes to running spacers on cars with lug bolts, we recommend going with a longer bolt for safety reasons even with a relatively small spacer like a 5mm.

It may not sound like much, but it would be quite a bit of thread engagement you're losing if you tried to reuse the stock hardware.

Hope that clears things up a bit!

 

[Funkjaw]

Great informative thread - will the VS-5RS 18x10 +30 be available in Motorsport Gold?

 

[Apex Wheels]

Great informative thread - will the VS-5RS 18x10 +30 be available in Motorsport Gold?

At the moment we only offer the SM-10RS in Motorsport gold in 18x10" ET30. While we are working on adding additional finishes to our other fitments, I don't have a firm date on when that specific combination might be available.

 

[Sup2]

Hello! New to the forum and just purchased a 22' 2.0. I was hoping for some guidance on 18" fitment. I have stock suspension and would like to have 275/40front and 295/40 rear. wheels would be 18x9.5 and 18x11. what offset would i need to make this work with no spacers. Thank you for the help.

 

[Apex Wheels]

Hello! New to the forum and just purchased a 22' 2.0. I was hoping for some guidance on 18" fitment. I have stock suspension and would like to have 275/40front and 295/40 rear. wheels would be 18x9.5 and 18x11. what offset would i need to make this work with no spacers. Thank you for the help.

Typically for a 9.5-inch wheel up front we recommend an offset of ET25 to be flush without rubbing and for an 11-inch wheel in the rear, we recommend an offset of ET40.

 

[Sup2]

Typically for a 9.5-inch wheel up front we recommend an offset of ET25 to be flush without rubbing and for an 11-inch wheel in the rear, we recommend an offset of ET40.

Thank you so much! Appreciate your time to respond.

 

[Funkjaw]

Apex SM-10RS in Motorsport Gold
Square 18x10 ET30
275/40/18 ExtremeContact Sport 02 filled to 33psi

Stock suspension, no spacers.

Just clears by a few mm. No rubbing issues that I felt on the 30 mile drive home. But if you wanted to be safe trimming the rubber isolator down would give you plenty of clearance (or run a 5mm spacer).

@Apex Wheels feel free to catalogue my setup in your fitment guide.

 

[Tsuki8]

Apex SM-10RS in Motorsport Gold
Square 18x10 ET30
275/40/18 ExtremeContact Sport 02 filled to 33psi

Stock suspension, no spacers.

Just clears by a few mm. No rubbing issues that I felt on the 30 mile drive home. But if you wanted to be safe trimming the rubber isolator down would give you plenty of clearance (or run a 5mm spacer).

@Apex Wheels feel free to catalogue my setup in your fitment guide.

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Super sad, my wheels not shipped yet.
The wheels do look super good.

 

[Funkjaw]

Super sad, my wheels not shipped yet.
The wheels do look super good.

You gonna love em man. I've got nothing but compliments.

 

[Tsuki8]

You gonna love em man. I've got nothing but compliments.

I hope they dont cancel my order from tariffs. ?
Completely forgot how close the wheels/tires wil lbe to the stock struts.

 

[ericchen_ec]

Anyone got a picture of theirs lowered with 5mm all around? Marginal but not sure if I want to buy 3 or 5mm spacers around.

 

[Yabai]

Apex SM-10RS in Motorsport Gold
Square 18x10 ET30
275/40/18 ExtremeContact Sport 02 filled to 33psi

Stock suspension, no spacers.

Just clears by a few mm. No rubbing issues that I felt on the 30 mile drive home. But if you wanted to be safe trimming the rubber isolator down would give you plenty of clearance (or run a 5mm spacer).

@Apex Wheels feel free to catalogue my setup in your fitment guide.

WOAH! What's your alignment? I thought it needed at least -3 camber.

 

[Apex Wheels]

WOAH! What's your alignment? I thought it needed at least -3 camber.

18x10" ET30 square can be fit on a stock suspension car. The clearance concern for this fitment is usually inboard (suspension) rather than outboard (fender) and it's extremely tire specific. Even in the pictures @Funkjaw posted you can see how close that tire is to the spring.

So if you're interested in a setup like this, just keep an eye out for the section width and tread with of whatever tires you're looking at because not all, for example, 275mm wide tires are made equal.

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