APEX FL-5 18" Race Wheel

FIT MATTERS
The right solution for every application

The FL-5 wheel includes details specifically implemented to enhance the BMW owners' track day and street performance experience. An optimized car setup begins with the right wheel and tire fitment, and without model-specific attention, maximum performance is compromised. These wheels were developed for various BMW chassis’s and will work in either square or staggered configurations.

“I” BEAM SPOKES
More than just a pretty face

The spokes of the FL-5 were designed to be robust where they need to be, and extra lightweight where they should be. Weight is reduced by CNC machining material out from the sides of each spoke. It’s expensive and avoided by almost every manufacturer, but affordable with volume. In each size of the APEX FL-5 designs, the I-beam spokes are carefully evaluated from structural aspects to ensure minimal weight, brake clearance, and remarkable strength.

BEEFIER LIP
Ready for more abuse

By saving weight elsewhere, APEX has added extra material where it counts. The barrel’s inner lip is beefed up on the FL-5 to better handle the repetitive abuse seen on the track.

DUAL FLOW FORMED

APEX uses rotary forging for both the front and rear barrels on the FL-5 wheel designs. This produces the strongest lips possible, and optimizes the depth of the front lip for every unique width and offset.

HUB CENTRIC
No rings or adapters here

All APEX FL-5 wheels are purpose built for select vehicle applications, and centering rings are never required for any BMW application. All 5x120mm bolt pattern wheels feature a direct-fit, 72.56mm center bore.

BRAKE CLEARANCE
A lot of room in a tight space

Spoke clearance is only half the problem. The barrel construction on a wheel also needs to be big enough to clear the sides of your caliper and rotor. Many aftermarket wheels that have aesthetic compromises in their design may work with smaller stock brakes, or smaller diameter big brake kits, but the larger kits will pose a major problem. The barrel of the FL-5 wheel offers unmatched caliper clearance because wheels shouldn’t limit your choice of aftermarket brake kits, and brake kits shouldn’t force you to run oversized wheels. APEX 2D modeled most Big Brake Kits available in Solidworks and tweaked the wheel design of the SM-10 prior to production in order to fit as many kits as possible.

WHEEL HARDWARE
Original or aftermarket, it all works

The FL-5 wheel can be used with all OEM and aftermarket mounting hardware with a 60° tapered seat. Lug bolts, wheel locks, and stud conversion kits all work perfectly. The FL-5 wheel also accepts wheel spacers without issue. The shallow rear chamfer allows the wheel to remain hub centric even when 5mm flat spacers are used. The chamfer is deep enough to clear the chamfered lip found on some aftermarket spacers that would typically cause improper seating of the wheel and, therefore, wheel vibration.

TPMS SENSORS
They all fit

TPMS sensors, which monitor tire pressure, are one piece of technology that can't be compromised. The attention to OEM compatibility on the SM-10 wheel doesn't end with center caps. All APEX wheels accept OEM and aftermarket equivalent TPMS sensors, and any standard sized metal or rubber valve stem.

18x9 ET30 SPECS

Brand: APEX

Wheel Construction: Flow Formed

Model:

Wheel Diameter: 18”

Wheel Width: 9”

Offset: ET30

Face Profile: Shallow Lip

Bolt Pattern: 5x120mm

Center Bore: 72.56mm

Load Rating: 1,550 lbs

Weight: 19.5 lbs

VIA Registration #: VIA-22-1488

18x9.5 ET35 SPECS

Brand: APEX

Wheel Construction: Flow Formed

Model:

Wheel Diameter: 18”

Wheel Width: 9.5”

Offset: ET35

Face Profile: Shallow Lip

Bolt Pattern: 5x120mm

Center Bore: 72.56mm

Load Rating: 1,550 lbs

Weight: 20 lbs

VIA Registration #: VIA-22-1489