[daname27]

I recently purchased a (new to me!) 2016 M235i xDrive and am looking at purchasing a set of wheels. I was looking at this combo:

Wheels: APEX EC-7 18x8.5 ET45

Tires: Michelin Piolt Sport 4S 245/35ZR-18 - Square Setup

Would this work on a 2016 BMW M235i xDrive? I'm currently on the stock staggered setup. Appreciate your help understanding a topic that is new and somewhat confusing to me.

[KennyFSU]

According to this you may need a 5mm spacer in the front with some neg camber.

https://support.apexraceparts.com/hc...-Fitment-Guide

[4Hockey4]

I went Titan 18x8.5 with 235/40 on RWD on 235i. 3mm up front. I've heard a few folks that did what you are asking, but thats tight with no other adjustments

BTW - PS4S are sick (I came from rfts. lol

[Pray for Mojo]

245 won't work up front without camber plates, go with 225 if you want a square setup.

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by daname27

I recently purchased a (new to me!) 2016 M235i xDrive and am looking at purchasing a set of wheels. I was looking at this combo:

Wheels: APEX EC-7 18x8.5 ET45

Tires: Michelin Piolt Sport 4S 245/35ZR-18 - Square Setup

Would this work on a 2016 BMW M235i xDrive? I'm currently on the stock staggered setup. Appreciate your help understanding a topic that is new and somewhat confusing to me.

Our 18x8.5 ET45 is a great option for the front of a 2 series, but it does require a spacer up front. You can get away with a 3mm spacer for narrower tire sizes like 225 but for wider tires I would recommend the 5mm spacer instead. The Michelin PS4S' tend to run wide for their listed size so I suspect that you will need to dial in a bit of additional negative camber up front to get the square 245 setup to clear without any rubbing.

The 18x8.5 ET45 + 5mm spacer combo (effective offset of ET40) will require less negative camber up front than our 18x8.5 ET35 or 18x8.5 ET38 (ARC-8 only).

The high offsets for these wheels mean that our flow formed designs are profile 1 wheels aka less concave. If you are looking for a more concave wheel option, our forged ARC-8R and EC-7R wheels are both Profile 2 designs with more concavity and are also available in the ET45 offset.

Let us know if you have any other questions!

-Tom