APEX | New Forged Sprint™ Line - Lightweight 86/BRZ Motorsport Wheels
 

We’re a function-over-form brand, so we took our time and engineered this wheel to be our best. The original SM-10 has been re-engineered with thinner spokes and extra-deep side-milling for maximum weight reduction. The SM-10RS is now our lightest wheel in some fitments and meaningfully stiffer than our popular VS-5RS.

Are these face profile 2? If not, do you have a pic that you can post?

Thanks.

Correct, the bare wheel photography posted above have a profile 2 face. :thumbsup:

- Ryan

Massive thumbs up. These are awesome.

- Andrew

Amazing!
I am very looking fwd someone posting pics of those on typical configurations:
- stock suspension
- coilovers
Fitment guideline markets these wheels for both

We greatly appreciate all of the interest thus far. While many here already have direct experience with our existing wheel designs, I recognize that some of you may not be familiar with APEX.

After 15 years of engineering lightweight flow formed wheels for motorsport use, we knew it was time to leverage our growing in-house engineering department and everything we had learned over the years by adding forged wheels to our offering. To be honest, it took much longer to launch this Forged Sprint Line than we would have liked, but most of that was due to the fact that we had to create custom motorsport blanks to ensure we could deliver the motorsport features we wanted our wheels to embody. Many wheel companies market their wheels as track/motorsport oriented, however, not all of them truly deliver when when you look past the surface.

Here are some good supportive blog articles and videos that dive further into the details of what sets our newest Forged Sprint Line wheels apart:

Testing to a Higher Standard

All Wheel Blanks are not Created Equal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtPtVEGZaTE&t=351s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQka1PBG-2Y

- Ryan

Hi Ryan, I have watching 'this space ' with great interest. Love the wheel profile. When are they coming to the UK? Noob question, what's the difference between the face 2 and 3?

Thank you for your interest. We have a great partner in the UK, Tegiwa Imports, that can assist you with APEX wheels. We also ship directly to the UK as well.

Each vehicle we cater to requires different wheel widths and offsets, load rating strength requirements, and has different OEM and aftermarket brake specifications that we must take into account during wheel development. To ensure each wheel fitment is fully optimized for the targeted chassis, our team engineers each from the ground up resulting in many different spoke face profiles.

Profile 1 is how we label our wheels with the shallowest spoke concavity, while profile 4 is currently our deepest spoke concavity. Although many enthusiasts would like us to make everything with a profile 4 deep concave face, the wheel specs (widths / offsets) and positioning of brake calipers on some vehicles do not allow for that.

The 86/BRZ wheel fitments range from a profile 2 face to a profile 3 face depending on the width and offset you choose. Both have a good amount of concavity to them while still offering massive brake clearance, and a lot of that has to do with our custom motorsport blanks covered in the post/video above.

Reported as pOrn :wub:

Spoilsport!

- Ryan

As wheel specialists, we understand that when it comes to reducing weight and increasing stiffness in wheel spokes, there is a big difference between functional and aesthetic side milling. Instead of milling a few negligible millimeters of depth just to look cool, our engineers optimized our new motorsport blanks to create narrower yet significantly deeper spokes with deeper side milling that is nearly 50mm wide on some wheels. The result is a stiffer “I” beam-spoke shape that also showcases a stunning aesthetic, and when you compare the depth and side milling of our spokes vs. many other wheel offerings in the marketplace, there is a stark difference.

If you haven't already, we recommend you read our technical write-up on our deeper and wider side-milling.


- Ryan

We don't rely solely on computer simulations or unverifiable in-house testing. We believe independent testing is critical to protect consumers in this unregulated industry. We chose STL, an independent lab in Ohio, to test our Sprint™ wheels far above JWL standards, including increases in testing duration, impact drop height, and total load.

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Pledged for for the group buy.

Are these still the expected shipping dates?

Are the Huff BRZ/86 TPMS units programmable? I plan on keeping my awesome stock rims and (hopefully) doing the summer/winter swap.
I've been watching this thread (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...27&postcount=1) and wondering what you recommend.


Thanks!

Pledged for for the group buy.

Are these still the expected shipping dates?

Are the Huff BRZ/86 TPMS units programmable? I plan on keeping my awesome stock rims and (hopefully) doing the summer/winter swap.
I've been watching this thread (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...27&postcount=1) and wondering what you recommend.


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Hey Bob,
I think I emailed you earlier but the TPMS for both generations of sensors that we sell are certainly programmable. Currently, I believe those ETAs are correct, but we'll send out an update both via GangUp, email and here on the forums if anything does get pushed back.

-Tom

This program has flown under the radar for quite a few years, but is something many APEX customers rave about. It can be hugely valuable for racers that make contact with another car or find themselves taking "the scenic route" off-track, and equally as valuable for enthusiasts that run out of talent leaving their local Cars and Coffee. Our goal wasn't just to make pushing your car to the limit more affordable, but also to reduce the chances of a bent wheels being sold in the second hand market.



- Ryan

Beautiful work guys. Absolutely drool worthy. I don’t track my care and can’t really use any more than 8” of width, but these are simply gorgeous. JP

These are just stunning.

So the 17x8.5 with 235/40's work as a direct bolt on with no issues on stock suspension?

I was leaning on 17x8's since the 9's appear to have issues rubbing on the (mostly) stock suspension I plan on keeping for another year or two. However, the 8.5 wheels kind of solves my issue of buying a wider set of wheels whenever I eventually upgrade to coilovers down the road. I don't think I would miss out much from a 235mm on the 8.5 vs. 245 on the 9.

That would just leave the problem of deciding on satin bronze or anthracite as my top choice...

My issue with 235/40 is limited selection of tires.

I definitely agree, though 245's should also fit with some camber up front reading the fitment guide. I wonder if my measly -2 degrees of camber will clear that with 8.5's.

I'm also super happy to read that the rear fenders do not have to be touched.

There's no issue up front fitment wise. You can run 17x9 et 35 with 245 up front without rubbing. Why not run 245 on the 8.5" wheel?

I also ran 17x8 et48 on the stock suspension with no rubbing. Running 215 on those.

I was always under the impression that 245's wouldn't fit without coilivers, but if that's not the case I would be more than happy to buy a set of RS-4's in that size. Either way, I'll have time to figure it out before these ship.

There's more room up front to play with than in the rear. I ran the same wheels on my first gen with stock suspension and -1.9 deg camber. The clearance to the spring perch was close.

From the apex fitment page:

Front & Rear: 17x9" ET48
Available in: VS-5RS
Popular Fitment
These wheels require a 5mm front spacer for strut clearance on OEM Gen 2 suspension. If additional negative camber has been dialed in at the knuckle, a larger spacer may be required.
245/40-17

Yep, we released the 17x8.5" ET44 to ensure Gen II owners have an easy bolt-on upgrade. Our wider 17x9" ET48 are for gen II track enthusiasts wanting to maximize tire sidewall support, and they work best with aftermarket coilovers and negative camber dialed in.

- Ryan

Hi Ryan, any more images of Twins wearing the wheels?

Any plans for 17"x8"?

Waiting patiently for my 17x9 ET48 for my BRZ :)

Yes. Originally they were going for early this year. Then later this year. Now it's looking more like next year.

Thank you for your interest. A 17x8" fitment for the 86/BRZ has been on our radar for quite some time as we understand some enthusiasts prefer running 215 or 225 tires, or have to comply with with class rules that limit wheel and tire width.

With that said, we believe that a majority of enthusiasts seeking this slimmer fitment would prefer it in one of our flow formed designs from a cost perspective (we could be wrong!). New flow formed wheel development took a bit of a backseat to this new Forged Sprint Line release, so the 17x8" wheel project has been on hold. We'll definitely update the community when we circle back to this project, but in the interim we would love to hear from more enthusiasts interested in this size in regards to whether a flow formed wheel design or our new VS-5RS forged wheel is desired.

- Ryan

Any chance of a 18x10 +40?

We originally only made samples of the 17x9" ET35 Gen I fitment (which is what you see on mounted the cars throughout this thread so far), but our 17x8.5" ET44 and 17x9" ET48 Gen II sample wheels are now ready to roll so we're working hard to generate some content. Stay tuned!

- Ryan

17X8" ET40 APEX ARC-8? Yes please. I will send you monies right now! I think that would be perfect with a nice sticky 225/45-17 for a daily driver like mine. My commute takes me on some of the best roads in NY state, and I'll be looking for a new set of summer wheels and tires in the spring :)

We'll keep these requests in mind when we're looking at developing new fitments!

-Tom

A lot of you have been asking to see on-car photos of our new 17x8.5" VS-5RS forged wheel fitment specifically designed for the Gen II, so we brought in a clean and 100% stock example to show just how easy this wheel and tire fitment is to implement. Aside from all of the functional features our VS-5RS forged wheel design offers, this setup is wider and lighter than stock and will bolt right up to the car without the need for spacers or fender mods.

We mounted 245/40-17 Falken RT660 tires which is a popular track oriented compound that runs quite wide, so this shoot really shows off one of the wider tire configurations an enthusiasts might run with this wheel setup. For more notes on tires and Gen 2-specific APEX wheel options, be sure to consult our fitment guide.

Love that 8.5 size. I'm planning to pick up a set next year to put either 200tw 225s or 235-245 300tw for not-so-serious track/autocross stuff.

Given ARC-8 17x9" ET42 fit without spacers, I thought that offset would be option as well and with aftermarket suspension there can be space for some camber.