Are you looking for the perfect wheel and tire fitment for your 1992-1999 E36 M3? Our E36 M3 fitment guide will help you dial in wider wheel and tire sizes for your E36 to increase performance while describing the changes to suspension, alignment, or spacers that your M3 might need. Our fitments offer options to achieve an aggressive stance or performance oriented track setups focused on maximizing tire width and sidewall support. Concave Flow Formed wheels like the ARC-8, EC-7, and SM-10 are popular on modified E36 M3s while our Forged VS-5RS, EC-7RS, and SM-10RS offer the ultimate in chassis-specific performance. If you’re looking unlock performance and improve the look of your E36 M3, Apex wheels are the natural choice. If you’re looking for fitment guidance for your E36 non-M3 3 series, head over to our BMW E36 3 Series Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide.
Bolt Pattern
5x120mm
Center Bore
72.56mm
Lug Seat
60° Conical
Lug Thread Pitch
M12x1.5mm
Easy upgrades for street-driven cars
These fitments are ideal for the E36 owner who wants a no-nonsense direct bolt-on fitment. These fitments are a small step up from stock wheels and tires, and offer a small but noticeable performance improvement.
Square Setups
Recommended for most types of street and performance driving. Allows proper front-to-rear tire rotation to extend tire life & improve handling balance.
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Staggered Setups
Maintains stock-like handling characteristics, tires can only be rotated left to right. Maximizes both front and rear tire width.
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Aggressive fitments focused on appearance
These fitments are ideal for the E36 owner who wants to fill out the wheel wells with the widest possible rubber and perfectly flush offsets with deeply concave wheel fitments. Sometimes these fitments are a direct bolt-on, but often times require small spacers, negative camber, or rolled fenders for the sake of dialing in the perfect blend of function and form.
Square Setups
Recommended for most types of street and performance driving. Allows proper front-to-rear tire rotation to extend tire life & improve handling balance.
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Staggered Setups
Maintains stock-like handling characteristics, tires can only be rotated left to right. Maximizes both front and rear tire width.
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Wider fitments for enhanced performance
These E36 wheel fitments are effective for both performance-oriented street cars and weekend track warriors. The suspension type, alignment settings, and tire brand/size can be changed accordingly to work for either scenario.
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Wheels
Tires
Track focused fitments that require significant modifications
The fitments below require aftermarket flares or widebody kits such as those produced by Hard Motorsports or DTM Fiberwerks.
Each of our wheel designs is available in two or three different levels of concavity, which we call Profiles. The Profile is dictated by the width and offset, meaning wide lower-offset wheels will have more concavity, while narrow higher-offset wheels will have less concavity.
If you’re using coilovers, see the image below to identify which type of coilover spring you have, as it may effect your wheel fitment.
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Adjustable camber plates do more than just aid in wide wheel and tire fitment. They provide increased grip and reduced tire wear by spreading the load evenly during cornering. Learn more in our blog article, The Positives of Negative Camber.
We have tested many brake kits with the wheels listed in this guide. Please email us with any questions related to brake clearance, we’ll be happy to help.
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