Looking for the best wheel fitment for your 2005-2010 BMW E60 M5? Our E60 Fitment Guide is an excellent resource for finding the Apex M5 wheel specs and tire sizes that fit your needs. We offer many different wheel specs tailored to the E60 M5. Our Flow Formed Wheels include the ARC-8, EC-7, and SM-10, which provide Apex’s styling and chassis-specific fitments at an affordable price while allowing you to run the wheel size and tire size you want. Our Forged Wheels offer increased strength and reduced unsprung weight. These include the ARC-8RT, ML-10RT, SM-10RS, EC-7RS, and VS-5RS. Our new Forged Enduro Wheels, the SM-10RE and VS-5RE, are further optimized for strength to meet the needs of the most demanding drivers. If you’re looking for fitment information for the E60 or E61 5 Series, check out our BMW E60 E61 5 Series Wheel and Tire Fitment Guide.
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The E6X Generation of BMW M Chassis require wheels with lower offsets than most 5x120 BMW chassis. Spacers are required with most APEX fitments available for this generation of M cars.
Available Wheel Designs
Forged Designs
OEM+ Wheel Fitment
Easy upgrades for street-driven cars
These bolt-on wheel fitments are ideal for enthusiasts enjoying their car day-to-day on the street, and they are typically paired with all-season or performance-oriented summer tires. Just bolt-on and enjoy!
While these wheel fitments can be used for track days and AutoX, performance will be left on the table. Drivers that prioritize performance should review our Performance Street & Track and/or Hardcore Track & Race sections below.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 19x8.5" ET35
- Rear Wheel Size: 19x9.5" ET28
- Available in: ARC-8, EC-7, SM-10, VS-5RS
- Popular fitment.
- Mirrors OE widths and offsets
- 20mm front spacer required
Tires
- Apex Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 255/40-19
- Rear Tire Size: 285/35-19
- Thicker front spacers (22-24mm) and additional front negative camber may be required with certain aftermarket suspensions, see below.
- OE tires can be reused
- 12mm rear spacer recommended for E63/64 M6 to match factory offset.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 19x9" ET30
- Rear Wheel Size: 19x10" ET25
- Available in ARC-8, ARC-8RT, EC-7, ML-10RT, SM-10, VS-5RS
Tires
- Apex Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 255/40-19
- Rear Tire Size: 285/35-19
- 18mm front spacer required
- Additional front negative camber may be required.
- Thicker front spacers and additional front negative camber may be required with certain aftermarket suspensions, see below.
Performance Street and Track Wheel Fitment
Wider fitments for enhanced performance
BMW M5 E60
Whether you enjoy spirited street driving or you are a weekend track warrior chasing lap times, these wheel & tire configurations are ideal for enthusiasts looking for a more dramatic improvement in performance and they are typically paired with performance-oriented summer tires or track-oriented R-compounds.
The suspension type, alignment settings, and tire brand/size can be changed accordingly to set the car up for either environment. While many of these wheel fitments can be run with the factory alignment, if you plan to track the car we highly recommended dialing in negative camber to improve handling and to extract the most performance and longevity out of your tires. See fitment notes under each tire configuration below to see if modifications are required.
Square Configurations
Recommended for enthusiasts that want to mitigate understeer and rotate tires front & rear for extended life. Square configurations may compromise rear-end grip when compared to staggered configurations.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 18x9.5" ET22
- Rear Wheel Size: 18x9.5" ET22
- Available in ARC-8, ARC-8RT, EC-7, EC-7RS, ML-10RT, SM-10, SM-10RS, VS-5RS
- 15mm Front spacers required with OE suspension.
Tires
- Apex Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 275/35-18
- Rear Tire Size: 275/35-18
- Additional front negative camber may be required.
- Thicker front spacers (22-24mm) and additional front negative camber may be required with certain aftermarket suspensions that limit inner clearance, see below.
Staggered Configurations
Recommended for enthusiasts that prioritize rear-end grip/traction. Wheels and tires cannot be rotated front to rear and large staggers may induce understeer.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 18x9.5" ET22
- Rear Wheel Size: 18x10.5" ET22
- Available in ARC-8, ARC-8RT, EC-7, EC-7RS, ML-10RT, SM-10, SM-10RS, VS-5RS
- 15mm front spacers required
Tires
- Apex Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 265/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 295/35-18
- Additional front negative camber may be required.
- Thicker front spacers and additional front negative camber may be required with certain aftermarket suspensions, see below.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 19x9.5" ET22
- Rear Wheel Size: 19x10.5" ET22 or ET25 (VS-5RS)
- Available in ARC-8, EC-7, EC-7RS, SM-10, SM-10RS, VS-5RS
- 15mm front spacers required
Tires
- Apex Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 265/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 295/30-19
- Additional front negative camber may be required.
- Thicker front spacers and additional front negative camber may be required with certain aftermarket suspensions, see below.
Winter Wheel Fitment
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 19x8.5" ET35
- Rear Wheel Size: 19x8.5" ET35
- Available in: ARC-8, EC-7, SM-10, & VS-5RS
- 20mm Front spacers required
- 12mm Rear spacers recommended.
Tires
- Apex Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 255/40-19
- Rear Tire Size: 255/40-19
Additional Resources
Concavity & Face Profiles
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.
Identifying Suspension Types
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.
