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► APEX | New Forged Sprint™ Line - Lightweight Motorsport Wheels For Your Civic Type-R

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11th Gen Honda Civic ► APEX | New Forged Sprint™ Line - Lightweight Motorsport Wheels For Your Civic Type-R fl5_ctr_vs5rs_3_14_2023.00_00_45_09.Still023


Introducing APEX Forged Sprint Line
For Your FL5 Civic Type-R

Our forged Sprint™ line was built to be extremely light while still offering a meaningful strength increase over our flow formed wheels. Engineered for drivers looking to shed as much weight as possible to improve lap times.


➡︎ 10K ton forged 6061-T6 aluminum

➡︎ Stronger Sprint™ spec inner lip

➡︎ Side-milled spokes for reduced weight

➡︎ Massive brake clearance

➡︎ Unmatched replacement program

➡︎ Lifetime structural warranty

➡︎ Independently tested and certified





VS-5RS Fitments:

FitmentFinishWeightMSRP
18x9.5" ET45​
Anthracite​
18.2 lbs​
$649​
18x9.5" ET45​
Brushed Clear​
18.2 lbs​
$649​
18x9.5" ET45​
Motorsport Gold​
18.2 lbs​
$649​
18x9.5" ET45​
Satin Bronze​
18.2 lbs​
$649​
18x9.5" ET45​
Satin Black​
18.2 lbs​
$649​
18x10" ET42​
Anthracite​
19.1 lbs​
$719​
18x10" ET42​
Brushed Clear​
19.1 lbs​
$719​
18x10" ET42​
Satin Black​
19.1 lbs​
$719​
19x9.5" ET45​
Anthracite​
19.1 lbs​
$779​
19x9.5" ET45​
Brushed Clear​
19.1 lbs​
$779​
19x9.5" ET45​
Motorsport Gold​
19.1 lbs​
$779​
19x9.5" ET45​
Satin Bronze​
19.1 lbs​
$779​
19x9.5" ET45​
Satin Black​
19.1 lbs​
$779​


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10K Tons Of Pressure
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Our new forgings weigh as much as 120 pounds before machining. To form such a thick blank we require special equipment capable of 10,000 metric tons of pressure. This extreme pressure increases the strength of the aluminum by eliminating porosity and improving the grain structure.

True Motorsport Blanks

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Many companies use 3rd-party blanks intended for non-motorsport wheels which can severely limit sizes, concavity, spoke design, and critical brake clearance. We designed our very own blank profiles from scratch which gives us total control over the final product, resulting in exceptionally deep spokes and stronger designs.

Learn more about our true motorsport blanks.

Side-milled Spokes
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One of the most significant upgrades to our Sprint wheels is the addition of wider and deeper side-milled spokes. Any excess material that doesn’t add strength is carved out using a precision CNC ball cutter. Side-milling is often deemed cost-prohibitive by others, but for true performance without compromise we believe it's essential.


➡︎ 40-50% Wider
➡︎ 50-100% Deeper

Learn more about our wider and deeper side-milling.

A Stronger Lightweight Wheel


Our forged Sprint™ wheels are lightweight without the strength compromises found on typical lightweight wheels. First, we carved out as much material as possible, then we purposefully added one pound back to reinforce critical areas, creating a stronger inner lip and a higher load rating.¹ What’s the point of a lightweight wheel if it’s fragile?

Weight Optimized
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We conducted extensive Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to reinforce high-stress areas and to remove material where it didn’t improve strength. The result is a wheel that is exceptionally light without the strength compromises found on typical lightweight wheels.

Independently Tested
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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.

Learn more about our rigorous independent testing.

Tough Inner Lip
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Introducing the Sprint™ spec inner lip, with a unique channel profile that makes it even stronger than our previous designs. So even though our Sprint™ wheels are pounds lighter than comparable flow formed wheels, the inner lip is 32% stronger.

Learn more about our Sprint™ spec inner lip.

Big Brake Clearance
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From day one, APEX has been on a mission to build wheels that clear big brakes. Our new forged wheels are the product of everything we’ve developed over the past 10+ years, including an innovative high-clearance barrel design and vehicle-specific spoke profiles.

Deeper Concavity
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Our new forgings were redesigned to create extra deep, concave spoke profiles. Their new shape allows us to make any profile, from flat to deep and everything in between. Each one is optimized for a specific application using 3D laser scans of factory and aftermarket brake kits.

Paintless Knurled Beads
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Whether it's a day at the track or months of street driving, repeated hard braking and acceleration can make a tire slip along the bead seat and go out of balance, causing vibration. Knurled beads help, but are less effective when painted over. Our forged line features unpainted knurled beads that stay sharp and maximize grip.

Learn more about why our forged wheels have unpainted knurled beads.

Built for impact sockets
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Track wheels need track tools. Don’t settle for wheels that require undersized tuner lugs or thin walled sockets. All APEX wheels accommodate over-sized race lugs and impact sockets to make swapping wheels lightning fast.

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Laser-Engraved Specs
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As track enthusiasts ourselves, we know how frustrating it is to try to locate and decipher wheel specs that have been hastily hammered into the rim or become unreadable over time. With our new Sprint™ wheels, we chose to invest a little extra and laser-engrave the specs on the barrel, in plain sight, making them easy to find and read. (You’re welcome.)


Lifetime Warranty

All APEX wheels come with a lifetime structural warranty against defects in workmanship and materials, plus a 1 year finish warranty. Exchanges are fast, easy, and hassle-free.

Learn more

APEX Wheel Replacement Program
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Curb rash or pothole damage on the street? Make an oopsie at the track? We’ve all been there. APEX is proud to offer 50% off replacement wheels, no matter the damage.

Learn more

A Fitment For You
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We’ve tirelessly test-fitted hundreds of setup combinations in order to provide direct-fit, spacer-free wheel packages for everything from showroom-fresh cars to all-out race builds. Our detailed fitment guides help you avoid costly trial-and-error and walk you through every step of finding your perfect setup.

FL5 Civic Type-R Wheel and Tire Fitment Guide

Questions?
Call: 925-245-0773
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.apexraceparts.com
Hours: M-F 9a-5p PST​
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Our Group Buys are coming to an end!

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With just a few hours left in both our 18 and 19” Group Buys, what are you waiting for? Don’t miss your chances to lock in the deepest discounts of the year on our Forged Sprint Line wheels. Pledge before midnight tonight PST to secure your new set of APEX wheels.

 
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Lol, relentless. I ain't even mad.
We know it might seem a little intense to have multiple threads from us in a short span, but we have good intentions! We fully believe in having separate threads for commercial posts such as sales and more technical posts that really get into the nitty gritty of our wheels, fitment, and the like.

We're still shaping it right now, but once we build it out we promise it'll be worthwhile.
 

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Hook me up with a set of SM-10RS but for an FL5 and I'll model the funk out of it for y'all.

Or, I'll buy them, but I might not tell a soul.
 


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Looks great! What are the fitments in each of these pictures?
The first is our Anthracite VS-5RS in 18x10.5" ET47.

The second is our Motorsport Gold VS-5RS in 19x9.5" ET45.

We'll be diving into our forged FL5 fitments more in our forged technical thread!
 
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Not sure if Apex still reads this thread, just curious why the 18 x 9.5 ET 58 version is not listed here as a Type R wheel? As one of the few options available for the FL5 for SCCA Street class use(limited to +/- 1" wheel size and within 7mm of stock offset....
 


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Not sure if Apex still reads this thread, just curious why the 18 x 9.5 ET 58 version is not listed here as a Type R wheel? As one of the few options available for the FL5 for SCCA Street class use(limited to +/- 1" wheel size and within 7mm of stock offset....
Apex is still here! We actually have some stuff in the works that we're really excited about.

As for our 18x9.5" ET58 VS-5RS...

At Apex, we design wheels for chassis specific applications. We design around factory brakes, common aftermarket BBKs, etc. This means that two wheels that appear to have similar sizing on the surface, can actually be quite different.

A great example of this would be our 17x9" ET42 for E36/E46 BMW vs our 17x9" ET42 for 86/BRZ. In most cases in the wheel industry, those wheels would be a simple re-drill of the bolt pattern and otherwise the same wheel. For ours, the spokes will quite literally have different dimensions to accommodate the brake needs of the different chassis, among other differences.

Sometimes we get lucky and an existing wheel for a different chassis turns out to be a fantastic fit. Our 18x9.5" ET58 EC-7 is a great example. Originally intended for BMW, but works great for FK8, FL5, and DE5 (Integra Type-S). Slap on a centering ring and you're golden.

In most cases though, we end up having to engineer a unique solution to provide a wheel that will actually be a meaningful offering to the community.

TL;DR

The 18x9.5" ET58 VS-5RS is not intended for CTR brakes and will not clear them without spacers. The amount of spacer necessary to run the fitment would push the wheel out far enough to where it makes more sense to run our 18x9.5" ET45 CTR-specfic fitment.

We are working on a forged solution for a higher offset wheel for you guys though! In the meantime, our flow formed EC-7 does clear Type-R brakes without issue.

Hope this helps!
 
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More of a nice to have follow up, do you design the wheels to be able to use factory center cap or no?
Great question!

In most cases we aim to support a factory center cap. To spare everyone another novel, Civic Type-R is pretty much guaranteed to have cap support for our Forged Sprint wheels.
 

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I ran the SM10RS on my S2000 and the VS5RS on my E46M3. Looking forward to seeing all that you guys bring to the market!
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