2014–2018 · saloon
The F80 M3 shares its hubs, hardware and factory wheel offsets with the F82 M4, so most coupe fitments carry straight over. Owners usually go wider at the rear on a 19-inch stagger for the road, or drop to a square 18-inch set for track days when the car has steel brakes.
5x120 bolt pattern · 72.6 mm centre bore · Stock wheels: 18 × 9, 18 × 10, 19 × 9, 19 × 10, 20 × 9, 20 × 10 inch · Stock tyres: 255/40 R18, 275/40 R18, 255/35 R19, 275/35 R19, 265/30 R20, 285/30 R20, 265/35 R19
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| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Bolt pattern | |
| Stock tyre sizes | |
| Centre bore | 72.6 mm |
| Fastener and thread | Wheel bolt, M14x1.25 |
| Tightening torque | 140 Nm (confirm in your handbook) |
Factory options vary by trim and market. Match your car to the row below and check its tyre placard before using it as a baseline.
| Trim | Axle | Wheel | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|
| M3, 18-inch Style 513M | Front | 18 × 9 inch, ET29 | 255/40 R18 |
| M3, 18-inch Style 513M | Rear | 18 × 10 inch, ET40 | 275/40 R18 |
| M3, 19-inch Style 437M | Front | 19 × 9 inch, ET29 | 255/35 R19 |
| M3, 19-inch Style 437M | Rear | 19 × 10 inch, ET40 | 275/35 R19 |
| M3 Competition, 20-inch Style 666M | Front | 20 × 9 inch, ET29 | 265/30 R20 |
| M3 Competition, 20-inch Style 666M | Rear | 20 × 10 inch, ET40 | 285/30 R20 |
| M3 CS, Style 763M | Front | 19 × 9 inch, ET29 | 265/35 R19 |
| M3 CS, Style 763M | Rear | 20 × 10 inch, ET40 | 285/30 R20 |
Read these before choosing wheels for the M3: they explain the offset, fitment and hub numbers in this guide.
Starting points for a build. Read the notes with each setup, especially if your car is lowered or has different brakes.
The most common bolt-on upgrade. Listed by retailers as fitting without spacers and clearing both the steel and carbon-ceramic brakes, provided the wheel design is approved for them. Often run on coilovers.
Popular for track days on semi-slick tyres and lets you rotate tyres front to rear. Steel brakes only. ET25 at 10 inches wide sits close to the front strut, so 3–5 mm front spacers are often needed with aftermarket coilovers.
A proven show-and-road fitment that fills the arches. Usually paired with lowering springs or coilovers; check front strut clearance and consider rolling the arches if the car is low.
ET20 to ET29
Front ET20–29 at 9–10 inches wide is the common window. Rear offsets run higher, roughly ET35–44 at 11 inches.
10 inch front / 11 inch rear
Around 275 mm front and 305 mm rear tyres are the usual limit without arch work. One guide puts the extreme at 10.5 inches front and 11.5 inches rear, and only with arch modifications.
These figures belong to the setups described here. Combining the widest wheel with either end of the offset range does not guarantee a safe fit. For how ET moves the wheel in and out, read wheel offset explained; for how far the tyre can sit out, see flush, poke and tucked fitment.
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These tools start with the M3, 18-inch Style 513M front size. Choose your own trim or axle in the calculator if it differs.
5x120, with a 72.6 mm centre bore and M14x1.25 wheel bolts tightened to 140 Nm.
Yes on steel brakes, with a design that clears the calipers. Cars with carbon-ceramic brakes need 19-inch or larger wheels.
Yes. Both use 5x120, the same centre bore and the same factory offsets of ET29 front and ET40 rear.
305/30 R19 is the usual choice, paired with 275/30 R19 on a 19x9.5 front.
20-inch Style 666M wheels: 20x9 ET29 front with 265/30 R20 tyres and 20x10 ET40 rear with 285/30 R20 tyres.
Factory wheels are 18 × 9 inch, 18 × 10 inch, 19 × 9 inch, 19 × 10 inch, 20 × 9 inch and 20 × 10 inch, depending on trim. The stock table lists the offset for each.
72.6 mm. Aftermarket wheels with a larger bore need hub-centric rings sized to it.
140 Nm (about 103 lb-ft) for the original bolts. Confirm in your handbook, especially with aftermarket wheels or bolts.
This guide is a starting point, not a fitment guarantee. Specs can differ by market, trim and previous modifications. Confirm all sizes, clearances and fastener requirements with a qualified wheel and tyre professional before buying or fitting parts.
More guides from BMW or cars with the same bolt pattern. A matching pattern alone does not make a wheel interchangeable.