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Lotus Emira Type 131 (2024-2027) Wheel Fitment Guide
The Lotus Emira uses a 5×114.3 bolt pattern, a 68.1mm center bore and M12×1.5 conical-seat lug bolts on staggered 20-inch wheels, ET57 front. The rear offset depends on the engine: ET54 on the V6 and ET64 on the four-cylinder Turbo. This guide covers US 2024–2027 coupes, factory wheels, documented aftermarket setups and brake clearance.
About this guide: Fitment data is compiled from V6 and Turbo owner builds on EmiraForum and customer cars in wheel-maker fitment galleries, cross-checked against vendor fitment documentation. Use it as research for your build; ride height, tires, and alignment are still your installer's call.
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OEM Setups
Factory Wheel & Tire Configurations
Every Emira shares the hub hardware below and the same 20×8.5 ET57 front wheel. The 20×10.5 rear is ET54 on the V6 and ET64 on the four-cylinder Turbo, so the factory wheel for your engine is the reference for every "mm out" figure in the aftermarket section below.
Applies ToFour-cylinder models MY2024–2025 · Turbo SE MY2026–2027 · 420 Sport MY2027
The four-cylinder cars share the V6 front wheel, but their different rear subframe and suspension take an ET64 rear wheel, 10mm more offset than the V6. Owners read ET64 on the lightly stamped inside face. Forged V-spoke wheels are the common fitment, and the 420 Sport adds a 15-spoke forged design; check your stamp before ordering.
Applies ToV6 First Edition MY2024 · V6 MY2025 · V6 SE MY2026–2027
Lotus's V6 technical data lists 20×8.5J ET57 front and 20×10.5J ET54 rear, on Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport or Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires developed for the car. The same sheet lists a 10J rear for one optional design, but owners' stamps read 10.5J. Cast 10-spoke wheels appear on some base V6 cars.
Factory Winter Tire Fitment
Winter
Front Wheel20×8.5 ET57
Rear Wheel20×10.5 ET54 (V6) · ET64 (Turbo)
Front Tire235/35R20
Rear Tire285/30R20
ConstructionFactory wheels
Applies ToAll Emira models MY2024–2027
Lotus lists Michelin Pilot Alpin winter tires one size narrower at each end, 235/35R20 front and 285/30R20 rear, on the factory 20-inch wheels. We didn't find a separate Lotus winter wheel, so a second set at the factory sizes and offsets keeps the same diameters and brake clearance.
Aftermarket Options
Aftermarket Wheel & Tire Configurations
Each card below is one aftermarket wheel size, and each row on its ladder is one documented build at its effective offset, marked V6 or Turbo. The Front and Rear figures show how far that build's outer lip sits outside the factory wheel for that engine.
Tap a setup to jump to its full card. Fit: Bolt-on = documented at stock ride height with no fender work reported · Lowered = documented on lowering springs or coilovers · Not reported = owners didn't say. Sources = owner builds (including customer cars in vendor galleries) and vendor fitment-guide setups documented on that card.
The V6 rear wheel is ET54 and the four-cylinder Turbo rear is ET64, at the same 10.5-inch width. Turbo owners who ordered wheels on V6 figures found the rears about 10mm further out than planned, and one owner had to re-spec the set. Every row below is marked V6 or Turbo, so use the rows for your engine.
Brake clearance.
The AP Racing four-piston calipers are tight to the barrel. One vendor's 20-inch design needs a 3mm front spacer to clear them, an owner's 18-inch fronts touched the calipers, and 18-inch rears need the electronic parking-brake calipers relocated. Tell us your car when you order so caliper clearance is checked.
Lug bolts.
The factory bolts are M12×1.5 with a 60° conical seat and about 28mm of thread, torqued to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft). FMB wheels use the same conical seat. Spacers need bolts longer by the spacer thickness; machining the offset into the wheel avoids that.
Staggered Setup
Stance rangeflush → poke
OEM
Aggressive
RWD onlyDaily
Front Wheels
20×8.5
Documented ET45 – ET52
Rear Wheels
20×10.5
Documented ET40 – ET52
Documented offsetsLip position vs. stock · F 8.5J ET57 · R 10.5J ET54 (V6) / ET64 (Turbo)
ET52 / ET49
V6 owner build · factory-size wheels · factory 245/35R20 / 295/30R20 · the owner reports both ends about 5mm further out
Stock heightVia spacersV6 owner build · factory wheels on 10mm hub-centric spacers · factory tires · factory shocks and ride height · no vibration reported
Front10mm outRear10mm out
ET47 / ET42
V6 owner build · factory-size wheels · 245/35R20 / 295/30R20 Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport · ride height not reported
Front10mm outRear12mm out
ET45 / ET42
LoweredVia spacersV6 owner builds · two cars · factory wheels on 12mm hub-centric spacers · factory tires · one lowered on adjustable spring seats · both report some vibration at highway speed until the spacers were refitted clean
Front12mm outRear12mm out
ET45 / ET52
LoweredVia spacersTurbo owner build · factory wheels on 12mm hub-centric spacers · factory tires · lowered about 1″ · no vibration reported
Front12mm outRear12mm out
ET45 / ET40
LoweredV6 owner builds · three cars · factory-size wheels · factory tire sizes · two lowered, one on coilovers about 1″ down · owners describe the fit as flush
Front12mm outRear14mm out
Sources
Well-documented
10 community
The most documented setup: factory sizes with the face moved out, on new wheels or on the common 10mm and 12mm spacers (listed here at the effective offset). Read the row for your engine; the Turbo's rear sits on a different offset. Most rows push both ends 5–12mm; ET45 / ET40 is the flush-when-lowered end on a V6.
Stance rangeflush → poke
OEM
Aggressive
RWD onlyDaily
Front Wheels
20×9
Documented ET51 – ET52
Rear Wheels
20×11
Documented ET52 – ET62
Documented offsetsLip position vs. stock · F 8.5J ET57 · R 10.5J ET54 (V6) / ET64 (Turbo)
ET52 / ET52
Via spacersV6 customer car in a vendor gallery · also published in a vendor fitment guide · 20×9 ET55 with a 3mm front spacer for caliper clearance · 245/35R20 / 295/30R20 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
Front11mm outRear8mm out
ET52 / ET62
Via spacersTurbo customer car in a vendor gallery · also published in a vendor fitment guide · 20×9 ET55 with a 3mm front spacer for caliper clearance · 245/35R20 / 295/30R20 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Front11mm outRear8mm out
ET51 / ET57
LoweredTurbo owner build · factory 245/35R20 / 295/30R20 · slightly lowered · later run with aftermarket upper control arms and extra camber · no problems reported
Front12mm outRear13mm out
Sources
Well-documented
3 community
2 vendor
Half an inch wider at both ends on the factory tire sizes, with the inner barrel close to where the factory wheel sits. One vendor design needs a 3mm front spacer to clear the factory calipers, so that row is listed at the effective ET52; FMB machines the offset in. The Turbo rows run about 10mm more rear offset than the V6.
Stanceflush → poke
OEM
Aggressive
RWD onlyTrack
Front Wheels
18×9.5 ET60
Rear Wheels
18×11 ET49
Documented buildLip position vs. stock · F 20″ 8.5J ET57 · R 20″ 10.5J ET54 (V6)
ET60 / ET49
LoweredV6 owner track build · 265/35R18 / 295/30R18 Vitour P1 · Nitron R1 coilovers, about 12–15mm lower · rear parking-brake calipers relocated and front brake-line brackets folded to clear · a very slight loss of steering lock · ABS worked normally on track
Front10mm outRear11mm out
Sources
Documented
1 community
A dedicated track set. Clearance is tight on the Emira at 18 inches: this build needed the rear electronic parking-brake calipers relocated and the front brake-line brackets folded, and another owner's 18-inch fronts touched the calipers. Overall diameter drops about 1.5 inches front and 2 inches rear, which lowers the car about an inch.
Stanceflush → poke
OEM
Aggressive
RWD onlyShow
Front Wheels
21×8.5 ET46
Rear Wheels
21×10.5 ET51
Documented buildLip position vs. stock · F 20″ 8.5J ET57 · R 20″ 10.5J ET64 (Turbo)
ET46 / ET51
Turbo owner build · 245/30R21 / 305/25R21 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, about the factory diameter · the owner describes the fit as flush and the ride as no different · ride height not reported
Front11mm outRear13mm out
Sources
Documented
1 community
A plus-one look at the factory widths. 245/30R21 and 305/25R21 keep overall diameter within about 0.2% of the factory tires, so speedometer and ABS calibration stay close. These offsets are for the Turbo; a V6 needs about 10mm less rear offset for the same position.
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How a setup sits on your car also depends on ride height, tires and alignment, so choose with your plans in mind.
Every Emira rides on staggered 20-inch wheels: 20×8.5 ET57 front on 245/35R20 tires and 20×10.5 rear on 295/30R20. The rear offset depends on the engine: ET54 on the V6 and ET64 on the four-cylinder Turbo. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tires are standard, with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 offered as an option.
What are the bolt pattern, center bore, and torque specs?
Every Emira uses a 5×114.3 bolt pattern and a 68.1mm center bore front and rear; some online listings quote 69.1mm, but owners who measured the hub found 68.1mm. The factory M12×1.5 lug bolts have a 60° conical seat and are torqued to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft), per the owner's handbook. FMB wheels use the same conical seat.
Why do the V6 and Turbo need different rear offsets?
The four-cylinder Turbo has a different rear subframe and suspension, and its factory rear wheel is ET64 against the V6's ET54, with the same 10.5-inch width. Several Turbo owners ordered wheels on V6 numbers and found the rears about 10mm further out than planned. Each row in this guide is labelled V6 or Turbo; check the stamp inside your rear wheel.
What aftermarket wheel sizes fit at stock ride height?
Factory sizes with the face moved out 5–10mm are the safe range: one V6 runs factory wheels on 10mm hub-centric spacers with factory shocks and ride height. 20×9 / 20×11 on the factory tire sizes is also documented. Setups that push the rear 12–14mm out are mostly documented on lowered cars, where owners describe them as flush.
What's the difference between flush and aggressive fitment, and how do I read the offset ladder?
Each card is one wheel size and each row is one documented build at its effective offset, marked V6 or Turbo. The Front and Rear figures show how far the outer lip sits outside that car's factory wheel. Most Emira builds move each end 5–13mm; 12–14mm at the rear is the flush end on a lowered car.
Do aftermarket wheels clear the factory brakes?
Not automatically. Every Emira uses AP Racing four-piston calipers with 370mm front and 350mm rear discs. One vendor design needs a 3mm front spacer to clear them at 20 inches, an owner's 18-inch fronts touched the calipers, and 18-inch rears need the electronic parking-brake calipers relocated. Tell us your car and our manufacturing partner checks caliper clearance before production.
Can I run a square setup on the Emira?
We haven't found a documented square build. Lotus fits a narrower front and wider rear wheel on every Emira, and owners keep that stagger, usually at the factory widths or half an inch wider at both ends. Matching widths front and rear would change the car's balance and is not something Emira owners report running.
Should I use wheel spacers?
Spacers are common on the Emira, usually 10mm or 12mm hub-centric. Owners report vibration from thinner spacers without a hub lip, and any spacer needs bolts longer by its thickness. Spacer builds appear here at their effective offset, and FMB machines that offset into the wheel, so no spacer is needed.
What are the best winter wheel options?
Lotus lists Michelin Pilot Alpin winter tires in 235/35R20 front and 285/30R20 rear for the factory 20-inch wheels, so a second set at the factory sizes and offsets is the simplest choice. Owners also run smaller track diameters, but brake clearance on the Emira makes anything below 20 inches a custom job.
Which model years and models does this guide cover?
US-market Emira coupes for model years 2024–2027: the V6 First Edition, V6 and V6 SE, and the four-cylinder First Edition, Turbo SE and 420 Sport. US deliveries began in March 2024, so some tire databases that list a 2023 Emira describe overseas cars. Lotus has announced a hybrid Emira for the future, but no US model yet.
Can I fit 18 or 19-inch wheels?
Yes, with care. A V6 owner runs 18×9.5 ET60 / 18×11 ET49 for track on 265/35R18 and 295/30R18, after relocating the rear parking-brake calipers and folding the front brake-line brackets; ABS worked normally. Smaller tires drop the car about an inch, and every wheel below 20 inches needs its caliper clearance checked.
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