Suspension and Wheels help! Will this work?

[bigredguy]

I have a 1987 325i completely stock.

I am looking to get either IE3 springs and bilstien sports or H&R race springs and bilstein sports. my first question is which will lower it more?(pictures would be appreciated).

also will the stock bottlecaps with stock tires fit and not rub once lowered?

also i am looking into esm 009, 15 x 8 et 10. i would probably be running 195/45(or 40)/15 tires as well. would these rims fit with all the brake assembly and that. also would i have any problems with rubbing in the front? lastly if there are any pictures of these rims on an e30 or any photoshop gurus that can make a picture it would be greatly appreciated.

[ak-]

IE3's and Race are the same spring rate and like double the spring rate of Sports.

Race will be the lowest.

Bottlecaps will never rub lol.

You might need to roll the rear fenders if you decide on the 009's.

That's a very small tire/sidewall even though I know you want to stretch the tire.

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[bigredguy]

yeah i do want to stretch the tire. should i run 50s then? also would i have alot of poke with 8s?

[8380 Labs]

im assuming since you're mentioning 195/45/15s you are or were a vw guy?

those ain't gonna work on an e30, especially lowered on IE3s or H&R race.

205/50s would be the best tire to fill the fenders with that suspension setup while still not looking overly large on an e30.

you'll need to roll your front fenders but you'll be fine after you do that.

[bigredguy]

So Jetta, basically your saying i shouldnt run much stretch at all? Also would i have any poke with these, or if i bought some spacers for the rear, would I need to roll those fenders as well?