e30 wheel/tire info

[E30_boyer]

I'm thinking about buying a pair of xxr 527 wheels for my 89 325i 4-door
They are 17x8.25 and the offset is +25
I saw a couple e30s with them and thought they looked decent and would hold me over till I get some bbs rgrs in a couple months
So my question is what size wheel spacer would I need to grab if any and what size tires would people recommend?
Suspension is stock at the moment and a couple ppl are trying to convince me to go air ride but I think I'll stick to struts and springs in the future.
Thanks for taking the time
-Alex

[DER E30]

You'll probably need a 15ish mm spacer for the front to clear the strut. That will be fairly aggressive. The rear might need a 5 or 10mm to clear the trailing arm.

My set up is 16x8 +20 with a 7mm spacer in front for the strut and a 10 in the rear for more flush. The rear fit without that spacer though.

Keep in mind however yours are a 1/8ish wider and a half inch taller ( on the edges) as well as 5 mm further in than mine.

My car is a coupe with rolled fenders and lowered so take that with a grain of salt. I don't know if a sedan is different.

I'm no expert on 17inch tire sizes as mine is 16s.

You should be able to fit them, do a test fit before ordering tires/spacers though.

[E30_boyer]

thanks for the info
much appreciated

[marek|steezkal]

I test fitted some 17x8 offset 25 and the front strut was REALLY close to the rim