Suspension

[jimbob]

With lowering the car 205 50 15s might not work on the front

[Thedhj]

Yeah I agree. Springs are wrong and there isn't enough profile on the tyres for 15s. Nice wheels though!

Thanks they were imported from Australia so I think there pretty rare. I just need to get the rims polished.
I'm basically trying to get all the mechanical stuff sorted before it gets painted. Thanks for the advice and your time guys.

[Thedhj]

With lowering the car 205 50 15s might not work on the front

It's lowered 40 already and the front is much higher than the rear!

[jimbob]

With -40mm springs and 15" wheels 205 50 tyres rubbed on full lock on my 323.
It will depend on the offset of your wheels too.
and as you said your springs dont produce the the amount of lowering you require
so going any lower u may encounter clearance issues at the front
195 50 was ok on the front and didnt rub at all

[Thedhj]

With -40mm springs and 15" wheels 205 50 tyres rubbed on full lock on my 323.
It will depend on the offset of your wheels too.
and as you said your springs dont produce the the amount of lowering you require
so going any lower u may encounter clearance issues at the front
195 50 was ok on the front and didnt rub at all

Ok great, thanks, did you just use 40mm springs and did it have a nice stance?

[jimbob]

I used apex -40mm springs, standard shocks to begin with then uprated bilsteins.
it sat just right for me not too low and a comfortable ride

[Thedhj]

Yeah that looks great, I can't work out why mine is sitting so high. I guess I'll buy some new springs and go from there.
Cheers

[jimbob]

No problem i hope you get it sorted

[nuke laars]

I used apex -40mm springs, standard shocks to begin with then uprated bilsteins.
it sat just right for me not too low and a comfortable ride

That looks like a perfect usable drop to me. Nice car!

[nuke laars]

Tyres 195 45 15, but looking at the forum people are using 205 50 15 I belive.
I bought the springs on eBay and it said they were compatible with 315-323i.

How did you get the photos to open on the page. (Thanks for that)

In your photobucket gallery, use the IMG tag in the list of options, you only need to click it and it will copy. Then just paste into your post. HTH

[Jeroen]

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