I'm assuming that your front & rear spoilers are aggressive, so I would recommend 500E springs all around with a number #1 spring pad in front, and #2 or #3 in the rear. Also a 500E rear swaybar at 18mm might be bigger/thicker than what you have now.

As for front struts/shocks: If you don't mind a stiff ride, I'd go with SportLine or BilStein Sport struts. However, I think the early (1992) 500E front struts provide the best compromise between comfort and sport, esp. since they have built-in limiting springs.

I have had 16x8 ET 34 wheels on the wagon, and 215's up front did not rub, and 225 in the rear also did not rub.

However, IMHO, anything below ET35 is pushing it.

I now have 17x7.5 ET37 wheel with 225 rubber all around, and 16x7.5 ET41 wheels also with 225 rubber all around and no rubbing.

:-) neil
1988 360TE AMG
1993 500E