I took my z3 for wheel alignment and after the car was checked I was told the rear wheels are out of alignment (no prior accidents), I was also told that this car has no adjustments on the wheels. Any suggestions will be very much appreciated.
But I had to laugh about the "50 miles away". In the 50 miles thru the Research Triangle Center traffic jam to my favorite BMW independent, I drive by two BMW dealers and who knows know many European speciality shops.
Yea, its a pain and hard to work in the schedule. But I always try to use the best shop I can find. Knowledgeable and experienced mechanics are worth the effort. Plus, paradoxically, they are usually overall the cheapest (shop rates at the low end of the scale, fewer mistakes, getting things right the first time, knowing which cheaper OEM parts match or exceed BMW parts).
Of course, DIYing whatever you can is the best option.
In October when I was Z3-shopping, I looked at a 2000 2.3 at a used car dealer and bought myself a CarFax on it. The CarFax reported a serious accident and I am sure I remember that was followed by a four-wheel alignment.
Perhaps the rear alignment was not done by adjustments, but by a body shop :-(
I agree driving to the right mechanic is well worth the effort.
The measurements are left rear: camber -2.8, toe -2.7, right rear: camber -29, toe -10.
There are no adjustments for toe/camber on the rear wheels, unless a camber kit is installed.
I bought a Z3M, with similar issues, you've probably got some bent parts in there. Ireland engineering makes an adjustable camber kit, it may be enough to fix your problem but you might want to check for smoking/broken spotwelds in your trunk which indicate your subframe is starting to shift. Thankfully, my car is in the hands of Randy Forbes for a subframe reinforcement mod, the man is an artist. If you have subframe issues, get a hold of him, his mod is the gold standard. My car had only 10,000 miles on it and I had cracks in the trunk and broken spotwelds.
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