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Old 07-21-2012, 12:36 PM
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Question Readjusted camber for better tire wear?

and still stay within BMW specs?

possible?
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Old 07-21-2012, 12:58 PM
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ard,

what alignment specs to do you recommend for a 2008 x5 3.0 si with factory wheels?

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Old 07-21-2012, 02:01 PM
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Set the TOE to the MINIMUM BMW ALLOWS. The spec it in a number of ways:

0.0 to 0.08

Or I've seen 0.5" plus or minus 0.3...which means 0.02" is the minimum...

But whatever the spec is, set it to EXACTLY the minimum, unless the min spec is zero, go just a bit above. (If the min is zero, go to 0.01..)

Camber set it around mid spec.
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Old 07-21-2012, 02:30 PM
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thanks ard!

where do you get the specs for my particular year?

Of course I will have an indy BMW specialist to do this work.
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Old 07-21-2012, 10:05 PM
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I think all E70s will be the same. Probably have a pdf of the BMW procedure somewhere on line....
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Old 07-22-2012, 01:00 PM
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whats the rationale on the minimum TOE?
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Old 07-22-2012, 01:54 PM
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Uh... minimize wear? and still stay within "BMWs stated specification limits"....
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