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Inside Tyre Wear on the Rears

Discuss the problems with your X5 (E53).
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Re: Inside Tyre Wear on the Rears

Post by storminmike » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:40 pm

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Camber when adjusted brought it back to within range. So bushes were good the bods just hadn't adjusted camber had only adjusted toe.  Doesn't help though that the range is -1 to -2deg! Which means inner wears faster than outer.

Their Theory was that the major contributor towards wear on the edge is toe. Which is prob correct. But camber def. Needs to be within range.
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Mine wears the outside edge of the nearside rear and the car has a litle drift to the left. I think mine must be a toe thing which I must get sorted out. There is definate negative camber and not upright.

Must try and remember who it was that suggested a bodyshop place in Denton (i think) that does 4 wheel alignment

I think this was the place?
http://www.smb-group.com/


Hunter DSP 600 4 wheel aligner £50...I think
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Re: Inside Tyre Wear on the Rears

Post by DougieV8 » Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:46 am

Whether directional or not tyres can be swapped - just have to be taken off rims and swapped side to side. I had this done when noted wear starting to inner.
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Re: Inside Tyre Wear on the Rears

Post by JimmySpeed » Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:02 pm

Just to be clear, the wear on the inside edge of the rear is due to the factory geometry settings right? The only downside being tyre wastage? Is that correct?

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Re: Inside Tyre Wear on the Rears

Post by Finglonga » Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:13 pm

Yes, it has a comedy camber set up so it goes around corners better, downside is horrific tyre wear on the inner edges.
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Re: Inside Tyre Wear on the Rears

Post by DougieV8 » Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:15 pm

Wear on mine reduced once I had subframe bushes sorted
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