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Will This Alignment Really Persevere Tire Life?
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09-07-2019, 04:14 AM | #1 |
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I went in for a four wheel alignment and they adjusted my tires to these specs?
I asked why not 0 toe. He said your tires will wear on the inside if you do that. Currently running 235/35/19 265/30/19 staggered setup on x drive with kw1 coilovers
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09-07-2019, 07:38 AM | #2 |
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Looks like they adjusted to BMW spec and have them dead on center of the spec, BMW calls for a little toe in as do all cars, so your alignment is done correctly and you would not want 0 toe or the car feels darty and not on center and will wear the tires potentially uneven. That being said you are oversized on the tires so you may still get a bit of extra wear on the shoulders.
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09-07-2019, 08:04 AM | #3 |
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With you toe at camber at 1.0 or there of all the way around, I'd say absolutely. However, with AWD and a staggered set up your tires won't last much past 20-25,000 with Z or higher rated tires. I'd say 20,000 would be really pushing it given my experience with both AWD & a staggered set up
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09-07-2019, 08:28 AM | #4 |
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Looks like they know what they are doing, and did a really good job. A little toe in is what you want for the car to feel planted and reducing tire wear.
I never use mm specs, but on my own cars, I run 4 minutes positive (toe in) total toe on the front, and 10 minutes positive total toe on the rear. I used to run zero front toe, but it drives so much better with slight toe in. Plus, it preloads the outside front tire in the direction of turning, giving quicker steering response, and like they said, it reduces inner tire wear. |
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04-26-2023, 12:39 AM | #5 |
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Will running this setup perseve tire life and help prevent rear tires from rubbing? Just my passanger rear rubs on sharp u turns
Front -2.0 camber .15 total toe Rear -2.5 camber .30 total toe Would appreciate some help on this
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