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      09-17-2023, 10:30 AM   #1
Andy198712
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M3 front lower control arms

Hi,

Driven my E91 for 80k miles now. (Car is on 140k)
Front end is polybushed and I have as much camber as I can get with the pins removed.

But I always get front outer tyre wear. It seems a common problem on BMWs in general, and it’s not crazy but they deffo wear before the rest of the tyres

Had it on eagle F1’s and 2 sets of PS4’s
I’ve recent tried upping my front tyre pressure to 40psi which I saw recommended and I think may have helped.
Had it tracked many many times to stock specs

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What seems to be the fix is more front camber in the form of M3 front lower arms

Are there any downsides on a daily driver?
I’ve seen you may need to file down the bushing a tad to fit in.
Also there seems to be a shortage in them globally from TRW so going to try FAI i think?!
Cheers
Andy

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      10-08-2023, 07:09 PM   #2
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No downsides IMO. Not seen issues with fitment personally...would caution against removing metal unless you're sure it's the correct course of action. If you can't get trw, how about lemforder?
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      10-10-2023, 08:53 AM   #3
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No downsides IMO. Not seen issues with fitment personally...would caution against removing metal unless you're sure it's the correct course of action. If you can't get trw, how about lemforder?
Out of stock too sadly. Wonder what’s going on?!

Cheers for the feedback 👍🏼
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      10-10-2023, 09:15 AM   #4
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I run the Fai arms for 4 months now,

So far absolutely fine 👍
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      10-10-2023, 03:41 PM   #5
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I run the Fai arms for 4 months now,

So far absolutely fine 👍
Cheers! Good to hear, think some sellers offer a good warranty on them so worth a punt and half the price
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