lowered bmws and tire wear...

1NS0MN1A · 11-10-2011, 12:49 PM

Do BMW's on lowered springs such as h and r sports have lousy wheel wear? As in, do the sides bald while the middle stays perfectly fine?

I know an alignment helps but does it fix the problem?

Thanks!!!

fdriller9 · 11-10-2011, 12:51 PM

The rears inner side will wear faster because there is more negative camber. You need adjustable end links to correct this.

You can also use camber plates for the front.

EDIT: You normally only need to correct camber if your slammed.

bmodzelewski · 11-10-2011, 12:59 PM

not sure about the springs but here is a useful link for tire wear

http://www.procarcare.com/includes/c...dtirewear.html

1NS0MN1A · 11-10-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bmodzelewski

not sure about the springs but here is a useful link for tire wear

http://www.procarcare.com/includes/c...dtirewear.html

I have the second one in the picture. Is that from lowered springs because i have 30psi all around and my tires aare 265/30/19 and 235/35/19 in the front

Also are spacers bad?

ECSTuning · 11-10-2011, 01:50 PM

After installing springs or coilovers you always want to have an alignment done to get your car back in spec or close to it.

are spacers bad? Not at all. If spacers were bad I would eliminate the massive selection of them on our site!

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