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Old 07-18-2016, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ard View Post
BMWs wear tires like that because BMW dealers put too much toe on them. Owners are clueless, thinking 'oh its for handling' or 'its the camber' or 'all BMWs do it'

I have no issues with tire shops not repairing tires that are abnormally worn- not a government thing
I believe the rear tires on X5's wear the inner edges because of too much negative camber. This is designed in at the factory for better handling limits. I had my tuner dial out as much negative camber as possible and I was still at 1.5 degree negative.
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