Thank you ard I appreciate that info.

I finally decided to stick with the 20" staggered setup and RFL (was considering non-RFL or a 19" staggered setup).

I've ordered Dunlop SportMaxxx (not the GT as they are reported to aquaplane significantly more than the other choices). Phoned around a few tyre shops and alignment centres to get pricing and ask whether I can specify my own figures. Several of them blagged on about the range that the machine 'allows' them to set, even when I suggested that they could set it to the minimum in that range they were reluctant to accept that it might be possible - too used to dealing with clueless 'punters' in my opinion. In the end I called a BMW focused tuning company based next to a local race track and asked if they can recommend a place for alignment; they did and when I called the guy immediately said "for an X5 personally I would set '0' toe-in otherwise the tyres will wear on the edges, but if you want something else we can do that"; so that's where I'll be heading once the rubber is delivered in a couple of days.

Any harm in going with his suggestion of '0'; should I insist on 0'01"-0'02"?

Also what about tyre pressures - I was thinking go with the unloaded pilar pressures of 32psi all around and half a tank of fuel. It's usually just me in the car or me and the wife with a couple of sets of golf clubs over the weekend.

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2012 x40d w/Toys