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Originally Posted by Bmwe5320023.0
Finally put everything together and now having issues with alignment.
Can't seem to get everything right...
1st alignment was okay, seemed to drive fine but lasted for 100km, then came out of alignment.
Vehicle could not drive faster than 60kmph on snow, was really bad, sliding left and right.
Today 2nd alignment was finished. Seemed perfect at first, steering wheel perfectly even, driving straight.
Within half an hour of driving, heard some noise, and the steering wheel now has to be turned slightly to the left for the vehicle to drive straight.
I'm not sure if the alignment is ok or not. If I'm driving around 100kmph, the vehicle is drifting left and right randomly, but not as bad as before. I compared the same terrain and speed with other vehicles, and X5 is the only one with this issue.
Called the shop back and spoke to them. Apparently the tech who aligned the vehicle mentioned that the camber/toe kit on the rear was of inferior quality. Not saying anything definitive, but he said it's possible that the kit is responsible for alignment issues.
I now wish I got the hardrace kit instead lol. Tried saving money with silver project, and maybe it's gonna cost me a lot more than had I gone with hardrace. Too early to say for sure
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Typically the only workshops that are competent enough to correctly work with twist heim-joint style control arms aren't normal all-in-one service alignment shops where techs don't need training and just look at a computer screen after making one adjustment. You will have to take it to a racing car workshop that can set alignments. Your interaction and their excuses sounds extremely suspect. Start by attaching in this thread your before and after alignment printout sheet.
I bought the training course on alignments from hpacademy.com and did the alignment myself in the garage with a box string configuration and a camber gauge. I only had adjustable camber arms and not toe arms but was able to reduce camber from -3 to 1.25 degree to save the inside tire from quick wear and tear on my E66.