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Originally Posted by Mitch P.
Is the toe settings part of the excellent turn-in for such a heavy beast? Will reducing the toe to the minimum spec extend tire life, at a sacrifice of turn-in responsiveness?
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You are joking, right? "excellent turn in"?
and "sacrificing turn-in responsiveness"?
A bit of toe is used on race/performance cars for turn in...true. BUT this is a minor aspect of handling that is totally lost on an X5- the ponderous body roll, and soft suspension makes turn in a non-issue IMO.
But you will still get this term repeated and trundled out to argue for toe.
My position is simple: try it, see if it ruins the 'excellent turn in' when YOU drive. The answer will be 'no'
The laughable point is that most drivers have no idea at all about handling, and for the life of them could not explain, never mind sense, turn in responsiveness....yet will take your comments and obsess about it- thinking "well, I don't want to give up my bmw handling" and will needlessly waste tires with this nonsense.
IMO
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