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Originally Posted by martin33100
if the usual problems of outer front and inner rear tyre wear is normal even when the alignment is within BMW's specification?.
I would like to try the new Michelin latitude Sport 3 SUV tyre but at another £250 a set they* would probably be wasted if they get scrubbed out on the edges like the Bridgestone's have in the past.
Any views on this will be greatly appreciated.
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To answer your question, sadly yes.
Because the "BMW Specification" is too large and allows a very suboptimal alignment!!!
With an optimal alignment you can get 40k miles. On a poor alignmnet- but still 'within spec' you can get 15k.
What were you alignment specs the last time you had it done? If you just got a "yes it is in spec" then you dont have enought info.
Ive posted before, you can do a search- but you want to set the TOE almost right at the lower limit. So toe in like 0.01 to 0.02 at each wheel. Caster and camber at mid range. BMW dealers are the last place to get alignments done.
IMO