Camber/Caster?

[cowboynj]

My local dealer wanted $1800 to change my upper rear control arms and front thrust arm bushings. He said I needed it before getting new tires and a $200 alignment.

I took it to my indy of 22 years and he said it needed nothing. He couldn't make the rear wheels move as he showed me what would show I needed control arms. With the money saved I bought new tires and went for an alignment.

I took it to another Indy for the alignment and he couldn't get the front or rear right side set to specs. The car has had no accidents (except I hit a deer LF last spring). I also understand that I may not want them set to factory specs.

The new tires look waaaayyyyyy too cockeyed in the REAR.

Any ideas? What Camber setting should I ask him to set the car to??????????????

[X5 Meister]

IMHO you do want them to factory spec and there is something wrong if they can't be corrected properly. I'd try another BMW dealer.