Rear Wheels Inside Wear

[SJCFlyer]

Yes! Technically if tire has "outside" labeled on them they are "corner specific" ~ i.e. the tread is set up specifically so that the tires shouldn't be flipped from right side to left. So when you have this, along with different size tires front and rear...there's no where to rotate them to!

[omodos]

ok thanks for the feedback and i shouldn't be hijacking this post just commented on comments made on it regarding flipping the same tire on the same alloy/rim..... apart from the tread direction and risk of aquaplaning(not good) just wondered if there was a difference in side-wall strength between the side of the tire labelled inside and the sidewall labelled outside, did some digging around and found only some goodrich tires being mentioned as having some tires with an increased wall strength on the outside.....

[BavariaTexan]

I had this problem for 3 sets of tires. The one thing I never thought to change up was the brand of tire. The last set that made me frustrated at the inside wear was Kuhmo. Very soft rubber on those.

Since the x5 has the on purpose reverse camber it will weigh down on that area more. The Bridgestone I bought last have not had a problem at all. It was the tires the whole time and not my alignment as I also first thought.

[wsybert]

Originally Posted by ard

It's actually pretty simple:

With the camber on a BMW you need the TOE set to minimum. (What happens, is that with the camber AND the cross toe, the inner edge of the tire is just brutalized.)

On page one someone posted their alignments...the toe is HORRIBLE. 0.08, 0.10..way to high.

But, you say, how can this be?? It is in BMW spec...

Answer: BMW spec is terrible. People dont realize this, and just have dealers "check the alignment" and blindly follow the print out. Really bad idea

Have the TOE set to 0.01 on both rear wheels and your tire life will triple. Set the front to the minimum too. Tell them what you want, demand that they set it precisely. (How do you think we set up race cars? "just somewhere in the range will be fine"... nope)

It really is that simple.

A

Well said. I run 2.5 deg of neg camber on my track car, and no inside uneven wear. My rear toe is almost 0.

Soft or hard tires....won't matter, will just vary the time it takes to happen, if the alignment is out.
Bill