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Old 02-27-2015, 07:46 PM
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Weird Shake and Tire Wear (Pics)

I know there are a ton of shake and tire wear threads, but I haven't seen one with quite my issue (if they're even related). As you can see in the pics below the passenger rear tire's camber is way off (my understanding is that this is fairly typical for our X5s). The inside of the tire, though, is cupped in a very small area on the inside (see close up pics). The X5 also gets a steady vibration primarily between 70 and 80 mph. It feels like an out of balance tire, but I can't help but think that the bad tire wear and the vibration are related. I know very little about the rear components in an X5, but I am pretty mechanically savvy, Any guidance you guys (the experts) can give me? Do I need to start replacing rear suspension components? Just bushings? Something else? Your help is appreciated!!
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