... Another wheel, tire, alignment thread (20" 214's)

[Entropy]

Have you considered the Falken FK-453 tire? Discount Tire (America's Tire) has them and they are really affordable (for your size, they will run you about $700). I've had them on my Style 214s for about 5k miles and have been very impressed. Quiet and comfortable.

[DSE70]

Originally Posted by Entropy

Have you considered the Falken FK-453 tire? Discount Tire (America's Tire) has them and they are really affordable (for your size, they will run you about $700). I've had them on my Style 214s for about 5k miles and have been very impressed. Quiet and comfortable.

I hadn't, but at this point I have already purchased the dws06's.

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[BustedKnuckles]

Originally Posted by DSE70

I hadn't, but at this point I have already purchased the dws06's.

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You will not be disappointed in the DWS 06's... I installed a set on my X a few months ago and love them so far. They have great reviews and are a popular tire. Great all-season.

[ard]

I dont bother with all the weights. I figure that is how the car is usually driven. 100-150 in the driver seat, sometimes the same in the pax side.

And sometimes no weights.

IMO the reason many shops wont do BMWs isnt the car...its the owner.

[DSE70]

Originally Posted by ard

I dont bother with all the weights. I figure that is how the car is usually driven. 100-150 in the driver seat, sometimes the same in the pax side.

And sometimes no weights.

IMO the reason many shops wont do BMWs isnt the car...its the owner.

I have been told that I am a difficult customer.

So - the best alignment would be those specs with me in the driver's seat if they allow it?

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[DSE70]

Well, here are the results - the shops machine had different targets than what ARD recommended so there is a lot of red. They were having trouble getting the requested rear toe in combination with in-spec camber so what you see is a compromise. Haven't driven far enough to make judgement on handling, just hoping it fixes the tire wear issues....


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[Entropy]

Looks good. If it were me I would dial the rear camber back a bit. I know OEM specs call for quite a bit, but I think 1-1.5 degrees is plenty. Should help with inside tire wear.