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Old 05-13-2009, 12:14 AM
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You know, it's kind of funny, I counter steer to keep my X from following the camber too (i'm in Canada, LHD, it follows the camber and pulls right toward the curb)
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Old 05-13-2009, 08:07 AM
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You know, it's kind of funny, I counter steer to keep my X from following the camber too (i'm in Canada, LHD, it follows the camber and pulls right toward the curb)
Well a little birdie told (someone in BMW Australia who spent a month in the USA) that knew about my problem told me he drove about 3000 miles in a X5 there and said it drove right, followed the camber of the road.

That's why you need castor bushes to fix the problem, whether its a LHD or a RHD X5, if they pull to the curb it needs adjustment.

Its a simply fix, my AMG Merc has Castor bolts installed and the bolt adjustment suits both lefthand & righthand drive cars, and the wider the wheels you put on the worst it gets.
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Well a little birdie told (someone in BMW Australia who spent a month in the USA) that knew about my problem told me he drove about 3000 miles in a X5 there and said it drove right, followed the camber of the road.

That's why you need castor bushes to fix the problem, whether its a LHD or a RHD X5, if they pull to the curb it needs adjustment.

Its a simply fix, my AMG Merc has Castor bolts installed and the bolt adjustment suits both lefthand & righthand drive cars, and the wider the wheels you put on the worst it gets.
Yup. 20" with 315 rears, it's most definitely more noticeable. As a matter of fact, I am going in this Friday to drop my car off at the dealers for a break fluid change (yes it's been 2 years already) . I'm going to mention this problem again to them, see what they can do.
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