Rear Camber Kit
 

Looking for rear camber kit for E53

I’ve heard good things about these.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-kmac-par...s/193726j~kma/

That being said if you’re experiencing super bad wear on the inner 1.5 - 2” of your rear tire, the culprit is a worn out lower ball joint. I’d replace those before I went with a camber kit.

These:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...er-33321095631

@scarstarlet

I would do both the above mentioned mods. It's nice being able to set "0" camber on my rear drive.

You no longer have the bottom of your tires looking further out than the top?

Rear ball joints first, then change the control arms to adjustable. A lot easier to install and adjust and about the same money.

https://hardraceusa.com/collections/x5-e53-2000-2006

Pretty crazy that all of that is about the same price as the KMAC parts.

Tho are out of stock... And how good are the ball joint's on those. :dunno:

There are other manufacturers of adjustable rear control arms, not just Hardrace. I'm not running Hardrace. I have two different manufacturers in the rear, one for the lowers and one for the uppers. Bought at different times and got best pricing. Neither has ball joints, so I'm not sure what you're referring to.

Some kit's seem to have uniball and some balljoint on the control arms. Just wondering what is the quality on, since they cost a lot.

Uniball version isn't too good for road car. Kmac bushing kit probably last's longest.

You're correct. I forgot one end of each arm has a ball joint. They don't seem to be any different than the stock arms. I didn't run across any with uni-ball in my searches, but I'm sure they're out there. You're right they probably aren't great for a street car or daily. I don't know that the Kmac will last longer. I would think that would depend on the durometer of the material used?

I need to get a picture and show you. But it looks great in terms of perfect alignment of rear tires sticking out matching the fender well.

The bushing kit is made out of polyurethane. These will outlast any of the adjustable arms. I think using the adjustable arms is more of a band aid than actually addressing the problem. If you look on this forum, many times when a forum member notices he needs to replace his adjustable arm, the certain model he got is no longer available or no replacement part of the kit--and then back to square-one!

Getting the adjustable poly bushings is a "set-it and forget it."

I'd like to see a picture for sure. Thank you.

There's no such thing as "set and forget" on a BMW.

:bustingup So true

Camber Kit
 

Hey,
Thanks for all the information. Your X5 looks real good mine is very similar but its the V8 - 4.6 with all the bells and whistle from the factory.
Just started trying to restore it but its expensive and some parts are hard to find but no rush no worries, I will post pictures as soon as its done.

With a urethane bushing in comparison to a rubber bushing--yes--set it and forget it. The durometer on a poly bushing will nearly never deform. Therefore, the adjustment of the bushing itself will most likely never need to be re-adjusted. Things like ball joints, control arms, etc, will need adjustment as those parts wear over time due to metal-on-metal contact.

Hi,
The radio you have is that an upgrade or OE.
If an upgrade please send some info on it and an idea of cost factor.