Are all X5 born with Negative Cambers on the rear wheels?
 

Hey folks
I've noticed that a lot of X5's out there have a negative camber on the rear wheels (top of rear wheels are slanted inwards). Mine has it. Some are more severe than others!! is this by design for stability? why are some mofe severe than others? Is your X5 like that (go a distance behind your X5 and look at the rear wheels to see if they sit vertical on the ground or are they slanted). Anyone knows??

yes.. factory spec'ed for massive understeer to save the untrained driver

same reason for staggered tire sizes on the SP.

So if one wants to correct it? Is that a bad idea? (I'm a pretty good driver :rofl: at least I like to think so). I'm worried about tire wear, tires are not cheap. Also for those 3.0 X5 with upgraded 20" wheels, did you adjust the camber when you pu on the new wheels?

Some negative camber is not a bad thing since it helps maximizing the footprint of the tire on the ground when cornering. It is true too that excessive negative (or posititive) camber increases wear on tires though. Depending on your driving style you may want more or less negative camber.

factory spec has normal tire wear. toe out of alignment does far worst damage then excessive camber (either negative or positive). imo, if you don't know what to do when the rear is sliding around, leave the camber and other alignment specs stock (including ride height and camber)...

its a bmw trait. look closely at most BMWs and they all have the configuration. most pronounced on the sportier/more aggressive models

i guess smaller the wheels the more severe it looks, especially on the standard non-sport package wheels, what are those 16 or 17's?...the negative camber with those look unpleasant especially when your driving right behind the car

Does anyone knows what the OEM spec for the negative camber?

1.50 degrees + or - .20

I have a 2001 4.4i w/sp. The negative camber does cause the inside of the rear tires to wear out before the outside. If $$$ are more of a concern than cosmetics you can "flip" the rear tires on their wheels when the inner tread hits the wear bars, thereby putting the very good outter tread on the inside and get thousands of additional miles out of them.

high from wheels to body
 

I notice that my 3.0d sport pack is around 2cm. higher in the back than the other sport pack. Is mine only with 19'tires and without sport?
I ordered it with sport pack!
(I speak of the distance between the wheel and the body of the car).
Anyone notice this? :(
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