Reply With Quoteoffset trailing arm bushings are about all you can do on the rear (cheeply), camber plates are front end stuff
Originally Posted by kentish
Help needed! rear tire wear
Hi to everyone
Got Hamman lowering kit in my car since I got it. Previous owner installed it.
Got some excessive tire wear at the back. What can be done to correct that?
Should I be getting camber plates, if yes, which ones?
kentish
540ia 1994
5-10 Grand Master
offset trailing arm bushings are about all you can do on the rear (cheeply), camber plates are front end stuff
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Do you have a part# / source for them?
5-10 Grand Master
33 32 9 058 824 $34 at www.bavauto.com
******* crappy website makes you input the year and model even with a part #
Last edited by winfred; 08-16-2004 at 10:43 PM.
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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lowering springs and 17" wheels will cause the tires to last MAYBE 10k miles. Your best bet is to switch to stock rear springs, and maybe 16" or smaller tires and rims. I had 17" with H&R's and it just ate tires. I now have stock rear springs, 16" E31 turbines, and my tires have lasted about 25k miles and they have plenty of life left.
1995 540iA M-Sport - 76k miles. 1 of 1 auto AW3 cars.
1995 540i/6 - Misc Parts donor for above.
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So True!
I just learned this the hard way myself. Rear tires lasted about 18 months = about 12k. I haven't replaced them yet, but I will have to soon. When I do, I will have to pay more attention to tire rotations.
I've got 18's and i just had my tires changed today before the rears would blow out. Gotta stay on top of things and rotate them when the time comes! I might have a look into those bushings aswell, just that camber looks so hot!
Thanks a lot for the help!(More) What does changing the trailing arm bushing implies? Any major work to the rear suspension
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