My E34 has worn out trailing arm bushings and it's wearing through the rear tires. I want to fix this before I purchase new tires. However the car is on H&R Lowering springs (about 3/4") and i don't know if new bushings will correct it enough. I was thinking about getting power flex Urethane bushings, or the k-mac equivalent. But I don't know if I want or need that just to fix camber. Garagistic also has a weld on kit which is also an option because I do have access to a welder.
But my main question is will my camber be fixed with new oem rear trailing arm bushings?
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Feedback from someone who's had H&R long enough to notice tire wear would be best, but here's my $.02: the stock RTABs don't seem to sag much that I've seen, they just get stiff and cracked and occasionally get loose. I've noticed uneven rear tire wear with healthy RTABs and tall 530iT stock rear springs (granted, carrying some cargo). If you're in there anyway, install the weld-on eccentric bolt kit just to have that option regardless of whether the bushings are enough or not. The only downside is a bit more expense, and now you have to get the rear aligned as well as the front. But if you're paying for a front alignment anyway, upgrading to four-wheel job is usually a pretty low surcharge.
Well I just looked and apparently I have k-max eccentric bushings so that's why my cambers so high. PO must've installed them.
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