F10 rear camber rhetoric...is this true?

[miltolam]

Good morning everyone. I recently purchased my ‘11 F10 a few months ago. It was in pristine condition with 63k miles on the dash. Monday, my tire went flat while traveling on the NJ turnpike. I was able to make it to my destination in NYC however, I had to purchased a used tire to make it back to Philly. Ironically, I had ordered new tires for my rear last week.

The repairman said that I needed an alignment (see photo). A buddy of mines says that wear on the inner portion of tires are usually signs of a bad upper control arm and/or lower ball joints. I am by no means a mechanic but I do know a thing or two. I did some due diligence and found out that rear camber on quite a few BMW and Minis models are a known characteristic. The camber angle are set a bit negative to help the tire stay flat and better control when cornering. I’m just curious whether or not if this is true? Thanks in advance.






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[White94RX]

Yes, it's true. BMW sacrifices some tire wear for the sake of handling. All BMW's have negative camber in the rear. I would still recommend an alignment after you have the tires replaced. You could ask them to adjust them to a little less negative if you wish. I wouldn't have any issues adjusting to a customer's preference.