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    Is my 200 e39 528i supposed to have a rear camber?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ethirty9ine View Post
    Is my 200 e39 528i supposed to have a rear camber?


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    OK cool I may just need to get an alignment


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    The rear camber setting is negative, and the amount depends on the model and suspension. Some dial it out slightly to increase tire life.

    Front camber is fixed, and is also negative.
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    I don’t know if it supposed to Camber that much though

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    Quote Originally Posted by edjack View Post
    The rear camber setting is negative, and the amount depends on the model and suspension. Some dial it out slightly to increase tire life.

    Front camber is fixed, and is also negative.
    Camber isn't a huge root cause of tire wear; it's the rear toe (since it is independently adjustable) that can cause excessive rear tire wear.
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    checked my notes... this wasn't even that severe neg camber actually...

    Quote Originally Posted by Ethirty9ine View Post
    Is my 200 e39 528i supposed to have a rear camber?
    My car only came with 2 cambers but I installed 5 more just to be on the safe side.

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    Camber isn't a huge root cause of tire wear; it's the rear toe (since it is independently adjustable) that can cause excessive rear tire wear.
    Yeah toe is worse, but camber can do it too. Someplace I gots pix of when I had some not-so-stupid high neg-camber on my M3 and wore the inside rears down to the cords. I think there's some reasonable E39 experience showing that running less rear neg camber saves tire wear (although I'm sure it takes a little away from the handling too...)

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    Last edited by geargrinder; 11-18-2018 at 10:45 AM. Reason: checked my notes... this wasn't even that severe neg camber actually...
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    In cars only driven casually around town, if you dont have asymettric tires you can swap side to side, then dialing out some of the negative camber will prolong tire life.

    Negative camber is for good handling, but if the car ia being driven gently without any aggressive driving, no reason for a ton of rear camber. Maximize rear tire life by aligning towards the lower end of the acceptable camber range.

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