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Sat 24 Mar 2012 20:59

BMW 3 Series Coupe 335cd sport E92 - Tyre wear offside front outer edge - tonycoupe

Can you help me i have a 335cd sport coupe 2007 i have had this car from new after 9000 miles i noticed the front offside outer edge of tyre wearing also the steering was a bit skittish. i went to my dealer i was informed the alignment was out. After the car felt a lot better i changed both front tyres. About 10000 later i noticed the same problem I took my car to a tracking specialist where i was informed my camber was out on the offside front i asked for a print out and took this to my dealer they said this was the wrong data for my car another wheel alignment was carried out. i was informed i had a sized track rod end this was replaced. i then had new front tyres fitted i still have the same problem wear on offside front outer edge all my other tyres have worn evenly over the life of the car. My last visit to the dealer they suggested it was my driving style and maybe i should try a different brand of tyres

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Sat 24 Mar 2012 21:50

BMW 3 Series Coupe 335cd sport E92 - Tyre wear offside front outer edge - Peter.N.

If its only affecting one wheel it will be a camber angle error on that wheel, to much much tow in will wear the outside edges but of both tyres. You can check if the camber is the same on both wheels by standing the car on a perfectly level surface and checking the deviation from vertical of each wheel with a spirit level, if the angles are both the same the wear should be similar on both sides although that doesn't necessaraly indicat that they are correct. The nearside tyres normally wear faster than the offside.

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