Camber Angle Problem for 19" Rims F10???

[Eclipse]

Hi to all,It is about 19,000km after i upgrade my F10 520d to a set of 19" OEM wheel with Michelin PS2 tyres. I found out that the 'outer' side of my front tyre had become 'Botak', and my rear wheel still got about 70%. After i sent my car for aligment checked, they told me that my front wheel camber r having a positive angle instaed of negatif. And the tyre shop told me that for my car it is not posible to adjust the camber angle.As the result, I send my car to Ipoh SC the other day, and they told me that there is a special part call the 'Camber Correction Control Arm' or part number 3112-6779-908. it will cost around RM2250 per piece. Our original arm was +30min and this arm will give -30min camber angle. it should slove my camber problem.(Hopefully u guys understand my poor English, try to put up some photo when I free.)Here come the question, I wonder anyone in the forum facing the same problem? is it a must to spend an extra RM5K for these 2 arms??"Paul, hope u read this, how r your 19" tyre doing? Good?"

 

[ck318ci]

hmn.... never knew about this. thanks for sharing
But I am on 20 inch and after 13k km on it. the wear is pretty even, though rear tyres wear more due to RWD.
I swapped out for a set of Dunlop Sport Maxx RFT just last week which has done 4k km. Will check the wear pattern later on

 

[Zul]

Hi guys, mind sharing your setup for the 19" and 20" rims, offset and tyre. A friend of mine running a F10 528i is interested to change to 19/20".

Warmest regards.

 

[RH5]

Hi to all,

It is about 19,000km after i upgrade my F10 520d to a set of 19" OEM wheel with Michelin PS2 tyres. I found out that the 'outer' side of my front tyre had become 'Botak', and my rear wheel still got about 70%. After i sent my car for aligment checked, they told me that my front wheel camber r having a positive angle instaed of negatif. And the tyre shop told me that for my car it is not posible to adjust the camber angle.

As the result, I send my car to Ipoh SC the other day, and they told me that there is a special part call the 'Camber Correction Control Arm' or part number 3112-6779-908. it will cost around RM2250 per piece. Our original arm was +30min and this arm will give -30min camber angle. it should slove my camber problem.

(Hopefully u guys understand my poor English, try to put up some photo when I free.)

Here come the question, I wonder anyone in the forum facing the same problem? is it a must to spend an extra RM5K for these 2 arms??

"Paul, hope u read this, how r your 19" tyre doing? Good?"

Have u found the solution for this bro..? scratched my wheel today after hitting the kerb in petrol station, now planning to get 19" wheel. Mine come with 18" stock.

 

[ck318ci]

RH5 should grab 20 straight away...

 

[M5port]

i heard badrul had the same problem when he changed his springs, is this a common F10 issue ? why do we need to pay for the arm when it is an error of BMW design ? it is not a faulty part correct?

 

[primus2211]

i heard badrul had the same problem when he changed his springs, is this a common F10 issue ? why do we need to pay for the arm when it is an error of BMW design ? it is not a faulty part correct?

Quite a fair number of the new cars nowadays do not come with camber adjustments capability. The assumption is that you'd stick to using the wheels that comes with the car. If you decide to change to other wheels, even if OEM, would that make it your mistake or BMW's mistake? I reckon BMW being German would not see it as an error on their end instead they'd stating very clearly somewhere in their internal document that all wheel spec change would need to buy the kit.

 

[astroboy]

Interesting findings..

Front subframe.. how come the anti roll bar has a device attached in the middle.. :40:

Item 13 is the "A-arm camber adjustment, upper. -30MIN" Part #: 31126779908

Rear subframe with steering mechanism

Check out your body panel composition.. looks like you folks need specialised body shop with "Tools and equipment designed specially for repairs to aluminum body and parts." :4:
http://www.ingressauto.com.my/ingress-auto/amenities/body-paint/

 

[primus2211]

Looking at the picture on #13, it looks very much like a normal upper arm. This probably means that BMW's definition of "camber adjustment kit" is a replacement of the stock upper arm with a shorter or longer arm to correct the camber by pulling or pushing the top end of the whole suspension setup?

 

[paultantk]

That is an active anti roll bar. Only available on 535i in Malaysia

 

[bgx]

IMHO no need to change the A-Arm camber adjustment kit as long as you use OEM 19" wheels. Just make sure the machine for alignment at the tire shop is updated to F10 specs.

 

[RH5]

I think bro Eclipse is using the OEM wheel.

 

[lmaleke]

IMHO no need to change the A-Arm camber adjustment kit as long as you use OEM 19" wheels. Just make sure the machine for alignment at the tire shop is updated to F10 specs.

I agree with what RH5 said, shouldn't need to change the A-arm chamber adjustment kit or do any alignment as long as one is on OEM 19"; else, if springs were added then alignment are required...

 

[dark1234]

just upgrade my wheel , and did alligment at MPS the front wheel is red (-) was told its normal.

 

[glock_8]

dark1234,

after couple of month, how is ur wheel/tyres doing? any uneven wear? was ur car lowered too?

just upgrade my wheel , and did alligment at MPS the front wheel is red (-) was told its normal.