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M0nk3y
06-17-2012, 07:24 PM
Anyone use these?

I'm going to pick up a shim kit from BW or Turner to dial out my front camber. Outside wear is terrible.

Just wondering if anyone had experience with either/or.

johnrando
06-18-2012, 06:13 AM
No experience. Interestingly, zhp's tend to wear on the inside of tires due to their setup.

danewilson77
06-18-2012, 06:20 AM
No experience. Interestingly, zhp's tend to wear on the inside of tires due to their setup.

That's all e46 3 series.

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BimmerWill
06-18-2012, 06:26 AM
That's all e46 3 series.

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+1
My rears have about fifty percent tread left on them on outside and one on the left is getting bald on the inside :( cambers only about 1.5 degrees in.

BimmerWill
06-18-2012, 06:27 AM
When was the last time you had it aligned monk3y?
Toe could be out of wack...

M0nk3y
06-18-2012, 06:29 AM
+1
My rears have about fifty percent tread left on them on outside and one on the left is getting bald on the inside :( cambers only about 1.5 degrees in.

Yea...mine is non like that. My RS3s are chewing up on outside. Even with my sway bar

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M0nk3y
06-18-2012, 05:33 PM
I ordered Turner Motorsports Shim Kit. Planning to dial out my fronts to -2.5* at 0 toe. I'll give you updates :)

derbo
06-18-2012, 07:40 PM
is your outside wear due to lack of camber during cornering? Looks like the shim kit applies to E36 and Zs only not really e46s?

I have my front camber at -3 with a little toe out 1/16th for better turn in. The rear is at 2.5 with toe in. 1/16th. However I'm not really ever worried about tire wear since I have seperate set of rims for daily driving.

M0nk3y
06-19-2012, 03:37 AM
is your outside wear due to lack of camber during cornering? Looks like the shim kit applies to E36 and Zs only not really e46s?

I have my front camber at -3 with a little toe out 1/16th for better turn in. The rear is at 2.5 with toe in. 1/16th. However I'm not really ever worried about tire wear since I have seperate set of rims for daily driving.

Yea...im only around -1 stock and its terrible. The tire rolls over alot.

Do you still DD around with 1/16 toe out on the front?

Im planning on -2.0 with 1/16th toe in for braking stability

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derbo
06-19-2012, 07:50 AM
I daily drive with toe set at -3 degrees camber ,0.02' toe out in front and -2 degrees camber, 0.08' toe in rear. Work's alignment machine is setup in degrees and minutes but I forgot what the conversion is to inches. I added a little toe out in the front for better turn in and keep the factory toe in on the rear to have better stability when on the power exiting the corner.

Driving the car daily like this isn't too bad. The car is a little twitchy on uneven roads and alot more responsive on the freeway. The tire wear on bmw factory settings is pretty aggressive. I have it setup right now to a similar number to factory but the front is set at toe out instead of factory toe in. The camber itself doesn't wear out the tires as much as aggressive toe so I'm not too worry about tire wear :)

johnrando
06-19-2012, 07:59 AM
Is that with a staggered or square setup? Would going to square change the settings much?

derbo
06-19-2012, 10:33 PM
It's setup for a square setup. Although it benefits staggered setups too.


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M0nk3y
06-23-2012, 08:48 AM
Finally got this done...huge difference

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danewilson77
06-23-2012, 10:54 AM
Oooooh....THIS!

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