JOHN

I've heard nothing but praise from those DW's. Good choice.

bha7176

SHOT = need replaced. the inner tread is bald. the outter side is ok. think it has to do with the sport suspension and the -2 camber on the rear wheels. and PSI isn't the issue. I have them at 36 PSI and check it often.

Please let us know how they work out for you. I hope you get more than 8,000 on the rears, time will tell.

ktlocklear

If the inner edge is worn then there is too much negative camber for sure. Not sure what the camber spec is on an e60, but I'm guessing -2 is out of spec.

Same thing will happen again if not corrected, regardless of tire brand and you can't blame a brand because they wore out prematurely due to too much negative camber.

My current runflats have worn pretty evenly, but I think once I get the new tires I will get an alignment anyways after a couple hundred miles just to be sure everything is within spec.

bha7176

Yeah, no. I had it aligned by BMW when I had the new wheels and tires put on. I was told that tires would wear quicker on the inner edge because of the sport suspension. the Conti's that were on there prior to the Hankook's lasted much longer with same suspension. It's the Hankook's man. See for yourself, like I said though I hope you get more out of them...keep us posted.

alpina04

I sell Hankooks and love them!!

ktlocklear

-2 is within spec? That seems like a lot of neg camber. What is the range? I would have them adjust it to -1 to -.5 which would help a lot, and should still keep it within spec.

I'll keep you posted on the wear with the Hankooks, hopefully I'll have better luck.

I still think this is an isolated incident due to too much neg camber. You're the only one that has had bad luck with them....that has posted anyways.

bha7176

Agreed, and to be honest, like I've said, until they wore out they were OK tires. Any brand is going to wear out faster than normal on the 550i with sport package, but 8,000 miles just seems way to fast and I liken that to the qualtity or lack thereof with the Hankooks. I'll let you know how the DW's stand up to mileage.

Search the internet for negative camber issues on the 550i sport and you'll find more than you can digest on this very issue.

ktlocklear

My OE Bridgestones on my '06 550 Sport have worn perfectly even....on the rear anyways. The rear's were road hazard warranty replaced and have about 20k miles on them. The fronts have about 35k miles on them and the outside edges are worn pretty good...but that's not from alignment issues, it is from tracking the car which has taken a toll on the fronts from hard cornering.

I can relate to neg camber issues though....my nissan is sitting at -3 on the rears, and it does eat the inside edges pretty quick, regardless of tire brand. I learned the hard way.....put a new set of tires on, then rotated at 5k miles, and when I pulled the rears off, the belts were showing Since then I rotate every 1500 miles, which has increased the life on this set. The problem on it is the car is lowered, and there is no rear camber adjustment. There is some play in the wheel bearings which is probably contributing, but I need to have the control arms slotted to give me some adjustment to get it back in spec

sdg1871

I am very happy with my Hankooks.

DrLev99

Got the Hankooks after my OEM rear Conti's wore out after 7K miles. Today I removed the 172's to put my snow setup on and gave the Hankooks a look. I put them on new in April, and I'd say I put about 6K miles on them, and they are about 50% worn already. Aside from that I'd probably buy them again, considering the price/performance combo.