question bout springs
10-17-2006, 08:25 PM
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i got an 04 525i and i just got it lowered today and the rear seems like its kinda cambering where it angles a il, does anyone have this? would getting an alignment fix it to where the wheels will be straight up and down?
10-17-2006, 08:53 PM
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A negative camber is expected when you lower a car. I have the same issue...my rears cambered to -2 after lowering. An alignment helps a bit but they need to be aware that you want a minimal camber. I had mine aligned right after I lowered but they didnt seem to adjust the camber at all. :\
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10-17-2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='346074' date='Oct 17 2006, 11:53 PM
A negative camber is expected when you lower a car. I have the same issue...my rears cambered to -2 after lowering. An alignment helps a bit but they need to be aware that you want a minimal camber. I had mine aligned right after I lowered but they didnt seem to adjust the camber at all. :\
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Originally Posted by disnikhavikta' post='346080' date='Oct 17 2006, 10:02 PM
cool thanks busta!! so when i got to a alignment place tomorrow i should tell them that i need minimal camber??does that tell them that they need to make it back to normal as much as possible?
All E60's have a slight negative camber in the rears...helps performance but something like -2 or -1 will hurt tire thread ware. At the least they'll try to remove as much as they can.
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Post some pics when you get a chance...I want to see your Seva wheels on a E60
10-18-2006, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='346083' date='Oct 18 2006, 12:09 AM
Post some pics when you get a chance...I want to see your Seva wheels on a E60
10-19-2006, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='346647' date='Oct 19 2006, 10:19 AM
You bought the seva wheels from Carl in Miami?
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