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[enlightenment]

I have an 06 E90 330 with zsp. I have noticed that within the last few months (after i had my steering rack replaced) my car has had difficulty going straight. If there are any bumps on the road, my car will pull left and right really hard on the freeway. The other day i parked my car and had the wheels turned and i noticed that the inside of my right front wheel was really worn. My rear tires are still fine though and have a few thousand more miles left on them. I have never had front tires wear out quicker than the rears on any of my rear wheel drive cars. Having the insides worn and the instability of the vehicle make me think that there may be too much negative camber on the front wheels.

I have an appointment on thursday to bring it in for this problem, but i have a feeling they will say that this is normal wear and will try to sell me new tires.

[RiXst3r]

is there a question here, or are you just telling us your story?

[Mikey335i]

story on the those stock tires is
that they prematurely wear if you dont put air in your tires every month
the front tires loose air moore causing the the tires to go bald really quick
hence causing the pull to the side,
I promise you once you get your new tires, a lot quiter, and no more pull
happened to my gf's car, bmw tried to make her by new tires, had a few kind words about how bad these tires are! ended up only paying for 1 tire ($227)

[enlightenment]

I haven't put any air in the tires. Isn't that why there is a built in tire pressure monitor? I figured that would detect any loss of pressure. I guess i'll manually check the pressure before seeing the dealer.

[Mikey335i]

Originally Posted by enlightenment

I haven't put any air in the tires. Isn't that why there is a built in tire pressure monitor? I figured that would detect any loss of pressure. I guess i'll manually check the pressure before seeing the dealer.

thats what I told him (SA)
but he says that when the air is significantly less (blow out/really low)
it will go off

so when the air is only 3-5psi lower it wont show it!
i discussed with him on how this should have been told to my gf at the time of purchase and that the TPM should have said something, and asked if his manager/bmw could do something and so they did!

hope this helps

[enlightenment]

Originally Posted by Mikey335i

thats what I told him (SA)
but he says that when the air is significantly less (blow out/really low)
it will go off

so when the air is only 3-5psi lower it wont show it!
i discussed with him on how this should have been told to my gf at the time of purchase and that the TPM should have said something, and asked if his manager/bmw could do something and so they did!

hope this helps

so i went and checked my tire pressure yesterday. they were at 32 PSI. The manual shows 32 PSI as acceptable for no passengers or cargo, which is my usual situation. I bumped it my tire pressure to 40 upfront and 42 in the rear. That made the car feel much better.