happian

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on my rear left side suspension. I'm done whole rear work done during last Xmas holiday, subframe reinforcement (AKG), bushing replacement (subframe, RTAB: AKG, everything else: BMW genuine), and so on. I have replaced rear tyres last week, and did an alignment but the guy couldn't make rear left into spec. On rear left side, maximum camber he can get to is -0.52 (spec: -2.00 ~ -1.30), and maximum toe he can get to is 0.40 (spec: 0.08 ~ 0.14) Due to this geometry set up, my old tyres had excessive outside worn out and sharp edge near grove. He said there should be an accident on rear left side, so that lower control arm and trailing arm were bent. Previous owner used to use this car for track day, I'm pretty sure there was no accident on this car. I can understand lower control arm can be bent, but can trailing arm be bent? I think it's quite beefy and made out of cast iron, car would be damaged more than trailing arm. I'm planning to replace lower control arm to SPC adjustable one. 1/ What could be possible reason for this excessive toe in? 2/ If this is due to bent trailing arm, how can I confirm if it's actually bent? Anyway to measure the size to tell? 3/ Ride height is a bit higher than spec, rear left is 625mm and rear right is 620mm. (Stock: 590mm ~ 610mm) Does this affect toe angle? (This car used to have coilover, but I have replaced to stock standard when I'm doing rear work.) 4/ Can lower control arm affect toe angle? 5/ What would be recommended approach to diagnose the issue, and nail down to root cause? 6/ Can I ignore this much difference? or Should I fix it? This car is not for track day, just street use. 7/ Any recommended shop to get second opinion? Any help/advice would be appreciated. Cheers, Alex.

I had exactly same issue after replacing front tyres. INPA said "steering angle sensor" problem, but all 3 amber lights were gone after replacing rear tyres. If you put back 16", I would think the lights are gone after 3 ~ 5 drives. I reckon if the alignment is done into spec, and driving 3 ~ 5 times, the issue may be resolved by itself.

Hi, I owns 2004 E46 M3 UK imported with BMW high navigation system. I'm looking after copy of NZ map DVD or ISO image. Let me know if anyone has, I'm happy to pay $20 for your labour. My email is happian@hotmail.com Cheers, Alex.

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