Is it alignment or something else ????

Is it alignment or something else ????

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Mignon

1,018 posts

90 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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This is a waste of our time. You can't explain what the problem is so we can't help you.

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Still no answer on what tyres are fitted.

GreenV8S

30,208 posts

285 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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fendertele said:
Wish I could be more helpful guys
Get a competent driver familiar with this type of car to experience the problem. When you're trying to explain what they're looking for, you could mentioned that you feel something change in the way the car handles but hard to explain what. The fact it changes after you make a sharp swerve is significant.

Don't talk about the car leaning, because it obviously isn't leaning. Don't talk about flat tyres, 'feeling' heavier on one side, settling on the camber more on one side and so on because you already know these are not the problem. Stop trying to describe it in terms of what you think is causing the problem because your speculations make no sense at all. If you can't describe the actual symptoms, then limit yourself to "it doesn't feel right" and let the competent driver work out for themselves what is actually happening.

Edited by GreenV8S on Monday 26th February 10:26

Mignon

1,018 posts

90 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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My best guess is oversteer from either wrong tyre pressures or mismatched tyres front and rear. Snow tyres on the rear and summers on the front can cause this as snow tyres have a different slip angle. Try dropping front tyre pressures by 5 to 10 psi. 2.5 bar (36 psi) is really high. Try 30 psi front and low 30s rear. It will make the car a lot more stable.

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Mignon said:
My best guess is oversteer from either wrong tyre pressures or mismatched tyres front and rear. Snow tyres on the rear and summers on the front can cause this as snow tyres have a different slip angle. Try dropping front tyre pressures by 5 to 10 psi. 2.5 bar (36 psi) is really high. Try 30 psi front and low 30s rear. It will make the car a lot more stable.
Tyre pressure is set per size, 30psi is very low for some tyres.

E-bmw

9,234 posts

153 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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fendertele said:
when it is on the front right side.... taking left corners is a problem and I need to slow right down as it feels like it wants to pull/slip right....

when its on the front left side .... taking right corners is a problem and I need to slow right down as it feels like it wants to pull//slip left....
Jesus H Christ, is this one still going on?????

How much sense does the above make?

What is "it"? When it is on the left/right side?

PositronicRay

27,041 posts

184 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Lets face it

Plausible?

Finance co paying for alignment, camber kits, new rear axle from Indy dealerships?
Rental car with loose steering wheel?
Repeated nonsense?

Anyone cottoned on yet?



Fastpedeller

3,874 posts

147 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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My guess is that the OP is a troll, bt he seems very polite, and unlike a troll - maybe I'm doing him an injustice. Whatever the truth - SOMEONE ELSES OPINION ABOUT THIS CAR IS VITAL to any progress in this discussion.