07-20-2021, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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Alignment with new tires ?
My M340i x drive has around 6,000 miles, I'm replacing the OEM RF with non RF high performance tires. Car drives perfectly straight, tire wear looks even.
My previous Audi I switched winter/summer wheels/rims by the season, never got an alignment for the 5 years I had it, it always drove straight and tires wore evenly. I know it won't hurt anything to get an alignment but is it really needed? Your thoughts? |
07-22-2021, 04:14 PM | #3 |
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Your biggest concern if you went with high performance non run flat tires will be to dial in the correct PSI. An alignment with your low miles is not needed.
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07-23-2021, 04:39 PM | #4 |
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Shouldn't PSI match what's on the door sticker regardless of tire? BMW can't put different PSI stickers on car based on tire...
What's confusing is the PSI on the door sticker is nowhere close to the recommended PSI shown in iDrive, iDrive around 10 PSI more... |
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07-23-2021, 05:29 PM | #5 |
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The door sticker is a guide based on weight capacity. You should still be measuring your treads to get the most miles. Also a high performance tire will wear faster than a RFT.
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