What’s up guys, So I lowered my M3 with the 1” eibach pro kit and the insides of my tires were completely bald after about 15k miles. I was running 15mm spacers in the back and nothing up front as well. Since getting new tires I took the spacers in the back off but I would like to put them back on the rear and front wheels. Has any one had this problem and is there a solution or should I ditch the lowering kit and go back to factory springs? I’ve heard about the adjustable arms for the rear and it sounds like that is the fix but I wanted to get other opinions on it. I will attach the alignment report from when I got the new tires as well. Thanks.
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Lowered my M3 an inch… Help
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Soul Surfer
Cancervivor, tech geek & musician
Any more intel to share? Were you tracking the car? Driving more aggressively than before? These cars are heavier due to low CoG and batteries. Camber may have been off. Just some thoughts.
I would say I do drive aggressively. Still don’t understand how the tires wore so unevenly
P-Lo801
Member
I've been lowered 3/4" with MPP coilovers on my car since the first month of ownership in 2019. I have not had any issues with the inside of my tires balding.
Jeremy3292
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erm... camber does not wear tires like that, excessive toe out does.
OP, did you have the car aligned after lowering it?
OP, did you have the car aligned after lowering it?
Yes. Immediately after it was done and about 2k miles after when I had some work done on it by Tesla. It states an alignment was done on my invoice but their is no alignment report.
Also, you can see the before and after on the recent alignment report I attached and there was some toe problems there. I’m not familiar enough with those numbers to know how bad my previous numbers actually were and if that was the culprit to the uneven wear.
E90alex
Active Member
Your previous alignment was bad or it got knocked out of alignment from a pothole or curb. Toe was way out of whack which would cause that kind of tire wear.
The current one isn’t that great either. All the individual values are “within spec” but not well matched side to side.
The current one isn’t that great either. All the individual values are “within spec” but not well matched side to side.
superflyrolla
Member
Agreed. 'Initial" toe on your report is going to cause tire wear, especially the front. "Final" toe is probably okay, but I wouldn't be happy with it. Tesla is specifying rear toe in for stability at the cost of tire life IMO. The difference in front right vs left will cause the car to drift one way and difference in rear right vs left will cause a thrust angle. You mentioned it was aligned again, but don't have a print out, so I would certainly get it checked.
E.Potter
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They did a terrible job with the alignment...IMO...I strictly go to "speed shops" for alignment...not Tesla Toe@ +.3...that's a bit much....0 - +1
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