Question for coilover F30 owners about tire wear

BlueCrabMafia · 05-17-2017, 07:42 PM

2012 F30 328i Sportline. Lowered on Bilstein B14's. Alignment was done by BMW within specs.

Just put on 19x8.5 VMR 705 wheels. 235/35-19 NS-20 Nankang tires installed 4K miles ago. Yes I know they're junk tires, but that shouldn't really factor in. Treadwear is rated at 240.

My rears are shot already. Fronts look brand new. The left side is down to the threads already. See pics.

I had Cooper Winterforce 225/45-18 winter tires installed for 10K plus miles. Rotated them twice and treadwear was completely even for front and rear tires.

What gives?

the dope steez · 05-17-2017, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

2012 F30 328i Sportline. Lowered on Bilstein B14's. Alignment was done by BMW within specs.

Just put on 19x8.5 VMR 705 wheels. 235/35-19 NS-20 Nankang tires installed 4K miles ago. Yes I know they're junk tires, but that shouldn't really factor in. Treadwear is rated at 240.

My rears are shot already. Fronts look brand new. The left side is down to the threads already. See pics.

I had Cooper Winterforce 225/45-18 winter tires installed for 10K plus miles. Rotated them twice and treadwear was completely even for front and rear tires.

What gives?

How low are you? Only thing I could think of is they f'ed up the alignment... did you get a printout of the before/after? I am lowered on coils although not slammed, and have had no strange wear like that.

BlueCrabMafia · 05-17-2017, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by the dope steez

How low are you? Only thing I could think of is they f'ed up the alignment... did you get a printout of the before/after? I am lowered on coils although not slammed, and have had no strange wear like that.

Here's the sheet from the alignment.

I'm low, but not slammed. Basically no fender gap.

BlueCrabMafia · 05-17-2017, 08:15 PM

Here's a pic of how low I am.

the dope steez · 05-17-2017, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

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Originally Posted by the dope steez

How low are you? Only thing I could think of is they f'ed up the alignment... did you get a printout of the before/after? I am lowered on coils although not slammed, and have had no strange wear like that.

Here's the sheet from the alignment.

I'm low, but not slammed. Basically no fender gap.

That is really weird here are my alignment specs - almost the same. I am about 25 3/4" front and 26" rear ground to fender

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BlueCrabMafia First Lieutenant 178 Rep 396 Posts Drives: 2012 328i Sport Line Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Cleveland iTrader: (4)	2012 F30 328i Sportline. Lowered on Bilstein B14's. Alignment was done by BMW within specs. Just put on 19x8.5 VMR 705 wheels. 235/35-19 NS-20 Nankang tires installed 4K miles ago. Yes I know they're junk tires, but that shouldn't really factor in. Treadwear is rated at 240. My rears are shot already. Fronts look brand new. The left side is down to the threads already. See pics. I had Cooper Winterforce 225/45-18 winter tires installed for 10K plus miles. Rotated them twice and treadwear was completely even for front and rear tires. What gives? Attached Images
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