09-09-2020, 10:00 PM | #1 |
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No Tire Rotation on Run Flats?
Hi All, just had the one year service done on our xDrive 40i, and our dealer said they don't rotate the tires. When I questioned, they said its because of the camber setup & there's no need to rotate. Has anyone else encountered this with their dealer? It's not a staggered set-up. I don't see how it's not possible to get some rounding on the fronts compared to rears over time. We're on the 20 inch M rims with Bridgestone Alenza's.
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09-10-2020, 01:13 PM | #2 |
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I'm not sure about run-flats on X5, but I never rotated run-flats on an X1 and they wore down almost identically.
Regardless of type of tire though - I remember seeing an estimate of rotation $+time cost vs presumed gains in longevity, and the winner was no rotation. |
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09-10-2020, 11:48 PM | #3 |
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May also be an awd thing. On a fwd car or rwd car you would definitely see more wear on the driven wheels, and rotation would make sense. For a car where all for are driven there is likely a lot less difference in wear, so rotation would have no real benefit (assuming proper alignment, etc,)
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09-11-2020, 07:51 PM | #4 |
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I spoke to the service manager today when I ordered my M50i. This topic came up and he said the base runflats I am getting should last about 20k miles and not to rotate them unless I do it before 5k miles. He said because of the rear tire settings (I think it was camber) it would cause those tires to wander and not track well on the front.
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09-12-2020, 01:24 PM | #5 |
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Yes, it was the camber issue. They said the due to how they have the camber setup the tires benefit from not being rotated. Thanks all for responding - wanted to make sure it wasn't a dealer ideology.
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09-16-2020, 03:35 PM | #6 | |
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On my wife's F15 with 19" square setup, wear seems to be pretty even. Not enough time on my summer and winter 22" on my M50i yet to see how they will wear. |
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