Nebraska
Good afternoon all. I recently had new tires put on my 2012 sDrive 35IS and had the car aligned. It was difficult to find someone that could do the alignment. Three shops said that they didn't have the tool to adjust the camber (two of them had already put the car on the rack for alignment). Before alignment, the rear camber was -3.1 to -3.3. After, it was about -2.5... which is right at the hairy edge of spec apparently. That was with the adjusters as far as they would go. If I want to adjust the camber more, the shop said I'd need aftermarket lower control arms. Has anyone had similar issues and gone after market to correct it? Any recommendations on suppliers? The car handles great and runs straight so my biggest concern is tire wear.
No more transmission leaks after the shop replace the high pressure filter and filter housing cover. It is very nice to move the car and not see a puddle. I also had the oil changed...which was very dark. I'll make sure I do the next change at 5K miles and see if the condition is any better. The oil change sticker on the car, when I got it, had 48.8K miles (change occurred at about 50.2K) but I'm not sure if that is when it was changed or when it was next due. Also, if next due, I don't know if that would be 3K, 5K, or 8K miles (or more) from the previous change. I had it done before we went on our first road trip.
My wife and I took the Z4 to Chicago from Omaha (~450 miles each way) for a 3 day trip. The car handled flawlessly. The acceleration from 80 MPH to 100 MPH was dangerously effortless. I had a blast driving it and look forward to a future trip with nicer temps so that we can do some top down driving.
I hope to get the new FMIC and charge pipe installed in the next couple of weeks, now that I can work outside without my fingers freezing. For this weekend, she'll just get a bath and a quick vacuum to clear out any crumbs from road snacks.
No more transmission leaks after the shop replace the high pressure filter and filter housing cover. It is very nice to move the car and not see a puddle. I also had the oil changed...which was very dark. I'll make sure I do the next change at 5K miles and see if the condition is any better. The oil change sticker on the car, when I got it, had 48.8K miles (change occurred at about 50.2K) but I'm not sure if that is when it was changed or when it was next due. Also, if next due, I don't know if that would be 3K, 5K, or 8K miles (or more) from the previous change. I had it done before we went on our first road trip.
My wife and I took the Z4 to Chicago from Omaha (~450 miles each way) for a 3 day trip. The car handled flawlessly. The acceleration from 80 MPH to 100 MPH was dangerously effortless. I had a blast driving it and look forward to a future trip with nicer temps so that we can do some top down driving.
I hope to get the new FMIC and charge pipe installed in the next couple of weeks, now that I can work outside without my fingers freezing. For this weekend, she'll just get a bath and a quick vacuum to clear out any crumbs from road snacks.