535ix versus 535i wheel alignment spec's

Boland01 · 09-19-2016, 02:46 PM

Does anyone know if the wheel alignment spec's are the same or different on a 535ix versus the standard rear wheel drive vehicle? The reason I'm asking is I just had our 2010 535ix aligned and the sheet says they did it to the rear drive 535i spec.

The car is pulling to the right now so my assumption is yes there is a difference but I wanted to be able to go back and talk with the "facts" to my alignment shop.

AM330i · 09-19-2016, 08:38 PM

Most likely they are different, I always take my BMW's to the dealer or an indy that understands how to correctly align a bmw. Most tire shops do not have all the specs for these cars and don't know that the car has to be weighted when it is aligned. Any tire shop that is in my area that I tried to take my first e90 to refused to do it because they knew they could not do a proper alignment. If you do take it somewhere else to have it checked, I would ask for your money back from the first place if it is found that they did it incorrectly.

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Boland01 Lieutenant 152 Rep 460 Posts Drives: 2010 535ix, 2008, 2007 335i Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Magnolia, TX iTrader: (0)	535ix versus 535i wheel alignment spec's Does anyone know if the wheel alignment spec's are the same or different on a 535ix versus the standard rear wheel drive vehicle? The reason I'm asking is I just had our 2010 535ix aligned and the sheet says they did it to the rear drive 535i spec. The car is pulling to the right now so my assumption is yes there is a difference but I wanted to be able to go back and talk with the "facts" to my alignment shop.
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AM330i First Lieutenant 90 Rep 386 Posts Drives: 08 535xi 11 328xi Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Rochester, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M440 [0.00]	Most likely they are different, I always take my BMW's to the dealer or an indy that understands how to correctly align a bmw. Most tire shops do not have all the specs for these cars and don't know that the car has to be weighted when it is aligned. Any tire shop that is in my area that I tried to take my first e90 to refused to do it because they knew they could not do a proper alignment. If you do take it somewhere else to have it checked, I would ask for your money back from the first place if it is found that they did it incorrectly.
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