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      11-26-2019, 07:35 AM   #1
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2010 BMW 550I M sport 4.8

I love the car but im having issues with it currently... Car has about 90k miles on it and the steering wheel needs to kept at a 1'oclock to keep the car straight.

Then the car is also shaking at highway speeds I have had my rims looked at and put new tread around. I have also changed all my rotors but still no fix.


Any of you have any ideas what to do next tired of dropping cash.
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      11-29-2019, 07:43 PM   #2
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Alignment? Also tire balance perhaps for the vibrations.
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      12-02-2019, 10:38 AM   #3
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Sounds like it may be time to replace the upper and lower control arm bushings. Have you had the front suspension inspected?
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My 530i shook really bad when braking at highway speeds, my fix was just a rotation and alignment from my mechanic buddy.
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I'm with Bick on this. Plus you'll need an alignment
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These cars have staggered wheel sizes so rotating tires is not an option! Have you tried resetting the steering angle? it's done electronically.
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If you know the history of the car and it hasn't been given a suspension refresh at 90k, you'll need a suspension refresh...eventually. There are some other things to check. Obviously an alignment is needed if your holding the wheel to a side to keep it straight but if you're having steering wheel shaking at certain highway speeds, and under hard braking, it's possible you need to replace your rotors/pads/sensor too.

I finished doing a major overhaul including Guide arms/Thrust arms/Control arms/Suspension links/Ball joints as well as knocking out replacing Brake lines and a Brake fluid flush (all steps followed exactly per ISTA including setting it at neutral point under weight). Yet after doing that plus getting an alignment I still had a slight shimmy at a certain highway speed with hard braking! Only then did I realize that I overlooked putting in new rotors/pads/sensor even when they were in my face the whole time not noticing how worn done they were.

TL;DR - Pull off rotors and check minimum thickness. If they're close to it don't bother getting them turned. Get new rotors/pads/sensor and than go get an alignment. Keep in mind that you'll still eventually need a suspension refresh as all sealed joints are possibly torn/worn.
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