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      10-06-2011, 12:30 PM   #36
RuckusRy
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Drives: 2011 X3 xDr35i
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Originally Posted by Lotus7 View Post
Did you or anyone at the dealership check the tire pressures? Did the service tech adjust the tire pressures when they exchanged the front and rear tires?

For most of the X3 OEM tire configurations (except the 225/60R17 tires), the pressures should be higher for the rear tires. Most dealerships don't seem to pay any attention to that and have been known to typically deliver X3s with tire pressures all over the map. For the 245/50R18s, 35F and 38R work pretty well.

It's such an easy thing to check, and is often completely overlooked. A left/right difference could certainly create a steering bias.
The alignment reports that I have received all reflect tire pressures to spec, measured vs actual. The rear being 1 PSI higher.
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