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View Poll Results: Have you replaced your stock bearings?
Yes, replaced them with extra clearance bearings 136 47.39%
No, have not replaced them yet/not planning on replacing them 151 52.61%
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      05-09-2023, 06:26 PM   #133
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Ever since BMW published their S65 clearance specs it's a no-brainer to change the bearings if you plan on keeping the car for a decent amount of time. Bought mine at 57k and currently having them done @ 60k. It's literally a pure gamble (due to tolerance stacking) how your bearings will wear. Even their "maximum" clearance of 0.0013 inches is significantly below what the clearance should really be.

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Where did this come from? Link? As far as I know, BMW has never published this spec. I've got 2019 version of ISTA, and it's still not published in there.
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