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    So I've taken the thirty up the mountain multiple times, but the last two times I noticed a strange noise. One of those times it was just my girlfriend and I in the car, the last time it was us and a bunch of camping gear.

    When taking on relatively tight curves at speed (40-50mph+) there is a slight squealing sound. It sounds like tire squeal, but the car is planted and I feel no loss of traction or control.

    I was thinking maybe it is tire squeal, or maybe the tires are rubbing against the struts/springs... Anything else that would cause this?
    Different strokes for different folks.

    #2
    Look at the inside wall of your tires for rub marks. If there is none then you had tire squeals. It does not take much for the rubber to protest.

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      #3
      Its your girlfriend

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        #4
        Most likely tire squeal. Try taking turns more slowly?

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          #5
          It's the car telling you to go faster

          1991 325iS turbo

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            #6
            What kind of tires do you have? I remember with the previous all-season tires I had before, the tires used to squeal sometimes at speed around curvy corners and the car never lost traction or felt like it was skidding. I think the squealing tires were about at the limit that those tires could handle.

            I now have some Potenza RE760 sport's which are ultra high-performance summer tires that don't squeal around corners at speed like the old tires.


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              #7
              How is your alignment? If the front is too toe'd out/in, the tires won't be following the optimum path around the corner and you'll hear a squeal.
              Byron
              Leichtbau

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                #8
                There's 1 tire pressure for a driver and passenger and another with 2 people (or an equivalent amount of camping gear) in the rear seat. Adjustments range from 1-3lbs up front to 6-7lbs in the rear...depending on which car.

                so...check your tire pressure :-)
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                  #9
                  My alignment is slightly awry, it's straight a lot of the time, but if I make a really sharp turn it will sometimes pull in that direction for a while (someone said this is probably upper strut bearings). The front tires are new, decent all-weather Falkens, and the rears I don't even know, they came with some wheels for free. Probably a combination of lame rear tires and off alignment.
                  Different strokes for different folks.

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                    #10
                    Could be that combo of poor alignment and all seasons at high cornering speed workin together to inform you that your approaching your limit. I usually push untill I hear the tires protest because how else are you supposed to know if you could do it faster the tires know what's up
                    Shawn @ Bimmerbuddies
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