Today we are going to check out a issue that may prove to be threatening. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your BMW X1 , it is necessary that you drive cautiously and manage it quickly. Our team has written and published this content page to help you solve them. First, we’ll quickly look at the principal parts that ensure good road handling, then we’ll look at why your BMW X1 doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to solve your grip complications.

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What are the main components that ensure good road holding and handling on a BMW X1?

We commence this content by quickly detailing the main parts that will ensure good road holding for your BMW X1. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will as a result rely upon many points, we will show you below the main ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The main parts of your road handling, they permanently ensure the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will ensure the grip of your BMW X1 on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get broken, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature affects their wear. Their size will as well play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be significant.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports cars grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment enables you to control the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently essential for the grip of your motor vehicle and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very particular and must be done by professionals.

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There are many other parts to consider such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my BMW X1 having complications with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the part that concerns you the most, why my BMW X1 has handling complications? As we explained above, there are quite a lot of components to consider for your car to have a good grip, however there are few that can evolve with time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the vehicle, we will find out right away those that can affect your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we outlined above, the rubber of the tyres has a crucial function in the good road holding of your motor vehicle, if your tyres are dead, you may have complications of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your motor vehicle will no longer have the ability to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will tend to “float”, which will result in a bad distribution of the masses on the car and shift the centre of gravity of the car. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced due to a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip complications.
  • A steering issue: Last but not least, the last essential element for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good condition. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The result will be a delay in your changes of direction.

How do you solve the handling complications?

We now move on to the different solutions to correct your road holding complications on your BMW X1 .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be simpler, just change your tyres, make sure to verify them cautiously and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally required to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a BMW X1, please have a look at our content on this theme. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your garage to have it solved, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have complications with the handling on BMW X1 due to your steering, there might be some components involved, in such a case you will have to produce a complete check-up of these components, the best is to call a specialist.

If you wish more guides on the BMW X1, go to our BMW X1 category.