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fiehlsport
Tire Guy
Yes, this is not an issue. It is normal. The camber in the rear cannot be changed (without aftermarket parts) and all tires will be susceptible to this. Avoiding hard launches is one of the only ways to mitigate it.
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Rear Tire Wear - Uberturbine 21" - MYP
Howdy all, Just doing a bit of a reality check here, I went to install the winter tires/wheels on our MYP we purchased new 10 months & 11k miles ago and the rears showed a ton of wear in the insides of the tire. It would seem to me that the car has too much rear camber.. and if this were a...
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Watts_Up
Well-Known Member
I would recommend looking at this posting:
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Good article on Tesla alignment and tire wear.
Tires rotation maintenance not being done?
I was wondering if this has happened to anyone. My M3SR+ is at roughly around 12k and never had a tire rotation done before. I scheduled a tire rotation maintenance with the Tesla app at around 7k. When the mechanic arrived, he said that my tires looked good and that I do not need a rotation at...
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fiehlsport
Tire Guy
I think that's the problem though. In-spec alignments are still showing tire wear like this, because the factory alignment specs are very aggressive on the rear tires. That, and high torque from driving briskly will melt the rear tires pretty quickly.
ScoobyDoo82
Member
Go with the new Goodyear Electric Drive GT’s.. They are specifically designed for performance EV’s. They are designed to not wear quickly due to the excessive torque and green light launches. I just got them a few months ago and they really do a good job at mitigating the road noise and have held up well with my lead foot. They come with 10/32nd tread and after 6k miles the fronts are still at 10/32 and the rears are at 9/32. Plus they come with a 40k warranty. They are no Sport Cup Two’s but they are comparable to P-Zeros in my opinion.
mspohr
Well-Known Member
You don't say whether or not the tires are wearing evenly (inside/outside front/back). If they are not wearing evenly then you may need alignment. If they are wearing evenly, the problem is that you have a lead foot and a "P" car.
ScoobyDoo82
Member
I still have 5/32" on all 4 of my tires at 37K miles on a '21 MYLR, 19" wheels. I drive fast, but don't load up the tires off the line. Always use regen. Interesting that the MYP utilizes a rear alignment scheme that causes uneven / premature wear.
Had a discussion with my mobile tech when he was doing the brake service, he said for MY LR, he has seen about 18-20k for new tires. The rears will wear much faster than the fronts so rotating will extend the life of the tires. Biggest factor is weight of vehicle and the instant torque that we all enjoy when driving, will shred tires quickly.
Physicslawyer
Member
At 16k miles, Costco said the tires on my MYP hardly had any wear. I don't drive aggressively though. They were not the Pirellis.
I'm a new member and this is my first post. I have to say, I know exactly how the guy who started this string of posts feels. I took delivery on a new Tesla Y LR in June 2021, had the tires rotated every 5k miles in August 2022, at 24,727 miles one of the tires picked up a nail. The remaining 3 tires were at 4.5/32's (50% tread remaining) so I decided to buy 4 new tires of the exact brand and model that had come from the factory. I figured since I had driven the original set for 25k miles and they still had 50% tread remaining, why not stick with them. I bought the replacement set of tires and had an alignment job done all at the same time at my local Tesla SC. When Tesla Sc completed the work, they measured the tread depth on the new tires and noted them on the invoice. The depths on all four tires all measured 9/32's. I kept the 3 tires with 50% tread remaining to use as spares. I put them up in my garage. Exactly 4 weeks later 09/29/22 at 27,945 miles, I noticed abnormal wear on my new tires. I informed the Tesla SC that the alignment work was not performed correctly. Tesla SC drove my Y and said "Nope, it's perfect, the abnormal wear must be due to your". The fronts measured 8/32's and the back tires were 5/32's.......THAT'S A 45% TREAD REDUCTION IN 3218 MILES ON THE BACK TIRES!!!! I was amazed at how one's driving habits could change so drastically in 4 weeks; my previous set of tires (prior to the SC alignment) wore evenly and lasted 25k miles and still had 40% of their tread left when I bought the new set! I paid for a rotation on 9/29/22 and left very frustrated at Tesla. I went home and promptly cancelled the order I had place in May 2022 for a second Model Y Performance. Fast forward two months. Today is 11/30/22 and the back tires, which were on the front as of 9/29/22 measuring 8/32's after 4 weeks use but had been rotated to the back, are now measuring 1/32 and the steel belts are showing; the tires on the front which were rotated from the back on 9/29 are measuring 4/32, so they're half gone. Brans new set of tires gone in 3 months after just 7385 miles. I'm really happy I save the 3 remaining tires from the original set. Now I can put two of them on the back axle and see if the problem is a faulty alignment job by Tesla or a defective batch of tires from Goodyear. Either way, I may have a class action lawsuit on my hands. A final point, I checked the wear pattern on my back tires and when I run my fingers across the tires the wear pattern feels smooth one way and rough coming back the other way which indicates toe wear misalignment (Camber wear would be smooth in both directions). Any thoughts are welcome
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fiehlsport
Tire Guy
Your situation isn't really apples-to-apples with what everyone here is saying - the main problem in this thread is higher than normal tire wear on the factory alignment caused by high negative camber on the Model Y Performance - not the LR. This thread isn't really geared towards the LR - the camber is much more reasonable on those cars.
It sounds like your alignment was fine, then Tesla botched a re-alignment causing your tires to wear a lot faster. I highly, highly doubt it was a bad batch of tires - just want to save you some time on hold with Goodyear's phone support if I can.
I hate to say it, but you shot yourself in the foot getting an alignment (Incorrectly performed) at 25k when the tire wear was acceptable - there was no reason for an alignment at this time. No class action lawsuit would apply here - you just had a bad service experience and would have to go through your service center to see if they will make it right, if too much time hasn't already passed.
It sounds like your alignment was fine, then Tesla botched a re-alignment causing your tires to wear a lot faster. I highly, highly doubt it was a bad batch of tires - just want to save you some time on hold with Goodyear's phone support if I can.
I hate to say it, but you shot yourself in the foot getting an alignment (Incorrectly performed) at 25k when the tire wear was acceptable - there was no reason for an alignment at this time. No class action lawsuit would apply here - you just had a bad service experience and would have to go through your service center to see if they will make it right, if too much time hasn't already passed.
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