Recent content by KevinMS

G Good to see you still on the forum after all these years. I participated in that thread back then and installed the adjustable camber links on my own car. I still have my 2012 classic Model S. Those links have paid for themselves a couple times over. The tires are lasting 50k-60k miles. Not...

My experience with the SC regarding my DU noise (and other issues) has been less proactive than yours. I was told early last year that the DU on my 12/12 S85 would need to be replaced due to bearing noise at my next annual service. I could barely hear it at that time. At the next service, they...

Indeed, my favorite thread due to the severe tire wear and alignment problems I've had. Recieved an odd call from Tesla Service yesterday. They "noticed" that I had adjustable camber links (This is the 4th annual. They've noticed them in the past, too.) and wanted to know where I got them so...

Thanks for finding another great mod from OEM, artsci. This was the first thread that came up when I was searching for lug nuts. My local tire shop destroyed one of the lug nuts using an impact wrench and probably the wrong size of socket. They told me that it came in that way. I was the last...

May not be the case everywhere with the adjustable links. The Seattle SC replaced leaking axle shaft seals on the drive unit and did a toe alignment two months ago. They pointed out that the cross camber was out of spec and recommended that I take the car back to my alignment shop to correct.

Greg, 0.43 deg. total toe on the rear is the middle of the spec requirement of 0.30 to 0.50 deg. Your camber (one sided), however, is among the worst I've seen. Mine was -2.2 deg. and, one year ago, I adjusted it down to -1.0 using the adjustable links. With a total toe set to 0.18 deg, tire...

I have recently returned from a much shorter trip that I have taken many times before. But this was the first time with the Tesla! The difference was a publicly available HPWC at the Blue Heron French Cheese Company in Tillamook, OR, near our destination. The few others that were further away...

Went on vacation to the Oregon Coast last week. Put a range charge on my Type A pack (first time in about a year) both going and coming back. Got EXACTLY the same characteristics, 230 rated miles and drove 15 before any reduction. Ideal was 265 miles. As others have stated, I suspect the...

Well, it's been a while since I've seen any posts on negative camber and links. Maybe I quit looking after fixing mine. @Artsci, your tread depths are identical to my Michelin Pilot Sports at 10k last spring when the contactors were replaced. Huge improvement with the adjustables at -1 vs. -2.4...

@randompersonx, alignment and wear are less of a concern for the cars made in the last ~1.5 yrs. The rear suspension has been improved with stiffer bushings and dimensional changes such that negative camber is in spec and there is less flex in the suspension components. Some owners of older MSs...

@docgarner, my early vin MS had out of spec camber and there was no OEM solution. So, I installed adjustable camber links a few weeks ago. Too soon for tire wear results and too cold for W*hr/mile impact, but I'm overall satisfied with them. See Installed adjustable rear camber links to reduce...

Interesting idea using a thermal camera to check for heat buildup in the tires. It motivated me to grab my infrared thermometer after a 20 mile drive to measure the temperature across the tread. The rears were the hottest at the inside rib and coolest to the outside, similar to the video, with...

Chris1howell, how soon will the suspension links with OEM dampers be in stock (I have the old links)? At second annual service, SC technician said that camber bolts were no longer offered to correct out-of-spec negative camber and suggested that I do not use the air suspension "low" setting to...

First of all, thanks to lolachampcar and Chris1Howell for putting out a solution to the excessive negative camber. I had the SC do a four wheel alignment in June where they said that my camber was out of spec (-2.2 on both sides at normal ride height), and that they would order camber bolts to...

Yep, double or triple check that the side strings are parallel, centered on each axle and not touching tires/car body. I don't target a specific distance from the caps. So, don't remember the difference in track width. Probably a good idea to recheck after suspension settles. After putting...