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Where did you get those rubber plugs at? Makes it look a lot cleaner!

Respectfully you have an interesting theory but it just isn't correct. Can you point to any one of the tens of thousands of street and race cars who are running lugcentric and had a failure because of it? Regardless of whether you personally feel like it isn't "proper" it is safe and considered...

Hubcentric is nice to have not necessary especially for a track wheel setup. I have zero hubcentric spacers on my track wheels and there is no vibration. The car works fine just lugcentric.

I was able to fit 18x11s on my car. This is with mpp coilovers, borg motorsports front camber bushings, diy slotted rear upper control arms, and a very light fender roll. The wheels are konig hypergrams 18x11 +40 with a 21mm spacer front and anywhere between a 10-20mm spacer rear. I am running...

I would recommend emailing him and asking: [email protected]

Are you sure that is true? They offer RV camping with 30 amp electrical hookups. So yeah if you plugged in without asking then that makes sense they would unplug you. But I am sure you could pay for an RV spot. In general don't plug in at a track without asking.

If someone is looking for a project one thing the community could use would be a directory of race tracks and what plugs are available there. Like plugshare but race track specific. Not what is nearby but what's actually at the track and where. Recently I came across some nonstandard plugs at...

I installed the dorman 610-490 extended wheel studs all around in preparation for 18x11 wheels. The fronts are super easy, the rears were tricky. It seemed like there was only one spot where you can get the longer ones in and out and I had to grind a flat onto them as well. The picture shows the...

I am at 350 lifetime!

I run a 18x10.5 ET25 with no spacer. Also we have multiple other threads going with this info and it would have been better to put it in there. Would have also been nice to list what wheel is was since this is a hit or miss issue. And it would have been nice if the OP had tried a small spacer...

So here are the prototype front camber bushings that borg motorsports has been working on. With these and my slotted rear arms I now have a good amount of negative camber and am ASP legal.

It's not any different than a normal car.

I used to have a setup on another car where I put velcro on the back of the gas pedal and then had a couple of blocks of wood that could quickly attach to get different HP levels.

Honestly it is way better for us to be put in our own class in NASA. We don't accelerate the same way as an ICE, we have amazing acceleration from 40-80 and terrible acceleration over 100. So on a short really tight track we are way faster than on a long high speed track compared to similar ICE...

Wow you are really lucky!

The bushings in the shocks are fine. The spherical bearings in the control arms are definitely not.

If you wanted to do it DIY then you could just epoxy the rebound knob pretty easily. Might even be able to carefully undo it later. If you wanted to get MPP to make you another set of shocks just have them make the comforts with the adjustable shaft from the sports which would get you rebound...

If I were in your position I would rather just buy a second set of MPP coilovers and have the compression adjuster removed.

Ok update I purchased and have been successfully running 10.5 inch wheels. Konig Hypergram 18x10.5 ET25 with Bridgestone RE71 275/35-18 So far no rubbing and I am not running any spacers. I have coilovers but no other camber mods. I don't think this would work without coilovers. Also I would...

For those people wanting to run SCCA ASP class I found a solution for the rear camber adjustment by slotting out the hole in the rear upper control arm. I used a mill to drill the second hole and then finished everything out with hand files. But you could probably just pay a machine shop...

Once the upper control arm is disconnected it is easy to end up tugging on the sensor cable. The cable has rubber grommets on it that locate it and my initial impression was that the rubber grommets were bonded to the cable. They are not and with some force you can adjust the grommets location...

Ok took it to the dealer and MasterC17 guessed it correctly. It was a wheel speed sensor cable that had been rubbing on the wheel/tire. Since the damage was very clearly caused by my modifications (which I do not dispute) it was not covered under warranty. New cable was $22 which I purchased and...

I am a little worried about the fact that I have coilovers. It would suck to have a warranty claimed denied. But searching online I can't seems to find almost anyone out there where they have denied a warranty claim before for aftermarket parts.

So I was driving away from my house the other day and got a bit of a judder. Then taking off from a stop sign the traction control cut power for 2 seconds. Not long after I started getting warning lights. I tried rebooting with the scroll wheels and brake pedal and there was zero change. I...

For those who want a Cadillac type ride drop the tire pressure way low like 30 or even 28psi cold. It also might be worth looking into if you can fit 16 or 17 inch wheels on the car and the run an even taller sidewall tire.

Try moving the seat.

So I have a lathe in my shop. Would anyone be interested if I made up a small batch of thin wall 13mm sockets?

Tiny bit quicker

A few people here have been discussing the possibilities of getting wider wheels and tires under the Model 3 for track/autox use. So it is about time to start a public thread to see if the community has any good input. What we know fits: 18x9.5+35 with 275/40-18 19x10+30 with 275/35-19 The...

Ok I designed a replacement knob so that you can drill a small hole and then leave your trunk plastics in place. Here is the CAD file: KW Coilover Knob (For Long Reach Applications) by Davidss Ok I made a ride height gauge and got it measured: Ride Height Gauge 90-130mm For Tesla by Davidss...

Is there much of a reason to measure the height of a stock car? These are intended for people with coilovers. But the STL files are public so it would be easy to modify and make your own design. Or just make a 10mm spacer.

So I made a really quick design to make measuring ride height easier on the Model 3. You just print the 2 blocks stack them on top of one another and add the numbers together. The range is from 90-130mm. Here is a link to the files to print: Ride Height Gauge 90-130mm For Tesla by Davidss

This is a VERY "political" answer. So you have tested these coilovers at Laguna Seca, Sonoma, and Thunderhill? Or not? Are these coilovers even on a car yet? Can you walk outside your shop and take a pic of the car with the coilovers on it? Can you jack it up and take a pic of what the...

Got my coilovers installed on the scales. Here are the corner weights if anyone is interested: That was with the frunk plastics missing and the mobile charge cable in the trunk plus a 220lb driver.

What are your recommended track/autox settings?

Happy to provide a test ride of the sports in DFW.

So what settings on the sport coilovers are most of you guys using on the street?

I have a comma.ai aftermarket autonomous system on one of my other cars. It's video is also a little strange looking just like the tesla. I know the comma.ai developers have said that the video is filtered in such a way as to make it easier for the computer to understand and that is the reason...

Tire rack sells the tesla foam tires but they don't seem to list the 19" size. I would give them a call. Alternatively you could buy tires from a tesla service center.

So I have worked for years as a test driver for magazines and tire companies. I personally don't think I can feel a couple pound difference in wheels/tires. If anyone says they can I think it is probably placebo.

Having a lot of toe will absolutely wreck your tires. A little camber does wear tires a but it's really not much at all (and it obviously massively improves the handling).

Mine was not missing and clips. There was just some spot that it was hitting. I think the service guy stuck some foam in one spot and bent a tab. But like I said sit in the car and have someone stick their hand into the wheel well and tap around the fender liner to see if you can reproduce the...

So I think I might give ASP a shot next season! Keep in mind you can do a spoiler NOT a wing. And there are strict rules on size for spoilers and splitters. Correct that the camber arms currently available are NOT legal. Borg Motorsports is currently working on offset delrin bushings for the...

I had a fender liner rattle on my car that sounded pretty similar to that. If you sit inside the car and have someone tap around under the fender liner you might be able to replicate it. On my car the rattle was VERY noticeable at certain higher speeds. I was able to get the service guys to fix it.

Hey so when you made your offset bushings how did you extract the stock bushing? I would assume with the control arm being partially plastic using heat is a no go?

Have you tried this? I think it could be done with alligator clips or paperclips.

If you are autocrossing the car then you want a lot of roll stiffness so get aftermarket bars in addition to the coilovers.

You remove the motor and use an allen key or star (can't remember which). There is another thread on here with pics.

It's pretty common knowledge on some of the racing forums. But that tire had a major shortage when it first came out so a lot of people weren't running them a lot and it took longer than normal for info to trickle down.

I would not recommend the Yokohama A052 for the Tesla. That tire does not like heat. The Bridgestone is a better choice for the model 3. (FYI - I do the tire testing for GRM magazine and a few tire companies)