21 Long Range Winter Tire Setup (Pics inside)

[minirx7]

After doing a lot of home work, decided to go my own route to get winter tires and rims installed. I had to factor in the offset and the load capacity and wanted to stick with 19" wheels and square tires. Not willing to spend a fortune this is the result. I am very pleased.

Tire: 255/45/19 all round Continental Viking Contact 7
Wheels: Braelin BR12 19x9 +30mm Offset 5x120 64.1 bore
TPMS: Tesla

Overall a bit of tuck in the rear but no where near how it would have looked if i used the 2020 MS setup which everyone was trying to sell me. Side picture was with the suspension set to very high.

Viking Contact 7 - a bit louder than stock but they are very h ighly rated tires!

 

[leonwu]

Getting 254/40/19 Michelin Xice Snows, as well on 19x9 rims but +35mm instead of +30. Looks like I’m going to get even more of a tuck on the back.

 

[minirx7]

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Getting 254/40/19 Michelin Xice Snows, as well on 19x9 rims but +35mm instead of +30. Looks like I’m going to get even more of a tuck on the back.

Which wheels? I found a lot of 19x9 wheels that didn't have enough load capacity for the model s rear axles

 

[leonwu]

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Which wheels? I found a lot of 19x9 wheels that didn't have enough load capacity for the model s rear axles

I was recommended RS replica wheels. How do you check load capacity on the rims?

Actually a good point I never thought of. I know the tires have sufficient load index of 104, which surpasses the 21” stock index of 102.

 

[leonwu]

Sorry, they were 255/45, not 255/40.

Also, I don’t have my long range delivered yet. What is the max rear axle weight?

 

[minirx7]

Put a few miles now on my winter setup. Working really great, not too loud and looks pretty stock with the offset I chose. Wheels are growing on me.