4,700 miles on my Model 3 and my tires are on the wear bar

[dhanson865]

That is one ugly tire, Goodyear.

I think you are talking about the wheel not the tire, or does the tread pattern and sidewall look ugly to you?

Is it the blue lettering that really bothers you?

 

[gaswalla]

This is the service alert that was performed

 

[spaghetti]

View attachment 322896 This is the service alert that was performed

Wonder why the stabilizer bar links would have any effect on tire wear. There seems to be nothing done on alignment, which I think would.

 

[mspohr]

Why is an EV particularly bad on tires? The road and the driver are the same....

Leadfoot.
RWD Teslas that are driven aggressively wear out the rear tires.
Back off the pedal and rotate the tires.

 

[Krugerrand]

I think you are talking about the wheel not the tire, or does the tread pattern and sidewall look ugly to you?

Is it the blue lettering that really bothers you?

Indifferent towards the wheel. Tread, sidewall and blue of tire I find unattractive.

Course if I was burning rubber like the OP, I probably wouldn’t care if the tire was pink and the tread pattern wrote “I’m a loser” as I drove through powered snow/dirt.

 

[suwaneedad]

Why is an EV particularly bad on tires? The road and the driver are the same....

I have assumed it's due to more aggressive cornering, given EVs' low center of gravity.
And maybe due to the vehicle being heavier than what the tires are spec'd for.
LEAF suffers from both FWD and the cornering potential.
With my RWD 3, I guess I'll see over time whether cornering is an issue (Front wear) or acceleration (Rear wear), neither, or both!
But so far, no issues w tread wear on mine.

 

[boriszima]

Tires get expensive on Tesla Model 3? I thought 60k rated tires will get close to 40-45K at least. Is this isolated expensive?

 

[Solor]

Wonder why the stabilizer bar links would have any effect on tire wear. There seems to be nothing done on alignment, which I think would.

These end links would have zero effect on tire wear. SC probably just saw they were cracked during inspection and replaced.

 

[Tzoid]

Do the 19 tires suffer from the same early thread wear?

 

[mspohr]

Do the 19 tires suffer from the same early thread wear?

I think the 21" tires have worse wear. My model S with 19" tires has "normal" wear (40,000 on the Michelins). It's AWD and the tires wear evenly front and back.

 

[Brando]

Honest q, how would you have to drive or setup the suspension or rotate to alleviate this so as to keep the tire wear warranty?

note: on the same tire - more wear in the center implies over inflation - or perhaps too narrow a rim
over inflation OR narrow rim causes tire to "bow" - hense more wear in the center.
Expect the opposite if under inflation.

Hot air expands - which implies that as you drive your tire heats up. You get the idea. So cold temp vs running temp. Variables that only you can measure. Air pressure also changes how smooth or rough your ride might be. Only you can measure these details.

Anyway, still the best explanation I have heard
custom wheels 275/30/20 and 235/35/20 - TF= Tech Forum

In his video he will explain what the rim widths are - they are NOT the same - AND this is a rear wheel drive car - another variable.
And why he made this choice. Looks were part of it.

Seems that car clubs could provide a fine service to all IF they'd tested various setups and come up with some actual performance data.
for comparisons. I suspect most only care about looks - as the nut behind the wheel one of the greatest variables, right?

 

[rjcbox]

Model S AWD will get ~40-45k miles before needing replacement, Mich Primacy. Even though I rotated, they were always within 1/32" of each other due to AWD

 

[Ulmo]

The tire guy said it looked like I was driving over-inflated. He said to drive under-inflated for a while to even them out.

That can also cause problems: damage of sidewalls, wear of edges of tires.

 

[gtmotor]

I have about 6500 miles on my car with the 19" Continental tires and they are wearing very evenly. According to Tire Rack, they started out at 9/32" tread depth. I'm at 8/32" front and 7.5/32" in the rear using an expensive Long Acre gauge. I'm also pretty aggressive with my driving so your numbers indicate something wrong

 

[Ormond]

I just bought two front tires for my Model X. Evidently the fronts wear more quickly. I got 15,000 miles out of them. I have the Continental Contisilents in 20". I drive gently. Of course, the X is a fatty.

 

[Reid]

Neat! Gives me hope that I can replace the crappy stock tires with something better sooner rather than later. Didn't really feel like throwing these away when they're brand new, but don't really want to live with them for 60k either.

 

[BLKMDL3]

I'm gonna have to replace mine after 10k. My rear tires get a lot of abuse between launches at almost every stoplight, canyon runs very often, and doing donuts in parking lots too much and go 125-140mph on dry lake beds about once a month. Slip start is on a lot.
Heres some examples. Skip to 9:30 and you'll see me try to do donuts and forget slip start was off. Oops. I did a bunch after that.

 

[rjcbox]

After 36,000 miles, tires are down to 4/32 all around, so I would give 18" Michelin Primacy an ~40,000mile lifespan on an AWD Model S 70D, with occasional spirited driving/launches and always full-regen-braking

 

[m3tx]

Do the factory tires come with any kind of pro-rated warranty?

 

[BLKMDL3]

Do the factory tires come with any kind of pro-rated warranty?

I don't think. If they do I wouldn't be eligible, too many donuts done on camera