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Acceleration Shudder
- Thread starter FarmerDave
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gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Whoa. I’ll have to check that out. You just made my day! I have seen the setting for “above speed”, but I never noticed the “always”.
hill
high fiber member
Problem is - setting for lower ride may cause quicker wear ... at least that's the case on our Continentals after running low for a greater percentage of time. ymmv
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I've had my X set to always low for about the last half year, Probably about 85% of the 12.5k miles were in low, since most of the early miles were well above my previous 50 MPH setting. At my first annual service the tires were all 6mm tread depth across all four tires. (However, they were still checking alignment only in the standard setting.) While I have seen reports of uneven tire wear before, mine has been perfect so far.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
I set it to “always” today and I’m so much happier with the car now. I can’t thank you enough for this. Has this setting always been available or was it new in a recent update?
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Thanks. I can't believe I never noticed it. It's not like it is hidden or anything. Sigh.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Long term solution: If the axles work better and/or last longer with the suspension on low, because changes angle of the axles, why not shim the motors so that they sit lower? This way, the axles have the better angle when the suspension is at normal height. Even if this can't be retrofitted, how about on new vehicles at least?
i took delivery of my MX75 December 2017 and it was already locked in low suspension all the time. i changed it to normal because it is a more comfortable ride. yes under heavy acceleration there is the shudder but in normal driving i never notice it. let's hope the permanent fix comes soon!
hill
high fiber member
wana be snarky with the SC - tell them the other way to 'fix' the shudder ... keep it in the garage.
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Milin1609
Member
After getting my vehicle from SC, I also noticed that they put it on "LOW" suspension for "ALWAYS". Could that be the so called solution for shudder? Keeping that setting, will it wear tires more? how about ride quality? Model X is already noisier than other $100000 plus
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They will still go bad even in always low mode. Also tire wear is accelerated. I’m showing steel belts on my 20” continentals. Been aligned twice. They refuse to align it in the low setting. So likely toe setting is off slightly. Apparently the procedure for aligning the car has the tech cycle the suspension up and down on the alignment rack. At least that’s what the Les Schwab guy told me.
I’m not getting the shudder at all on my X delivered in Feb 2018 with now just over 4K miles. I’ve run it in both standard and low ride height, tyre wear is pretty even. So have they fixed the issue at the factory or does this issue typically appear with more mileage? Mine is a 75D, so is the problem more common with P models?
hill
high fiber member
try jacking your suspension up high & then punching it. See if it shutters then. Chances are, it will. If not? Congratulations. But if it does, it is as good as it's going to get, & will likely become more noticeable as time goes by. At least that's been our experience.
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hill
high fiber member
well no - non't do it regularly. BTW, since Tesla obviously knows why the Shudder happens - has anyone heard positively what seems to be the issue and WHY is it so insurmountable (compared to the ghosting X windshield) as to getting a permanent fix?
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