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Aftermarket Wheels on Model 3
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MO-T3SLA
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The bronze looks solid! I was concerned with my white interior about doing bronze...might have to rethink that.
maglianera
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Finally got around to taking some better photos of my wheels. They are a set of custom made Klassen ID M10R Monoblock Forged in a staggered 20x10.5" and 20x8.5" setup, with Michelin Pilot Sport 4s EVT's in 235/35/20 & 275/30/20. Klassen had to alter the design slightly to account for the correct offset and hub/rotor clearance for my P3D, but the extra time and money was worth it IMO.
As I said in a previous post, I had looked at all available options and ultimately decided that these would give me the look and performance I was looking for. I feel there are a lot of good looking wheel options, but nothing that also gave me weight reduction while still sticking with the look of the stock 20" wheels. These came in at 23 pounds for the rears and 22 pounds for the fronts. It's a huge savings over the stock 20" Performance wheel and tire setup, and I can definitely feel the difference in handling and initial acceleration.
While I definitely think the car looks more aggressive, it's now clearly evident that I need to lower the car to get the stance I'm ultimately after. I have ordered the new Eibach Pro Kit for the Dual Motor M3, and will be having them installed in a few weeks. I think the 1.0/1.4" drop along with these wheels should give me the overall look I'm after. For those wondering, the guys at Klassen are great. I commissioned the wheels through my long time tuner, Jim at Offshore Motorsport, and they can (and will) accommodate any custom request you can imagine. I tossed around a plethora of finish choices, but in the end, I'm glad I went with the color matched black option. When it's clean, it's hard to beat!
As I said in a previous post, I had looked at all available options and ultimately decided that these would give me the look and performance I was looking for. I feel there are a lot of good looking wheel options, but nothing that also gave me weight reduction while still sticking with the look of the stock 20" wheels. These came in at 23 pounds for the rears and 22 pounds for the fronts. It's a huge savings over the stock 20" Performance wheel and tire setup, and I can definitely feel the difference in handling and initial acceleration.
While I definitely think the car looks more aggressive, it's now clearly evident that I need to lower the car to get the stance I'm ultimately after. I have ordered the new Eibach Pro Kit for the Dual Motor M3, and will be having them installed in a few weeks. I think the 1.0/1.4" drop along with these wheels should give me the overall look I'm after. For those wondering, the guys at Klassen are great. I commissioned the wheels through my long time tuner, Jim at Offshore Motorsport, and they can (and will) accommodate any custom request you can imagine. I tossed around a plethora of finish choices, but in the end, I'm glad I went with the color matched black option. When it's clean, it's hard to beat!
The consensus is that if you go 20 staggered you’ll be in the low 300 Wh/mi range. But then again this thread is for people that want wheel porn. I’m on the fence running lightest 19” squares setup to have the best of both worlds. I saw that Enkei 19” TFR are sub 21 lbs squared and it’s affordable just in case wifey messes up a wheel and I need to grab another one
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Using a staggered setup with Tesla specific PS4s, I can't tell really much of a range hit relative to the stock 20in tire and wheel setup. Admittedly that's still a hit compared to the 18in areos but you can pretty much figure that your range is going to be about the same with a staggered setup as with the performance wheel option, in other words no more than maybe 5 Watt hours per mile more consumption for the wider 275 / 30 at the rear.
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Lithiumilo
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It seems there is a void yet to be filled:
I'm surprised @Tsportline and @UnpluggedP havent created yet what i'd call an ULTIMATE range or road trip wheel, a Forged 18" or 19" super lightweight wheel which then accepts aero covers - (or they make their own aero cover for) when you want aero covers... Slap them on for long range trips... lighter & stronger than the factory aero 18's, fits on the Model 3 Performance.
This seems to be a void yet to be addressed by any wheel manufacturers, wouldn't be hard to do, and really would be the ultimate solution for performance and range on the Model 3....
I'm surprised @Tsportline and @UnpluggedP havent created yet what i'd call an ULTIMATE range or road trip wheel, a Forged 18" or 19" super lightweight wheel which then accepts aero covers - (or they make their own aero cover for) when you want aero covers... Slap them on for long range trips... lighter & stronger than the factory aero 18's, fits on the Model 3 Performance.
This seems to be a void yet to be addressed by any wheel manufacturers, wouldn't be hard to do, and really would be the ultimate solution for performance and range on the Model 3....
Lithiumilo
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heck if someone made an ultralight weight forged 18'' or 19'' that accepted aero covers i'd buy those in a heartbeat. even if they had carbon barrels and cost a pretty penny!!
Lithiumilo
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Lithiumilo
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Not seeing anything on their website about an 18'' or 19'' forged wheel that accepts aero covers..
P-Lo801
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Lithiumilo
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Thanks for that.
from the post "1) We're using flow-forming (or rotary forging as some prefer) for the barrel construction as this dramatically reduces mass at the outer radius and gives you the biggest win on reducing inertia while keeping pricing in mere-mortal range."
so, still a flow formed cast wheel.
not forged, heaver and less expensive.
i'm talking all out no holes barred forged SUPER light - even carbon barrels is what would be the ultimate wheel. then a removable aero cover, maybe carbon.
I'd buy a set and so would many many others
P-Lo801
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Flow formed wheels can get pretty lightweight depending on the design.
But, here's another one that's fully forged, monoblock, albeit not the kind of design like the aeros:
The New Aero - Wheels
Point being, I think they're coming. The model 3 is still barely more than a year old, so aftermarket options will come eventually. They just don't come as fast as we would like.
I’d image a carbon wheel would be at least 3-4K per wheel...probably more. Can’t image many people wanting to buy them....considering most wont even spend that much on a full set of forged monoblocks.
Lithiumilo
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Lithiumilo
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I hear ya.. 10/4.
I really like those, and while they look AWESOME, they only come in 21'', and have a listed weight of 34.5 lbs.. which weigh MORE than the factory 20's on the Performance 3.
Amazing design however, and hopefully we can get something like that which is fully forged, comes in an 18 or 19 that fits over Performance brakes and has some aero testing behind them to back up any claims of being aerodynamic. that would be a great thing for the community.
Lithiumilo
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oh and lastly, Tesla is making this an option for the chinese market...
Tesla Model 3 Performance gets 19-inch "Power Sports" Aero Wheels in China
maybe we could get them here??
Tesla Model 3 Performance gets 19-inch "Power Sports" Aero Wheels in China
maybe we could get them here??
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