Aftermarket Wheels on Model 3

[BennyNielsen]

If you are using 5 mm spacers with the non-performance rotor hats you may not have enough thread to grab. Do you have a full eight turns of the lug nuts? If not most sources suggest you do not have enough thread to ensure safety at high cornering loads.

Yes i did read something about that. I did not count the turns but i can take a nut off and put it back and see how many turns i got. But i dont use the car on track. Just as a daily driver.

 

[dfwatt]

Yes i did read something about that. I did not count the turns but i can take a nut off and put it back and see how many turns i got. But i dont use the car on track. Just as a daily driver.

Check out mad hungarians tutorials on all this on the other Tesla forum. Excellent source.

 

[BennyNielsen]

Check out mad hungarians tutorials on all this on the other Tesla forum. Excellent source.

Just did a check. I almost have 7 full turns. So i have ordered a couple of 3mm spacer insted. Hopefully that will help.

 

[WILL MACDONALD]

Just did a check. I almost have 7 full turns. So i have ordered a couple of 3mm spacer instead. Hopefully that will help.

I wish I'd gotten on this forum sooner. I bought some 19" MSW rims as part of a package with TireRack. After 3 months all 4 wheels bent within the space of 2 weeks. The Tesla service center mechanic suggested it might be a spacer issue, but when I asked for the summary from Telsa's service center rep (they wouldn't let me talk to the mechanic) they wouldn't tell me anything. It was really weird. In the end I went back to OEMs. I still don't know what the issue was as I didn't know what to look for, but I've never in my life had a bent rim let alone all 4. TireRack indicated that wheel companies never provide warranties.....

 

[dfwatt]

I wish I'd gotten on this forum sooner. I bought some 19" MSW rims as part of a package with TireRack. After 3 months all 4 wheels bent within the space of 2 weeks. The Tesla service center mechanic suggested it might be a spacer issue, but when I asked for the summary from Telsa's service center rep (they wouldn't let me talk to the mechanic) they wouldn't tell me anything. It was really weird. In the end I went back to OEMs. I still don't know what the issue was as I didn't know what to look for, but I've never in my life had a bent rim let alone all 4. TireRack indicated that wheel companies never provide warranties.....

Can you provide pictures? Where was the bend in the wheels?

 

[MODEL+]

I wish I'd gotten on this forum sooner. I bought some 19" MSW rims as part of a package with TireRack. After 3 months all 4 wheels bent within the space of 2 weeks. The Tesla service center mechanic suggested it might be a spacer issue, but when I asked for the summary from Telsa's service center rep (they wouldn't let me talk to the mechanic) they wouldn't tell me anything. It was really weird. In the end I went back to OEMs. I still don't know what the issue was as I didn't know what to look for, but I've never in my life had a bent rim let alone all 4. TireRack indicated that wheel companies never provide warranties.....

Can you provide pictures? Where was the bend in the wheels?

Curious also... this sounds strange!


Danny

 

[enemji]

Woenderful thread. It is going to take me while to find the answers from the 300 pages. In the meanwhile, if somebody already has thought of this setup, let me know if it is doable or not.

 

[MODEL+]

Woenderful thread. It is going to take me while to find the answers from the 300 pages. In the meanwhile, if somebody already has thought of this setup, let me know if it is doable or not.

Of course doable. What size wheels are you planning to run that tire size with?


Danny

 

[pdx_m3s]

Woenderful thread. It is going to take me while to find the answers from the 300 pages. In the meanwhile, if somebody already has thought of this setup, let me know if it is doable or not.

Not a fan of the tricycle look. Square is preferred and works best with Model 3 dynamics.

 

[Clover]

18" in the front and 20" in the rear would make the front look bad to me. I think most people would look at it and think, why does the front not look right?

 

[pdx_m3s]

Not a fan of the tricycle look. Square is preferred and works best with Model 3 dynamics.

I may have misunderstood your question. If you want to go from stock 235/18 to 275/20, then yes it’s totally doable.

 

[dfwatt]

I may have misunderstood your question. If you want to go from stock 235/18 to 275/20, then yes it’s totally doable.

Pretty sure he's talking about having 18-in Wheels on the front and 20 in Wheels on the rear. I suppose you could call it extreme staggered but I like your term the tricycle look!

 

[enemji]

I may have misunderstood your question. If you want to go from stock 235/18 to 275/20, then yes it’s totally doable.

you got it right. I was looking to go for a staggered look, with changing only the rear wheels and tires.

 

[drpheta]

you got it right. I was looking to go for a staggered look, with changing only the rear wheels and tires.

Mmm no. Don't do that.

 

[enemji]

Of course doable. What size wheels are you planning to run that tire size with?


Danny

That is the million dollar question!!
For example: Would the TST from Tsportline work?

18x8.5 for the front

TST 18" Tesla Model 3 Wheel (Set of 4)

Tesla Model 3 18" TST turbine style flow forged wheel is manufactured exclusively for the Tesla Model 3. The TST is manufactured in a flow forged process for your Tesla Model 3. Get Tesla Model 3 wheels now!

tsportline.com

20x10 for the rear

TST 20" Tesla Model 3 Wheel (Set of 4)

Tesla Model 3 20" TST turbine style flow forged wheel is manufactured exclusively for the Tesla Model 3. Get Tesla Model 3 wheels now! Order Tesla wheels for your Tesla Model 3 at T Sportline, home for Tesla Accessories, Wheels & Aero Kits.

tsportline.com

 

[dfwatt]

you got it right. I was looking to go for a staggered look, with changing only the rear wheels and tires.

That's more than staggered. Stock 18 inch wheels and tires tend to be low traction low rolling resistance and low performance and the 275 30 20-in tires tend to be high performance. The car will severely understeer. Severely.

 

[enemji]

That's more than staggered. Stock wheels and tires tend to be low traction High rolling efficiency and the 275 30 20-in tires tend to be high performance. The car will severely understeer. Severely.

I don't drive aggressively, thanks to the Tesla Insurance

 

[pdx_m3s]

you got it right. I was looking to go for a staggered look, with changing only the rear wheels and tires.

Can’t recommend that. Will look awful.

 

[dfwatt]

I don't drive aggressively, thanks to the Tesla Insurance

So not entirely clear what you're trying to achieve here? A slightly staggered look in other words with say 265/30 fronts and 275/30 Rears looks great and does not understeer appreciably.

 

[MODEL+]

That is the million dollar question!!
For example: Would the TST from Tsportline work?

18x8.5 for the front

TST 18" Tesla Model 3 Wheel (Set of 4)

Tesla Model 3 18" TST turbine style flow forged wheel is manufactured exclusively for the Tesla Model 3. The TST is manufactured in a flow forged process for your Tesla Model 3. Get Tesla Model 3 wheels now!

tsportline.com

20x10 for the rear

TST 20" Tesla Model 3 Wheel (Set of 4)

Tesla Model 3 20" TST turbine style flow forged wheel is manufactured exclusively for the Tesla Model 3. Get Tesla Model 3 wheels now! Order Tesla wheels for your Tesla Model 3 at T Sportline, home for Tesla Accessories, Wheels & Aero Kits.

tsportline.com

May I ask what motivated you to want to do a double staggered setup like this?

I know it's popular for OEMs to do it for their high performance cars nowadays, but it's typically a one size up difference.


Danny