Acceleration and steering gains would be dependent on distance from center of rotation, so weight savings in the spoke means less than in the rim drum, and drum less than tire.
Sprung vs. unsprung is handling only, on a 100k mile car fresh bushings would be money better spent if looking to improve handling.
Tires are the only thing that touches the road, as such they play a huge role in all aspects of performance be it efficiency, handling, braking whatever. On a Tesla though I believe the computer limits the rate of acceleration very often so tires or lighter rims might not do as much there based on some folks not seeing dragstrip gains on dedicated tires.
Define a functional upgrade. If high speed cruise is the norm for you then the slipstreams are a great choice. If low speeds then the aero won't come into play much then maybe prioritizing weight might be a better idea.
If someone came up with a 19lbs aero efficient, attractive wheel at a reasonable price that would be awesome, but what do you fill in the voids with to make it aero efficient?
Sprung vs. unsprung is handling only, on a 100k mile car fresh bushings would be money better spent if looking to improve handling.
Tires are the only thing that touches the road, as such they play a huge role in all aspects of performance be it efficiency, handling, braking whatever. On a Tesla though I believe the computer limits the rate of acceleration very often so tires or lighter rims might not do as much there based on some folks not seeing dragstrip gains on dedicated tires.
Define a functional upgrade. If high speed cruise is the norm for you then the slipstreams are a great choice. If low speeds then the aero won't come into play much then maybe prioritizing weight might be a better idea.
If someone came up with a 19lbs aero efficient, attractive wheel at a reasonable price that would be awesome, but what do you fill in the voids with to make it aero efficient?
