Just ordered a new M3 and some I see on the road seem to have an excessive fenderwell gap from fender to top of tire. Not sure why there is variance. I'm wondering if they use different suspension components including the rubber bump stops and that affects ride height.
TM3P has performance springs that are lower.
If you ponied up for Performance, you will get them. If you didn't, you won't.
However, TM3 rides pretty low, and I barely clear a few driveway and parking garage entry ramps, so be careful about lowering for looks and then scraping the side-sills if you go too low.
NP. As long as it kind of looks like the final build pic I'm OK. Aftermarket adjustments can throw off alignment, ride quality, etc and didn't want to deal with that
You always need/want to re-align the car after changing suspension geometry.
It's part of the suspension swap cost.
wished sas was an option, but alternative is a little more cumbersome (aftermarket air suspension will take up your frunk space), look at pics by dnapopo, you can set it to get rid of any gaps, lol
I have never understood the desire to have a car this low. The top of the tire being covered by the wheel well just looks wrong to me. It also serves no functional purpose. You can't drive the car that low and even if you're just parking it that way the undercarriage is going to get all scratched up. But I guess if you're really worried about small animals crawling up inside the underbelly of the car it makes sense...
Yeah, that pic looks idiotic and dysfunctional, but there is a market out there for all sorts of looks for all sorts of folks.
Some people modify cars to go faster, but many more to make them look "better" and more "unique".
Obsessing about fender gaps is a give-away that the OP belongs to the latter category, and there are aftermarket products out there that will accommodate any "look" you want.
To answer the original question - NO, Tesla will not butcher its ride hide just for looks.
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