Do tires wear out faster in the front or back of your model S??

[bimmer88]

Just bought a model S and the tires in the back seem like they have a lot of tread while the front seem low. Trying to figure out if I should rotate them. I asked seller if he's had it rotated already and he says he's not sure if service center did it or not.

 

[DerbyDave]

AWD or RWD? 3 motor, 2, or 1?

 

[maximizese]

If the fronts are low you need to replace them, especially with the rains were are experiencing in California. The tire shop should put the tires with the most tread depth on the rear so they will rotate them for you. The reason is that traction needs to be maintained at the rear since it is much easier to control front traction loss compared to the rears (you can steer with the front wheels but not so much with the rears when you're fishtailing).

Anyway, to answer your question it depends. I have an old RWD Model S and the front and rear tires wore evenly. I went 60K miles on my last set of tires without rotating them. I'll try rotating this current set every 10K miles (same Goodyear Eagle RS-A2 model as the old ones) and see if I can eke out any further distance.

 

[ucmndd]

My RWD Model S eats rear tires at nearly twice the rate of the fronts. Need to rotate regularly.

AWD cars seem to wear at a more even rate.

 

[bimmer88]

This is actually on an AWD model... it's a 2020 LR+

 

[beatle]

My rear tires wear just slightly faster than the fronts. Square setup.

 

[bimmer88]

I guess service center probably already rotated tires for the seller on this one then… good to know. I’ll just not rotate them. Thanks!

 

[dannycamps]

My Model S (2019 100D) seems to wear front tires faster than the rears.

 

[AMPd]

If the fronts are low you need to replace them, especially with the rains were are experiencing in California. The tire shop should put the tires with the most tread depth on the rear so they will rotate them for you. The reason is that traction needs to be maintained at the rear since it is much easier to control front traction loss compared to the rears (you can steer with the front wheels but not so much with the rears when you're fishtailing).

Anyway, to answer your question it depends. I have an old RWD Model S and the front and rear tires wore evenly. I went 60K miles on my last set of tires without rotating them. I'll try rotating this current set every 10K miles (same Goodyear Eagle RS-A2 model as the old ones) and see if I can eke out any further distance.

How would you get more miles out of the tires by rotating them?

 

[vescrig]

2017 MS 100D Front tires wear faster, much faster.

 

[maximizese]

How would you get more miles out of the tires by rotating them?

I really don't know. I know what to expect by not rotating them, but I don't know the results from routinely rotating them. I would have assumed the front tires would wear faster based on traditional front brake bias and the shoulders to wear faster due to steering and cornering but the RWD regeneration, my mild usage of the brake pedal, and relatively low weight distribution to the front probably resulted in my tires wearing evenly.

 

[Droschke]

Since the RWD Model S's rear tires wear out much faster than the front ones, isn't it just better to replace them when the time comes instead of rotating? What's the gain by rotating in this case?

 

[Magellan55]

I've been getting pretty even wear on my AWD 100D (19"), and I'm on my 3rd set. Service center even advised not rotating on AWD cars as they see no uneven wear in general.

 

[airborne spoon]

Mine wear pretty even once I installed the N2itive toe and camber arms

 

[bimmer88]

Hmmm… tires seem to wear differently depending on model. Anyone with a raven LR+ have any info about this?

 

[James Veitch]

Is fishtailing when not driving very fast an indication that the rear wheels need to be replaced?

I’m not sure whether it’s this or something to do with the hot weather but it’s been happening a lot.

 

[drunkenbuda]

My 2022 S, the front tires!