Hello guys,
I have a 2021 Model 3 Performance and recently got new tires. I went with some 355/35R20's and had a few mm's clearance to the upper control arm mounting on the knuckle.
After I let the car down off the hoist, the knuckle either deflected some or the hub deflected some and the knuckle contacted the tire. It's a very light contact, and I understand there's deflection in anything when a load is applied, but I was surprised to see any real deflection based on vehicle weight alone.
I assume the knuckles were designed with more stiffness than this, which would mean the hubs were on their way out.
I pulled the wheels and reviewed the hubs, but can't find anything wrong with them.
Has anyone had a hub go bad yet? What was the mileage? I've never had a hub go bad on such a low mileage vehicle.
Also, I'm switching back to 245/35R20's today to give some clearance. But was just surprised how much deflection happened here.
I have a 2021 Model 3 Performance and recently got new tires. I went with some 355/35R20's and had a few mm's clearance to the upper control arm mounting on the knuckle.
After I let the car down off the hoist, the knuckle either deflected some or the hub deflected some and the knuckle contacted the tire. It's a very light contact, and I understand there's deflection in anything when a load is applied, but I was surprised to see any real deflection based on vehicle weight alone.
I assume the knuckles were designed with more stiffness than this, which would mean the hubs were on their way out.
I pulled the wheels and reviewed the hubs, but can't find anything wrong with them.
Has anyone had a hub go bad yet? What was the mileage? I've never had a hub go bad on such a low mileage vehicle.
Also, I'm switching back to 245/35R20's today to give some clearance. But was just surprised how much deflection happened here.