Hi,
I am wondering whether a wheel upgrade (18" to 20") makes any difference in how heavy the steering is. I have a 2021 Model 3 SR+ which came with the 18" Aero wheels. I always have the steering configuration in Comfort and I experienced it as light steering. Recently, I've installed the 20" Performance wheels (OEM Tesla wheels from a 2019 Model 3 Performance) on my car and the steering became noticeably heavier at low speeds (<3 mph or something). Is it normal that the steering becomes heavier after a wheel upgrade, or should the power steering automatically compensate? I was doubting a bit, since the car itself weights about 1800kg and I could not imagine the few extra kg's of the wheels making the steering wheel heavier, but maybe I'm wrong?
By the way, I also got my calipers painted, but cannot imagine that this makes any difference (extra weight of the spray paint
)
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Robin
I am wondering whether a wheel upgrade (18" to 20") makes any difference in how heavy the steering is. I have a 2021 Model 3 SR+ which came with the 18" Aero wheels. I always have the steering configuration in Comfort and I experienced it as light steering. Recently, I've installed the 20" Performance wheels (OEM Tesla wheels from a 2019 Model 3 Performance) on my car and the steering became noticeably heavier at low speeds (<3 mph or something). Is it normal that the steering becomes heavier after a wheel upgrade, or should the power steering automatically compensate? I was doubting a bit, since the car itself weights about 1800kg and I could not imagine the few extra kg's of the wheels making the steering wheel heavier, but maybe I'm wrong?
By the way, I also got my calipers painted, but cannot imagine that this makes any difference (extra weight of the spray paint
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Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Robin