How to mount the forged wheels

[MileHighMotoring]

No they also had to swap the tyres on the wheels...

OK I'll say that is quite a bit more work then. Still their fault, but I can understand them trying to weasel out of it,

 

[smorgasbord]

If you also have a red dot, neglect the yellow dots and align the red dot with the valve stem.

That is wrong.

Wiztecy's post text as quoted from Yokohama is correct, but the video he includes (not from Yokohama) is wrong.

Do NOT align red dots with value stems.

The red dots are for wheel run-out. Valve stems have nothing to do with wheel run-out. Most wheels, including those sold by Tesla, are not marked for run-out. If yours are then by all means use the Red dot to align with the run-out mark on your wheel, not the valve stem.

For everyone else, Align the Yellow Dot with the valve stem.


I had a Yoko tire where the Red and Yellow dots were almost 180 degrees apart from each other. Tesla installed the Red dot to the valve stem, with the result that there were a ton (OK, several grams) of weights that needed to be added AND I had vibration. I had Tesla remount with the yellow dots and viola - almost no weights and no vibration.

Align the Yellow Dot with the Valve Stem.

 

[bwa]

Oh geez. I learn something new about damn tires and wheels every day. As if there wasn't already enough to remember. Good stuff. Thank you all.

 

[wiztecy]

That is wrong.

Wiztecy's post text as quoted from Yokohama is correct, but the video he includes (not from Yokohama) is wrong.

Correct. Thanks for your fine attention to detail. I wish like in the old school days you could edit your posts, I'd like to remove or post a more exact video so I can most accurately provide information to people, but I can't. If the mods can do it, please remove that 2n'd ausie video. Thanks!

 

[m0rph]

Well we all learn something in this thread
Thanks Smorgasbord

 

[-CrushedPepper-]

That green roadster looks so clean. Love it!

 

[Frisco-Dad]

I’m still confused after reading through this thread. Are my 1.5 Roadster wheels installed in the correct orientation?

To make it even more confusing, my Tesla account shows my wheels in the opposite orientation.

 

[thefortunes]

I’m still confused after reading through this thread. Are my 1.5 Roadster wheels installed in the correct orientation?
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To make it even more confusing, my Tesla account shows my wheels in the opposite orientation.
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Not sure the correct orientation for the 1.5s, but the orientation in the pic in your account (which is a 2.5, btw) is correct.

 

[slcasner]

The slant direction of the 1.5 and 2.5 are opposite. On the 1.5 they go forward in the direction of rotation, so your car is correct.

 

[m0rph]

@Frisco-Dad Don't you have the markings stamped on the wheels?