Lifted Model Y Owners: Report!

[FumelessCamper]

It depends on the lift method. The wheels. The tires. The way you drive. The roads you drive on. The temperature. Luck.

This is why I did just a 10mm or so lift in suspension plus 1" from tires.

Thanks. Can I ask your wheel/tire combo for the 1" lift? That adds 2" to tire diameter?

 

[FumelessCamper]

Thanks. Can I ask your wheel/tire combo for the 1" lift? That adds 2" to tire diameter?

Ah, disregard, I see tire/wheel combs that add 1.6 inches to tire diameter without issue. But it seems like 29.6" tire diameter is a practical limit.

On an unrelated topic: anyone try the PU leveling spacers to lift? If I don't want a 1.7 or 1.85" lift, but only a 0.8" lift, it seems like an inexpensive and reasonable solution. Any reason to stay away from polyurethane and stick with aluminum spacers? And are any shorter aluminum spacers available anywhere?

 

[Jigglypuff]

Unless something was done wrong, poly should be fine. Same with aluminum or steel.

 

[Hello World]

Ah, disregard, I see tire/wheel combs that add 1.6 inches to tire diameter without issue. But it seems like 29.6" tire diameter is a practical limit.

On an unrelated topic: anyone try the PU leveling spacers to lift? If I don't want a 1.7 or 1.85" lift, but only a 0.8" lift, it seems like an inexpensive and reasonable solution. Any reason to stay away from polyurethane and stick with aluminum spacers? And are any shorter aluminum spacers available anywhere?

Make sure the spacer can accommodate the top rear spring perch. The MPP one can seat on top of it, but my PU didn’t fit. I had to get a refund but seller didn’t want to provide shipping back so I kept them.

With my spare time I ended up having to dremal the rubber part off of the perch to seat it on top of the spacer, so it goes spring/spacer/perch

 

[FumelessCamper]

Make sure the spacer can accommodate the top rear spring perch. The MPP one can seat on top of it, but my PU didn’t fit. I had to get a refund but seller didn’t want to provide shipping back so I kept them.

With my spare time I ended up having to dremal the rubber part off of the perch to seat it on top of the spacer, so it goes spring/spacer/perchView attachment 1040195

Can you share which vendor sold you the spacer that doesn't fit?

 

[sixofeight]

MPP 1.75’’ spacer + 265/45/20 tire on stock induction wheel for additional 0.7’’ for a total of 2.45’’ increased clearance.

 

[FumelessCamper]

Make sure the spacer can accommodate the top rear spring perch. The MPP one can seat on top of it, but my PU didn’t fit. I had to get a refund but seller didn’t want to provide shipping back so I kept them.

With my spare time I ended up having to dremal the rubber part off of the perch to seat it on top of the spacer, so it goes spring/spacer/perchView attachment 1040195

Was it the MPP spacers that you had to dremel to fit?

 

[Hello World]

Was it the MPP spacers that you had to dremel to fit?

No it is polypropylene similar to the Delta4x4, just a random eBay seller.

MPP and TSports are aluminum that casted with the perch in mind and wouldn’t have this problem

 

[FumelessCamper]

Before and After. Falken Wildpeak AT Trails 245/55/R19 on stock Gemini wheels on unmodified MYLR. No rubbing, no contact even at full turns. Bottom of the car rides about 0.9" higher. Boot under mudflap for illustrative purposes.
The tire is officially 29.7" in diameter (per Falken), which every technical source will say is too big. The stock rim is 9.5" wide and Falken only approves the tire for 8.5" max width rims, but it works.
I have only put 50 miles on them. Noticeably louder but not too bad. Tiny increase in watts/mile, once you adjust for the MPH and mileage being off because of the increased tire diameter.

 

[sixofeight]

Before and After. Falken Wildpeak AT Trails 245/55/R19 on stock Gemini wheels on unmodified MYLR. No rubbing, no contact even at full turns. Bottom of the car rides about 0.9" higher. Boot under mudflap for illustrative purposes.
The tire is officially 29.7" in diameter (per Falken), which every technical source will say is too big. The stock rim is 9.5" wide and Falken only approves the tire for 8.5" max width rims, but it works.
I have only put 50 miles on them. Noticeably louder but not too bad. Tiny increase in watts/mile, once you adjust for the MPH and mileage being off because of the increased tire diameter.

That’s really strange that you managed to fit a 29.7’’ diameter wheel+tire . Perhaps the stretch to get on the 9.5’’ width wheel lowered the actual wheel+tire diameter?

My 29.4’’ diameter (265/45/20) wheel+tire is a few millimeters away from rubbing the steering knuckle as illustrated in the attached picture.