Hello all,
I recently swapped my wheels for my other set of race wheels for an upcoming event and to my dismay, I found the front driver side wheel to have extensive damage to the inner rim lip. After considering the location of damage and frequency of local car wash visits, I believe the damage is caused by the wheel track contacting the inner rim lip as it is pushed down the track. After inspecting the Tesla rims I noticed that the inner rim lip actually sticks further out then the sidewall of the Pilot Sport 4s tires! Because of this, the tires don't provide cover for the inner rim lip and the corrosion protection paint and aluminum is constantly being shaved off. I honestly think this is ultimately a design trade-off for the sake of aerodynamic wheel efficiency, but now I have shaved rims that will allow salt during winter to attack alluminum and reduce useful life of wheels.
As for my other wheels, I have 255's on stock width rims, and they provide some inner rim protection. Perhaps I will choose a wider tire when my current Pilot 4s's wear out.
Anyone else had issues? If you auto wash your Model 3 Performance, or possibly 19" sport wheels, you might want to see if you receiving damage too.
I recently swapped my wheels for my other set of race wheels for an upcoming event and to my dismay, I found the front driver side wheel to have extensive damage to the inner rim lip. After considering the location of damage and frequency of local car wash visits, I believe the damage is caused by the wheel track contacting the inner rim lip as it is pushed down the track. After inspecting the Tesla rims I noticed that the inner rim lip actually sticks further out then the sidewall of the Pilot Sport 4s tires! Because of this, the tires don't provide cover for the inner rim lip and the corrosion protection paint and aluminum is constantly being shaved off. I honestly think this is ultimately a design trade-off for the sake of aerodynamic wheel efficiency, but now I have shaved rims that will allow salt during winter to attack alluminum and reduce useful life of wheels.
As for my other wheels, I have 255's on stock width rims, and they provide some inner rim protection. Perhaps I will choose a wider tire when my current Pilot 4s's wear out.
Anyone else had issues? If you auto wash your Model 3 Performance, or possibly 19" sport wheels, you might want to see if you receiving damage too.