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Model Y Uberturbine wheels on a Model X

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Pig?

Agreed, these tires do have a bit of stretch but I got basically brand new for $500 w/ 1k on them so I'm definitely gonna use them until they're dead before jumping up to something like a 265F/285R.

Two wheels are have a little rash, dude bought some T Sportline 20's for his Y and they've curbed them as well. Thankfully I'm used to wider and flusher wheels so don't worry about.
 
It's from Babe, a Jim Cromwell movie about talking animals, get some culture dammit

I'm pleasantly surprised how good it looks with the OE Y tires, was worried they'd look dinky but it's totally fine and yeah the Y owners seem to be desperate to get rid of these for peanuts around here too, not $500, but for well below the cost of even a couple of tires for a whole set

I find the key to avoiding curb rash is to not hit the curbs :p . It's amazing how many new tesla owners must have been parking by feel in their Hihglanders and Malibus
 
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My bad, my bad lol

I'm quite happy with how they look as well...the price being a factor as well :)

My GF's curbed one wheel on her 535cut that has some forged 20's on it...now she parks like a foot away from the curb lol. I should have taken a picture of the parking job she did yesterday in my 740iL, it looked something like _ _ _ / :-D
 
The BMW dealer by me had a wheel-eating curb right by the service bay, one of those that grabs you unsuspecting because it juts out right where you'd normally cut the wheel while backing out. I guess they finally had porters kill enough wheels on the dealership's dime that the money they were making off customers doing it to their own cars wasn't making up for it. I once hit it hard enough to learn in a loaner, and thankfully learned that lesson on somebody else's suspension arms lol

Really does look great. I get the feeling the Y summer pirellis are still a lower rolling resistance tire than the ol' conti do-nothings, but I guess you'll have to do some math if you want to know the answer to that very important question, otherwise you won't know if you have RUINED THE CAR by tinkering with Elon's holy design. In before one of the Doge Priests arrives to remind you you may have to spend up to THREE EXTRA MINUTES at the supercharger on a road trip heh
 
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I've got a wheel killer here at work that most wouldn't notice unless they were paying attention since the curb comes to a point vs a round. Fortunately 1st shift has left so I get my favorite end spot where I've snapped pics of most of my other cars :)

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This is all I have at the moment for side profile pics. I still haven't installed my MacBoost camber arms or eBay lowering links yet.
 

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Not a bad look for the X, but the Ubers are just so damn HEAVY, and that's before adding the spacers/adapters.

They weigh more than even the 22" X wheels in the fronts, surprisingly less on the larger rears. Guess you do gain the extra rim protection and a slightly better ride with the extra sidewall.

 

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