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Plaid 21” rear tire woes - factory defect?
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Xenoilphobe
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You could be right, toe does have a significant impact on that kinda wear, and the torque on that axle has to be extremely harsh on the tire. I would play with the toe and camber alignment when the car is in the lowest suspension setting to try and "fix" this issue. Second I would dump the 21's and get 19's and see if you have the same issue.
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Replaced both rear tires at Tesla SC. Got T2 version.
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Charged 510x2 + 100 installation + wheels alignment = $1500 ;(
What's interesting, TireRack, has this tires for $546
Submitted reimburse to Michelin, to get 60% back from $1020, got approved.
Very expensive wear and tear for one year. I made it clear to tesla, that want to get idea of root of issue. Wheel alignment does not show any red flags for rear.
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Tesla
Charged 510x2 + 100 installation + wheels alignment = $1500 ;(
What's interesting, TireRack, has this tires for $546
Submitted reimburse to Michelin, to get 60% back from $1020, got approved.
Very expensive wear and tear for one year. I made it clear to tesla, that want to get idea of root of issue. Wheel alignment does not show any red flags for rear.
The wear does not happen with the 19" setup. I've put a few thousand miles, with a few 175mph runs on the OEM 19" and they still look brand new. My 21" PS4S have already been burned through, and I'm now on a set of Goodyears, and those are just starting to show the excessive wear on the inside edge.
Did you have them do the alignment in the low setting? Your toe is pretty far out on both rears before the alignment, which they adjusted.
Yes, I said that I drive mostly in Low settings. But car was aligned in normal, pretty sure. TOE is in spec before
and only rear right cracked. Not an expert in that. Will see how it behaves - tesla gave warranty for 12 months if issue repeats.
PS. back to looking for 20" square SV104
Propofoln
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Propofoln
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Well crap. Got tire changed out yesterday. I’m sure Firestone prob disposed of it already
Propofoln
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Anyone fixed this with aftermarket camber arms?
Also a thought. What if we rotated rear tires after 5-10k miles. Like make the inside the outside.
Also a thought. What if we rotated rear tires after 5-10k miles. Like make the inside the outside.
The shoulder tread is designed differently on the inside as it is the outside on PS4S, that's why it has the big label that says "outside" on the tire.
Propofoln
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So basically our only option is to replace every 10k miles? Seems ridiculous
That's why people have started using the aftermarket products and getting the alignment done in the low setting, not medium.
MPP and UP both have products to address the issue, and n2itive is supposed to be coming
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Looks great. So a regular tire shop can install these? How do I get them installed? So these are adjustable compared to factory?
I'm installing and re-aligning myself ......... but I've been working on "things" for years .......... any good alignment shop should be able to do it ...... just make sure you know what alignment setting (camber/toe) you want them to put it at (and I would do this in the low height setting).
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