Plaid 21” rear tire woes - factory defect?

[Jayy178]

I had tried to claim my rears when they were at 15.5k, but the tire shop wouldn't move forward stating the staggered set up halves the rear tires mileage. Seems to be that this is a hit or miss apparently.

 

[Russell]

I had tried to claim my rears when they were at 15.5k, but the tire shop wouldn't move forward stating the staggered set up halves the rear tires mileage. Seems to be that this is a hit or miss apparently.

Which tire shop did you go to?

 

[n2mb_racing]

Discount tire put T0 revision tires on the front of my car and T2 revision tires on the rear. I should have been paying more attention. They already screwed it up once and put Pilot Super Sport tires on the front, and Pilot 4S in the rear.

They say "Acoustic" on them and were made the 23rd week of 2023, so I don't quite know what is going on. What I think I can get from Tirerack is they might not have the foam in them..... *sugar*.

 

[Jayy178]

Local mom n pop shop, but americas tire co told me the same thing too

 

[Sam1]

Discount tire put T0 revision tires on the front of my car and T2 revision tires on the rear. I should have been paying more attention. They already screwed it up once and put Pilot Super Sport tires on the front, and Pilot 4S in the rear.

They say "Acoustic" on them and were made the 23rd week of 2023, so I don't quite know what is going on. What I think I can get from Tirerack is they might not have the foam in them..... *sugar*.

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I actually run pilot super sports on the front and PS4S on the rear on purpose. The car drives a lot better this way because the PSS profile is less blocky and the car turns in easier & steering is generally lighter. But I do like to stick with the Tesla spec, so the PSS are T1, PS4S are T2.

 

[Predation]

just curious, does this happen with the 19"s? either LR or Plaid?

 

[n2mb_racing]

just curious, does this happen with the 19"s? either LR or Plaid?

No.

 

[n2mb_racing]

I actually run pilot super sports on the front and PS4S on the rear on purpose. The car drives a lot better this way because the PSS profile is less blocky and the car turns in easier & steering is generally lighter. But I do like to stick with the Tesla spec, so the PSS are T1, PS4S are T2.

Good to know. I am working on a lemon law buyback and I didn't want hassle from having mismatched tires on the car.

 

[snowfree52]

I tried to read several pages but ... is the problem still persisting on the 2023 plaid ?

 

[Sam1]

I tried to read several pages but ... is the problem still persisting on the 2023 plaid ?

Yes, I'm sure it is but not that many people have experienced it yet since they don't have that much mileage and they probably rarely check their wear.

 

[snowfree52]

thank you

 

[n2mb_racing]

Have we seen any failures of the T2 revision tires yet?

 

[PartagasIV]

Had my original T1 rev driver's rear fail at ~15k miles on my '21 Plaid couple days ago. Just submitted request to Michelin. Got 4 new PS4S installed by Tesla outside Albany NY yesterday...don't love their alignment but didn't realize there was the N2 rec'd specs until right now.

 

[KOL2000]

I'd be doing backflips if I got 15k miles on rear tires of any model S with 21 inch rims. Neither my 2013 P+ or 2022 Plaid get more than 5k per set.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

I'd be doing backflips if I got 15k miles on rear tires of any model S with 21 inch rims. Neither my 2013 P+ or 2022 Plaid get more than 5k per set.

24k miles on my 20” summer tires and still have 6/32 left on all 4

 

[Sam1]

24k miles on my 20” summer tires and still have 6/32 left on all 4

Some of us drive them like sports cars and not a Prius though

 

[KOL2000]

I give up, can anyone recommend a one-stop shop in SAN DIEGO that can install the rear links, new rear tires, and alignment for my Plaid?

 

[racerx2005]

Some of us drive them like sports cars and not a Prius though

Guilty as charged!

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Guilty as charged!

Fine fine! Make fun of me. I’ve only taken it to ATL motorsports park twice and had to reduce psi to 32 cold so the tires wouldn’t overinflate all day long.

But… the point I’m trying to make is that with proper camber / toe setups (read as aftermarket suspension links) and despite going hard at it, even 240 treadwear pirellis will last like mine do

Summary - get suspension links (all of them) and you’ll achieve breakeven within your first tire replacement

 

[Hayseed_MS]

Just replaced my 21's with approx 3-4/32nds left. No uneven wear and zero signs of separation. 15k miles. All original equipment.