flashflooder
Member
If this thread were an M Night Shamaylan script:
The OP was really the teenager who trashed the car, here to test the viability of his planned explanation.
He's not posting anymore because his Dad didn't buy it...
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The OP was really the teenager who trashed the car, here to test the viability of his planned explanation.
He's not posting anymore because his Dad didn't buy it...
Daniel in SD
(supervised)
Genius! My advice then is to adjust the rear toe all the way in (be careful not to scuff the bolts!). Unfortunately I think only the toe is adjustable, you want to have positive camber as well to get that type of wear. But if you can get a tire shop to swap the rear wheels from one side to the other you're golden!
Better yet, just swap your wheels with your sibling's Model 3.
I still can't figure out how a teenager could shred the tread off the tires in a car that can't spin its wheels....I could maybe understand if it was a front wheel drive car (where turning/acceleration forces are both applied to the front tires)
But in a rear-wheel drive car (that does not have the ability to break traction) --- how does one do donuts?
You all are accusing this kid for burning the rubber off his tires --- yet Tesla confirmed the traction control wasn't disabled, and there are people on this forum saying they can't burn the rubber, and I posted a video of a M3 trying to do donuts in the snow without success.....and bending the rim won't burn the tread off the tire.....
How did this kid burn the tread off his tires?? (without doing donuts or burnouts)
But in a rear-wheel drive car (that does not have the ability to break traction) --- how does one do donuts?
You all are accusing this kid for burning the rubber off his tires --- yet Tesla confirmed the traction control wasn't disabled, and there are people on this forum saying they can't burn the rubber, and I posted a video of a M3 trying to do donuts in the snow without success.....and bending the rim won't burn the tread off the tire.....
How did this kid burn the tread off his tires?? (without doing donuts or burnouts)
Daniel in SD
(supervised)
You can easily do donuts in a car much less powerful than the Model 3. When you turn the car leans to the outside tire taking weight off the inside tire. Observe: https://hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/tesla-loop-2-1515775269.mp4 Notice that only the inside tire is spinning.
Like I said earlier in the thread you could also just take corners really fast. I can wear out a set of tires in a couple hundred miles driving around parking lot (autocross).
This thread made me go out and check my tires. 10,550 miles and my rear 19"s look like this:
I haven't even rotated them - the wear seems pretty even across.
I haven't even rotated them - the wear seems pretty even across.
TaoJones
Beyond Driven
Nice
Ah, but how are the inner edges holding up?
That said, and they’re probably fine at 11K miles, the more I hear about and see Continentals, the more I like them.
Are they quiet? Is the ride decent?
And lastly, please do tell - at what PSI do you keep them?
RyanS
Ka-chow
Hey, kid. You are amazing. You must have taken some videos of your donut drifting before you blew out tires. You gotta teach us how, kid.
If you are embarrassed, just PM me. Ka-chow
If you are embarrassed, just PM me. Ka-chow
RyanS
Ka-chow
Canuck
Well-Known Member
Well that sure made a lot of people look foolish, including the OP, who can now see exactly how it likely happened -- but can he recognize his son through the window?
I do like the continentals. Ride and road noise seems decent. I will probably buy another set when the time comes. I haven’t looked at my inner edges in a while, but I am due to take it in for the annual service soon.
Embarrassingly, I don’t keep real good track of my psi like I should. So I am not running anything higher or lower than the recommended on purpose or anything.
Reminds me when I was 16-17 and drove the family F150 Econoline van as my main vehicle for transportation.
The old man came home one day after taking it to a tire shop >>> "Tire guy asked me, 'Who's been driving this thing? Mario Andretti?'"
Guilty as charged
The old man came home one day after taking it to a tire shop >>> "Tire guy asked me, 'Who's been driving this thing? Mario Andretti?'"
Guilty as charged
But_dave
Member
OK - try this one out - new M3 - delivered today - drove 240 miles home with this kind of rubber on the wheel wells. no crazy driving - dry day. only really noticed due to white car color. No handling problems or indication of alignment issue when driving
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Daniel in SD
(supervised)
Probably just dirt on the road. haha.
If you're worried about it get a tread depth gauge and monitor it. You should be able to catch any alignment problems before they destroy your tires.
DR61
Member
Phillyasian
Member
I think that for sound damping. It's in my wheel wells too. Should be there for every car.
But_dave
Member
Black, soft, as in no grit , smelled like rubber (I used to work in a tire mfg plant, kinda know what they smell like).
What would you think it was? dry sunny day - mid 80's - no fresh pavement/blacktop. not sure what else it would be.
Am open to opinions - thanks for the question
But_dave
Member
Phillyasian
Member
Are you implying that the residue is coming from the black material that's lining the wheel wells? I was referring to the Black lining.
But_dave
Member
I am thinking the black residue is from the tire getting chewed up while driving. I want to be wrong, trust me
I just took some residue, light powdery, and held a lighter to it, smelled like burning rubber. :-( reaching out to Tesla
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