everydaychris
Active Member
Thanks man. yeah right now aftermarket ev is around $1200.
And canadawheels told me the wheels will be in stock soon so I'll prob go with them.
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Replika R241 Wheels
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And canadawheels told me the wheels will be in stock soon so I'll prob go with them.
miggz410
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Yea I ordered my wheels back in January, and received it in 3 weeks. They had the wheels in stock, but I ordered during the time they got covid shutdown again. So it took longer than it should. I'll probably install them in April when the weather gets better here. I went with 20x10 by the way.
everydaychris
Active Member
Nice. Was thinking 19x 8.5 for the range. I still don't know how big of a hit 19 vs 20 inch rims are for range.
miggz410
Member
Nice. Was thinking 19x 8.5 for the range. I still don't know how big of a hit 19 vs 20 inch rims are for range.
Im going to be using 20" stock goodyear tires on the Inductions. The R241 20's are lighter than the Gemini's. So I'm hoping the lighter weight makes up a bit for the bigger size. But 19 and 20 stock tires have the same width at 255. So I'm hoping for minimal lost. Also I should get better range than the stock 20" induction wheels. I'll be happy if my range falls in between the Gemini's and Inductions. I think that will just be a minimal lost.
Did you ever get a chance to compare the efficiency to the Inductions? I'm trying to decide Inductions vs r241
miggz410
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Never had the inductions. But here are my comparison with the Gemini's...
I used the Gemini's for just a little over 1500 miles. I was averaging about 271 whm, Daily commute with a mixture of both freeway/streets in the Bay Area.
I just drove the Replika's on a 1000 miles road trip down to Socal. I was averaging about 298 whm with mostly freeway miles on I-5 with average speed between 70-80mph on long stretch of I-5. Including a big climb on Grapevine, and 152/San Luis Reservoir.
I reset my trip meter when I got back to get more of a daily normal commute average. I will report back when I reach 1000 miles. But the efficiency should be pretty close to the Gemini's without the covers at least.
Here's a photo if you want to see how they look. 20x10 on 255/40/20 stock Goodyears. Definitely prefer them over the Inductions.
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Hello, where did you buy the tires and wheel from? I called quite a few places and everyone say 18” will not work for Model Y LR due to the weight.
Hi,
I bought the wheels from 1010tires in Mississauga. I bought the tires from Kaltire.
I emailed Fast Wheels and they confirmed that they work for the Model Y.
The load rating is the same as that of the Factory 20" Induction wheels. I imagine they aren't recommended if you're towing, but I don't know, I don't tow.
mackgriggs
Member
I bought my 19x8.5" wheels on November 27th from canadawheels.ca. They just now got in stock and should be shipped out soon. Been forced to drive our minivan since the MY has winter tires on and most days are around 60°.
mackgriggs
Member
Alright! Got them installed...worth the 6 month wait. Got normal black tesla center caps from amazon (really china...amazon is mainly aliexpress now).
Very glad that I got the 19x8.5 size wheels. Its very hard to tell in pictures, but where the original 9.5s sit flush with the tires, I have I would assume, 1/2" retraction into the tire. The originals are very easy to curb which we had already done lightly with them. At least those are my new winter wheels.
Very glad that I got the 19x8.5 size wheels. Its very hard to tell in pictures, but where the original 9.5s sit flush with the tires, I have I would assume, 1/2" retraction into the tire. The originals are very easy to curb which we had already done lightly with them. At least those are my new winter wheels.
everydaychris
Active Member
everydaychris
Active Member
Darn wish I did.
I know it's slighter lighter than the geminis based on me holding them.
Got the 19x8.5 installed. In combination with the Vredestein Quatrac Pro tires, the ride quality has improved a lot (before 20x10 with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S3+) and (it's still a bit early to know for sure) energy consumption has gone down around 9%.
Huge thread on TMC with reasons why. But the 255 fits better as it bulges out to protect the rims from curbs.
Stock tires fit perfectly.
