I own the Tesla Model 3P+. I went all out on this car. Yes, I went crazy on this car. All options. I have a bit of a soon-to-be-serious or never serious problem. Upon closer inspection, very minor wheel bending was noticed on my 20" perf. wheels from Tesla. Damn. Its not the end of the world, but I view safety as the most important factor... speed be damned. The car rides around fine, its a bit bumpy, and at times, you know, on city roads, it feels a bit, well... not like when I first got the car (took delivery in Aug.. now at 6,000 mi.) There's also some pretty bad and noticeable rim rash from the crappy roads. I haven't been lead footing the accelerator either. I usually run on chill mode. I'm also very disappointed by the range loss on such big wheels.
So rather than buy the same crazy 20" rims, what do you guys recommend? I looked up the TSportline 18" Forged Wheels that will fit the P configuration. What is the advantage here? From what I can tell they weigh almost identical to the 20" alloy wheels. Am I wrong about that? Are they unlikely to bend as easily?
I installed wheel bands the rims look so bad, not even from curbing, but from literally, just crap on the road hitting the wheels.
To worsen my situation, you know these wheels are like 4 grand or something crazy. I also doubled down and bought 20" Michelin all weathers under warranty for the winter months. Now I'm back on the Pilot 4S Sports. So I have two sets of 20" tires, somewhat bad condition wheels, and am trying to figure out a valid solution going forward.
Do nothing or replace the wheels and tires altogether? Any other aftermarket wheels you'd recommend? Don't forget, because of the performance calipers sticking out, and other issues with the Performance wheel mount design, I can't just move down to 18" aeros with caps. Would like to hear opinion from people who switched from 19" or 20" wheels over to 18" and how was your experience? Which ones did you go with and why? Thanks!
So rather than buy the same crazy 20" rims, what do you guys recommend? I looked up the TSportline 18" Forged Wheels that will fit the P configuration. What is the advantage here? From what I can tell they weigh almost identical to the 20" alloy wheels. Am I wrong about that? Are they unlikely to bend as easily?
I installed wheel bands the rims look so bad, not even from curbing, but from literally, just crap on the road hitting the wheels.
To worsen my situation, you know these wheels are like 4 grand or something crazy. I also doubled down and bought 20" Michelin all weathers under warranty for the winter months. Now I'm back on the Pilot 4S Sports. So I have two sets of 20" tires, somewhat bad condition wheels, and am trying to figure out a valid solution going forward.
Do nothing or replace the wheels and tires altogether? Any other aftermarket wheels you'd recommend? Don't forget, because of the performance calipers sticking out, and other issues with the Performance wheel mount design, I can't just move down to 18" aeros with caps. Would like to hear opinion from people who switched from 19" or 20" wheels over to 18" and how was your experience? Which ones did you go with and why? Thanks!