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Aggmeister2010
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Oh I see - yeah, a concave face is totally doable, that's what I have on my car. My offset is +38mm. Could probably go a couple more mm and be fine.
Aggmeister2010
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My car is lowered about 2.5 inches, so i guess you could say "Always" lol. What height did you have the car aligned in? Standard?
It won't make a huge difference, but for absolute best tire life you should cruise on the highway at the setting you had it aligned to.
Now that your rear toe is fixed, you shouldn't have to worry as much about inner edge wear.
If you get annoyed with the rub in reverse, there's an easy fix for that - shave the vent fins in the fender liner that it's rubbing on. Takes about 5 minutes and a file.
Regarding caster being equal ("Setback") - just let us know what you find. From the specs, it may pull a bit to the left - but if you're feeling it go perfectly straight, no need to adjust what works!
Glad everything worked out.
SnakeDoctorTD
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Got the car back. Here's a couple pictures. I feel like the rear is just a tad high though. Front looks on point. Zero rubbing. Thanks again for the help colindo1990, Aggmeister2010, and krsgio. I gotta say, I love the fact that the rear wheel is not lit very well b/c of the concavity, haha.
Aggmeister2010
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Congrats dude, that looks sharp! Since you're also in Houston, I have some extra lowering links I can help you with if you want to drop the back a bit.
SnakeDoctorTD
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Are they adjustable ones or something? I have a set of the 3D printed ones from the thread here on the forums that lower them the most.
Aggmeister2010
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Yeah, the ones I have are adjustable. I have an extra set. The 3D printed ones are good, but they only work if your car is perfectly leveled, and your sensor brackets aren’t bent (happens a lot).
These (obviously one is missing from the pictures):
my first post & you seem like you know your fitments, I take delivery of my first Tesla, a 2015 85D Titanium Metallic this Wed 06/17. Seeing your car made me glad I picked that color by the way, Your car is tuff. But anyway I decided to go with some 20s. The wheels that I'm getting come in 2 sizes, 20x8.5 +35mm & 20x9.5 +35mm. I live in NYC where potholes were probably invented, so I'm not really interested in performance tires or lowering the car. Might be opened to staggering those 2 sizes if that's the best looking option. I was thinking 265/40/20 on a 20x9.5 all the way around. But something is telling me that's not a good idea now after seeing all these nice Model S's in this thread. My main concerns are potholes, a semi-comfortable ride & no rubbing. Any opinions from you or anyone else would be appreciated. Thanks
Ok Cool, so that sounds like staggered, so even with those tires, can I still do all 20x9.5s or 20x8.5 in the front 20x9.5 in the back? my concern about the 20x8.5s was they wouldn't be wide enough in the front. I noticed that most of the hot Model Ss are using 9 inches & wider in the front, Thanks again Bro
JzCastle
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What size of tyres would you guys suggest with the following rims?
I was going to go with Vossen HF4T and sizes 9x21 ET30 and 10.5x21 ET38.
front - 245/35/21?
rear - 265/35/21or 275/35/21 or 285/30/21?
I don't want them to rub but at the same I would like to ET to be "enough" for the rims to look good.
Do you think the ET is OK on these?
Cheers, appreciated!
I was going to go with Vossen HF4T and sizes 9x21 ET30 and 10.5x21 ET38.
front - 245/35/21?
rear - 265/35/21or 275/35/21 or 285/30/21?
I don't want them to rub but at the same I would like to ET to be "enough" for the rims to look good.
Do you think the ET is OK on these?
Cheers, appreciated!
DRK KNT
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Mine are HF-1's with the following setup:
front - 245/35/21 - 9x21 ET30
rear - 265/35/21 - 10.5x21 ET38
I have slight rubbing in the front when I crank the wheel all the way left or right to go forward or reverse when pulling out of a parking spot or trying to do a u turn. If it was really bad I would done something about it but it only happens sometimes. I try not to crank the wheel all the way left or right but the odd time it happens. As far the back tire sizes going bigger then 265 will be cool if you like the tire sticking out a bit. I have curbed my passenger back wheel once really bad actually the entire wheel and got it fixed for $250. Going bigger in tire width might be good so you have less gap in between the edge of the rim and tire. If the tire sticks out over the edge a little might help when curbing a wheel happens. I also like the HF-5's. What finish will you be getting and is your car lowered.
front - 245/35/21 - 9x21 ET30
rear - 265/35/21 - 10.5x21 ET38
I have slight rubbing in the front when I crank the wheel all the way left or right to go forward or reverse when pulling out of a parking spot or trying to do a u turn. If it was really bad I would done something about it but it only happens sometimes. I try not to crank the wheel all the way left or right but the odd time it happens. As far the back tire sizes going bigger then 265 will be cool if you like the tire sticking out a bit. I have curbed my passenger back wheel once really bad actually the entire wheel and got it fixed for $250. Going bigger in tire width might be good so you have less gap in between the edge of the rim and tire. If the tire sticks out over the edge a little might help when curbing a wheel happens. I also like the HF-5's. What finish will you be getting and is your car lowered.
Srakker75D, is there a chance to get a few side pictures of the front to see how flush you are with the front fenders. Thanks
SnakeDoctorTD
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Cleaned "Voltron," and got some night mode pictures in so they end up being a little grainy.
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