I have the stock 20 inch silver wheels on my X. I am at 7600 miles, do I need to do any maintenance? What is the tire life, when will they need to be replaced?
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According to the service technician I spoke with at Tesla, the 20" tires should go 30k-40k miles, depending on how you drive, road conditions, etc.
you drive on low or very low daily?My MX P90D rear tires are already needing replacement after only 17,500 miles. And I drive conservatively, so take what Tesla says with a grain of salt!
It turns out that there's this cool invention called Google, and upon some further inspection I found the answer to my own question. Tires are good up until 3 to 4 out of 32. Doesn't seem too bad! Although I am surprised that all Tesla's readings are exactly 8/32, maybe there were some corners cut and they applied one measurement to all. Thoughts?I recently got a flat, and went to the service center to get the new tire. While I was there they (apparently) gave me a courtesy inspection. During this, they measured the tire depth as shown in the attached image. Obviously the 10/32 number is the new tire, all other tires are at 8/32. Does anyone know at what number it's considered a "bad" reading? For reference, I got our MX last July and have 22,500 miles on it already. Several road trips, winter driving in New England, and conservative driving habits in standard/low suspension. 8/32 doesn't sound too bad to me, unless 8 is a bad number XD
you drive on low or very low daily?
I do that with the parking bumpers too.No, always at Standard height, except for some parking lots where I set it to Very High so it doesn't hit the parking curbs/bumper blocks.
My Tesla SC just informed me that the (20") rear tires on my MX P90D need to be replaced after driving only 9,700 miles! The inside tread is worn down to 1mm on both tires. We all know tires can't be rotated on the MX, so I'll obviously have to replace them. To replace my two Michelin Latitude Sport 3's, Tesla wants $1100.
A word to the wise: The default setting on the Model X for automatically lowering suspension to low is ALWAYS. I highly recommend setting this to either NEVER, or some high speed that would limit the vehicle's time spent in low. I wish someone had told me that the car putting itself in low by default so often would result in $1100 in two new tires before I even hit the 10K mile mark. They should change the default setting to improve this situation for future owners.
I do not believe the tire cares whether the weight of the car is brought to a stop by regenerative braking or by braking. And regen is probably far gentler, which I suspect matters a whole lot more.Keep in mind, what you save on brake wear you lose as tread wear. Regenerative braking diminishes the lifespan of the tires.
What do you mean - tire rotation . . . . the fronts are a different size than the rears. That's clearly set forth in all the new owner documentation bs.A few weeks ago, I took my MX with about 6800 miles for a tire rotation, thinking it would be wise and also for Tesla Service just to give the vehicle a look over. .