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Tire Rotation [recommendations on where to get tires rotated?]
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DamienSteele
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i don’t believe so. it’s the oem 19” tire. continental procontact rx all season
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LBM4
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Why not just do it yourself? I just passed 10k miles and still hadn't received a notification to rotate my tires, so just did it myself. Took my time, cleaned the inside of the rims, checked the calipers and pads, checked the tire pressures and filled to 42psi, and in all took me about 45 min.
Total cost: $0 You just need 2 jacks and do it in your garage or driveway.
Total cost: $0 You just need 2 jacks and do it in your garage or driveway.
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Good for you. I don't have even one jack, and this is not something I'd attempt by myself. I can check the tire pressures and fill them when needed, but that's about it. I'd rather take it to a tire shop and have it done right, for a few bucks.
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So I have a regular shop jack (platform jack). I need one other jack, and it'd be nice if it were the small portable kind you keep in your car. But it needs to work with the pucks. Can someone point me to an inexpensive portable jack that works with the pucks ?
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I have a Cayenne jack in the frunk.
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The perfect Model 3 emergency jack?
Don't need it, ResQ+ pump/seal kit says leave puncture item in. If it's too large, I can have someone bring floor jack and a full size wheel from home, or if too far, will have to deal with tow/repair. Understand. I've got two of these - one to jack up and second as safety under the suspension...
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Not so free if they jack the car without using the pucks, damaging the traction battery. Or if they torque the lugnuts improperly and warp your rotors.
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danarcha
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Agreed. I have had my Model 3 for three years and take it to my local tire shop where I have always purchased tires. There are many Teslas on the road near me. My tire shop is very familiar with how to lift a Tesla (they have the lift pucks) and what torque setting the lug nuts should be set to. They use a manual torque wrench to tighten the lug nuts. They rotate my tires whenever I want for free. No need to take the car to a Tesla service center to buy or rotate tires.
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Other option is your own garage, if you have the following tools:
- Suitable jack(s) / stands that can fit under the car.
- Jack pads, pucks, etc. as desired (depending on the shape of the platform on the jack(s) / stands). While jack pucks that plug into the jack points on the car are not strictly necessary, they are convenient in terms of making it easy to position jack(s) / stands in the correct places. However, they may reduce the clearance so that some jack(s) / stands may not fit under them.
- 21mm deep drive socket, and long handle socket wrench.
- Suitable torque wrench with reasonable accuracy at 129 ft-lb / 175 Nm.
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That's my option. I worship in the church of "If You Want It Done Right, Do It Yourself".
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You'd think so wouldn't you? A reputable tire shop (chain) told me they had the jack pads when I asked, but they didn't use them. Instead, they jacked my car up incorrectly and damaged (cracked/broke a chunk off) the plastic shield (thank god that is all they did). After I sent an email to their corporate office and they reviewed the bay cameras at the location my car was dropped off at, they agreed that they did indeed damage the car by not jacking it up correctly. They paid for the Tesla repair (replacement plastic shield).
Apparently there are reputable shops (chains) that still don't understand how to lift Teslas correctly.
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Well it's a good thing you can buy them pretty cheap on Amazon then.
Search Amazon for "Tesla jack pads" (I know, I know... who would've thought) and pick whichever option calls to you.
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