Huy Pham
Is anyone running 22" on their tesla? If yes, how do you like it? I'm thinking about it.
Like · · February 27 at 8:00am near San Ramon, CA
Scott L Klabunde I have them on my winter tires and she looks and drives great.
February 27 at 8:57am · Like
Huy Pham Can you send me a pic? No issues rubbing? What are the tire size? I'm looking to put some on. Any help would be great!.
February 27 at 9:23am · Like
Scott L Klabunde Not sure of tire sizes as I am traveling today. No rubbing.
Scott L Klabunde's photo.
February 27 at 9:47am · Like · 1
Dennis Edward Dowhy I think your crazy unless you have unlimited funds to replace tires and repair rims frequently. The 21s are bad enough. 22s just exacerbate those problems even more.
February 27 at 9:49am · Like
Kane Cullum I'm running 22's on my MS. I made the decision that if I was going to spend upwards of $5K on wheels - that I was going to decide which ones to put on the car. I love my choice. Vossen CV4 staggered (9" front - 10.5" rear) with Pirelli P-Nero Zero performance tires. Smooth, clean performance with outstanding response to all road conditions. Granted, living in So. Cal - road conditions are pretty consistent.
February 27 at 10:39am · Like · 1
Alex Guberman If you like oversized rims on your ride I recommend purchasing an Escalade and moving to Hayward
February 27 at 10:40am · Like · 1
Jim Thompson I gotta say it irks me when people deride other peoples choices (I.e., your crazy). It's bad enough in TMC but it's downright disappointing on this forum.
February 27 at 11:05am · Like · 3
Scott L Klabunde Jim, I concur.
February 27 at 11:17am · Like · 3
Huy Pham I concur with Kane, if I was going to spend $3500 at the time I purchased my MS (now 5K+), I wanted to be able to pick the rims that I really wanted. I've seen the wrapped "Blue" model S and I really like those rims. I really don't want the 22's, but the other choice would have been 19's or 20's and i really didn't want that. If there was a choice for 21's, I would entertain that. I don't think the 22's are that big. They look great, my concern was with the rubbing. Vossen seems to be a great brand. Did anybody buy these rims online? if so, from whom? Can you also provide the detail tire size?
February 27 at 11:33am · Like
Kane Cullum I think she turned out pretty well. No rubbing. Outstanding performance.
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February 27 at 12:21pm · Like · 4
Mike Anthony i wouldnt go that big. but ive seen some Model S's with Vossen rims. they make any car look good.. and they dont look "Ghetto Fab"
February 27 at 12:34pm · Like
Alex Guberman Jim and Scott, it looks like the poster was asking for opinions and this IS a discussion forum. So, what is it about my opinion ( besides the fact that you may disagree with it ) that disappointed you?
February 27 at 1:46pm · Like
Scott L Klabunde Alex, I get that and agree if the question was stated that way. However he was asking options of those who run 22", not a general...what do you think? He obviously wants to do it and wanted to make sure it would not cause an issue. Which several have said it does work.
February 27 at 2:28pm · Like
Dennis Edward Dowhy Well he should also be informed of the negatives. He might not be aware that running with such a huge wheel and low profile tire that he will likely experience blowouts and having to call a tow truck and just being inconvenienced frequently. Sure they might look great. If you were going for faster acceleration you'd do better with a smaller lightweight wheel and sticky tires. If you wanted handling then go wider. If you were looking for range again a smaller lightweight wheel with narrower LRR tires. If you wanted to go for looks then go with huge wheels but they serve no purpose other than looks and their drawbacks are huge and very very very costly. Many owners as soon as they blew out and/or cracked their 21s they downgraded to the 19s because they simply can't afford the cost of maintaining 21s let alone 22s which are going to be worse. The service centers are constantly swamped with blowouts. I would LOVE to know the actual % of blowouts and cracked rims but I'm sure Tesla would never release that kind of data. IMHO it's so much that tire and wheel replacements that are paying all the SC bills lol. I've yet to go to a SC where there weren't multiple cars in getting replacements. Even being dropped off by tow trucks while I'm there too. This % is probably much more than you'd guess...the number of cracked rim, blowout, and premature inside wear threads and posts on TMC is astounding. To each their own. I'm just pointing out the negatives of bigger wheels with low profile tires on a heavy car that the average person probably has no clue about because they've been driving around "normal cars with normal tires" prior to their MS.
February 27 at 5:18pm · Like
Alex Guberman Scott, so if I post a message on here about which bridge I should jump off of, Golden Gate or Bay Bridge, you would just answer my question or would you post something like "Don't do it, you'll die!"?
February 27 at 5:23pm · Like
Dennis Edward Dowhy Golden Gate Bridge seems to be the popular one.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA1P03Q20140226
February 27 at 5:28pm · Edited · Like
Scott L Klabunde Lol, I give. Just trying to be helpful to people who love cars....
February 27 at 5:34pm · Like
Saeed Jaffer I think some Hayward Honda Civic folks might get downright offended by this thread.
Question to those in the know: do the standard 19" create as many problems as the larger rims?
February 27 at 5:56pm · Like
Huy Pham Hi All, thanks for the info! I am interested in upgrading, but didn't know all the in and outs, so thanks for all your comments.
February 27 at 6:35pm · Like
Mark Raudonis FYI: I've had 21's for over a year now. Now blowouts. No cracked rims. Everything's fine. So Cal driving. Changed tires at 20K miles. Moderate to aggressive driving habits.
February 27 at 6:43pm · Like
Alex Guberman Scott, me too. I'm just trying to help.
February 27 at 6:49pm · Like
Dennis Edward Dowhy For reference I am now at 39.7k miles on original OEM 19s with at least a good 15k to go before they start to hit 4/32 and need replacement.
February 27 at 7:50pm · Like · 1
W. Ty Miller I like the wit on this thread! Kane Cullum I have 21s and wouldn't spend another $4k on wheels, but I have to say that your wheels look sweet.
February 27 at 11:47pm · Like · 1
Ben Weiss I've had the 21's for 18 months now. One blowout from a pothole, one cracked rim (different wheel) from an unknown cause, presumably another pothole. We'll see how the next few years go.
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