But I am just playing around... I chose the Apex wheels at 18.3 lbs because not only are they light weight, but they also appear to be built stronger than the lightest wheels, since I am inevitebly going to hit a pothole or 3 during the life of these wheels, the 40 series tires are an incremental amount of insurance to reduce the occurance of bent wheels.
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Who makes the absolute lightest and/or most efficient wheels for the Tesla Model 3 Performance, under $500 each?
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I ended up going with a set of FastEV EV01(+) Wheels for Tesla Model 3 18" from Aftermarket EV. I can't tell if they are the lightest to the pound or ounce, but they are a huge improvement over my stock OEM 20" Tesla wheels not only in efficiency, but ride comfort. I suspect my acceleration improved slightly, but that could also be subjective. The main thing I've noticed is that my Tesla Model 3 Performance now rides like a Cadillac or at least a Buick compared to the harsh ride I used to have.
Personally, I like the look of Tesla's OEM Aerowheels a lot, and the pop-on/pop/off covers are much easier than the FastEV pannels (each which must be screwed on with an Allen wrench). But since Tesla's Aerowheels won't work on their Tesla Model 3 Performance versions, the FastEVs were a good option for me, and I'm very happy with them.
I ended up going with a set of FastEV EV01(+) Wheels for Tesla Model 3 18" from Aftermarket EV. I can't tell if they are the lightest to the pound or ounce, but they are a huge improvement over my stock OEM 20" Tesla wheels not only in efficiency, but ride comfort. I suspect my acceleration improved slightly, but that could also be subjective. The main thing I've noticed is that my Tesla Model 3 Performance now rides like a Cadillac or at least a Buick compared to the harsh ride I used to have.
Personally, I like the look of Tesla's OEM Aerowheels a lot, and the pop-on/pop/off covers are much easier than the FastEV pannels (each which must be screwed on with an Allen wrench). But since Tesla's Aerowheels won't work on their Tesla Model 3 Performance versions, the FastEVs were a good option for me, and I'm very happy with them.
That was not due to the weight, that was due to you moving from a 20" wheel to a 18" wheel and adding a full inch of rubber between you and the road. This is well known and I don't think you'll find anyone that disputes this.
Even most racers go to 18" wheels because more compliant tires are a good thing. 20" is just about looks.
Not just, they also create jobs for wheel refurbishers.
But in two weeks™ Tesla's AI will avoid all crashes with curbs and potholes.
AI just keeps taking people's jerbs!
I drove my car straight home from the pickup, waited for the new wheels and tires, then swapped them so I can sell the 20s before I run over a pothole and damaged one of them. I prefer the softer feel of the 18s and I find the 255 40 18 PS4S tires are not the least misbehaved being 40 series vs shorter.
