Woes of having the 20" performance wheels (busted tires... constantly)

[Xenoilphobe]

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One Pothole, 2 Flat Tyres on a Model 3P+

 

[xyxx]

ahh yes, more fear mongering. The guys with 18s and 19s also bust their wheels too: Well this happened. Replacement suggestions? : Model3

The fact is, a 4k lb car hitting a pothole, no matter the size of the wheel/tire, is going to be a bad time. Just by reading your post, I suggest you be more careful when entering/exit parking lots and be more mindful of potholes. Theres a reason you see everybody except for truck drivers swerve to avoid them.

 

[Dolemite]

ahh yes, more fear mongering. The guys with 18s and 19s also bust their wheels too: Well this happened. Replacement suggestions? : Model3

The fact is, a 4k lb car hitting a pothole, no matter the size of the wheel/tire, is going to be a bad time. Just by reading your post, I suggest you be more careful when entering/exit parking lots and be more mindful of potholes. Theres a reason you see everybody except for truck drivers swerve to avoid them.

Are you suggesting that there's no correlation between sidewall height & susceptibility to road hazard damage?

 

[xyxx]

Are you suggesting that there's no correlation between sidewall height & susceptibility to road hazard damage?

I didn't specifically mention sidewall height. I did, however, link to a 5 day old reddit thread where a model 3 owner busted his 18" aeros on a pothole, so if you'd like to discuss sidewalls I'd just refer you back to that link and re-state:

The fact is, a 4k lb car hitting a pothole, no matter the size of the wheel/tire, is going to be a bad time. Just by reading your post, I suggest you be more careful when entering/exit parking lots and be more mindful of potholes. Theres a reason you see everybody except for truck drivers swerve to avoid them.

edit: a quick google search of "bmw m3 bent rim" yields pretty similar results to "tesla model 3 performance bent rim" and starts from the early 2000's and spans across dozens of message boards.

 

[Jenremoved]

i call them car high heels

As someone with way too many pairs of heels, I now understand why I like the 20s.

 

[Dolemite]

I didn't specifically mention sidewall height. I did, however, link to a 5 day old reddit thread where a model 3 owner busted his 18" aeros on a pothole, so if you'd like to discuss sidewalls I'd just refer you back to that link and re-state:

The fact is, a 4k lb car hitting a pothole, no matter the size of the wheel/tire, is going to be a bad time. Just by reading your post, I suggest you be more careful when entering/exit parking lots and be more mindful of potholes. Theres a reason you see everybody except for truck drivers swerve to avoid them.

edit: a quick google search of "bmw m3 bent rim" yields pretty similar results to "tesla model 3 performance bent rim" and starts from the early 2000's and spans across dozens of message boards.

ok

 

[LloydStreisand]

Can you replace 20” wheels with 19 or are 18 better and fo you have to do it with Tesla?