So I picked up a 2022 Model 3 Performance last week and I love it so far. I am generally not a fan of low profile tires with super large wheels, so the 20" wheels had to go.. I replaced them with 18x9 et30 wheels (Fast FC04) with 245/45/18 tires (Pilot AS/4) at 42 PSI cold. The 245 section tire increases the diameter of the stock config by 0.8%.
Here is how the front tires are sitting, poking out just a slight amount.
The rear tires are actually fitting perfectly flush with the fenders, if anything very slightly tucked in so I'm not too concerned with that
I know that going from high performance summer tires (they're as hard as a hockey puck in the cold) to brand new stickier AS4s are going to cause an impact on range. But what about the dimensions of the wheel itself?
The shop that installed them put a 3mm shim to fill the gap created by the M3Ps odd wheel hub.. Does that effectively space the wheels out by 3mm?
Here is how the front tires are sitting, poking out just a slight amount.
The rear tires are actually fitting perfectly flush with the fenders, if anything very slightly tucked in so I'm not too concerned with that
I know that going from high performance summer tires (they're as hard as a hockey puck in the cold) to brand new stickier AS4s are going to cause an impact on range. But what about the dimensions of the wheel itself?
The shop that installed them put a 3mm shim to fill the gap created by the M3Ps odd wheel hub.. Does that effectively space the wheels out by 3mm?