Remove front bumper aero pieces

[Cyberbully]

Anyone have info how to remove the front angled aero pieces in front of the front tires on the bumper? I’m assuming they’re just bolted on behind the bumper?

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[Freemarket]

I removed mine to go rock crawling a few weeks back and left them off because it still looks bad ass!

You pull the inside wheel well panel out slightly once you take the little plug pins out. There’s a bit of reach to get to the furthest screw but you’ll figure it out just by feeling around. Took me maybe 5 minutes per side. Good luck!

I’ve got a two inch lift coming in a week and I’ll probably through them back on once that’s done. ?

 

[Cyberbully]

I removed mine to go rock crawling a few weeks back and left them off because it still looks bad ass!

You pull the inside wheel well panel out slightly once you take the little plug pins out. There’s a bit of reach to get to the furthest screw but you’ll figure it out just by feeling around. Took me maybe 5 minutes per side. Good luck!

I’ve got a two inch lift coming in a week and I’ll probably through them back on once that’s done. ?

Good info, thank you. I’ll try that out in the morning.

Care to share the info on the 2” lift? I contacted UP for an ETA on the 2.5” but they didn’t have one for me.

 

[tmeyer3]

Good info, thank you. I’ll try that out in the morning.

Care to share the info on the 2” lift? I contacted UP for an ETA on the 2.5” but they didn’t have one for me.

Only one I know of currently being sold is by CybertruckCo. UP hasn't released it, but they do this thing where they put unreleased products on their site and list them as unavailable. Good to know it's coming though.

I think the CybertruckCo one is linked under suspension stuff here:
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...hread-off-road-aftermarket-accessories.20670/

 

[Treynor]

Good info, thank you. I’ll try that out in the morning.

Care to share the info on the 2” lift? I contacted UP for an ETA on the 2.5” but they didn’t have one for me.

https://cybertruckco.com/product/cybertruckco-lift-rod-kit-raises-truck-625-2-height-over-stock/

here is the link for the lift. Rodger, the owner says he will post a vid on installing these lifters but I have not seen it yet.
He is pretty responsive to email.

 

[mongo]

Anyone have info how to remove the front angled aero pieces in front of the front tires on the bumper? I’m assuming they’re just bolted on behind the bumper?

Tesla guide:
https://service.tesla.com/docs/Publ...UID-A645795C-7278-4C66-88BA-B3BB5483B3FB.html

Front aeros on the rear wheels (need to pull rocker covers):
https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybe...UID-D0420707-8D36-4266-9B2A-4B636FBA962E.html

 

[Freemarket]

https://cybertruckco.com/product/cybertruckco-lift-rod-kit-raises-truck-625-2-height-over-stock/

here is the link for the lift. Rodger, the owner says he will post a vid on installing these lifters but I have not seen it yet.
He is pretty responsive to email.

These are the ones I ordered. I emailed him last week because they hadn’t shipped. I ordered them when they first became available about a month ago. He said he expected to ship these by end of week. I’m sure there’ll be some posts on them once they arrive.

 

[HaulingAss]

Warning: These simply trick the suspension into raising higher in any given mode. Useless junk designed to seperate you from your money. And the initial purchase price is nothing compared to what these will cost you down the road.

 

[Cyberbully]

Warning: These simply trick the suspension into raising higher in any given mode. Useless junk designed to seperate you from your money. And the initial purchase price is nothing compared to what these will cost you down the road.

How does this “trick the suspension”?

 

[HaulingAss]

How does this “trick the suspension”?

It just re-positions the ride height sensors. Not a good mod.

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

Already deleted, looks better IMO!

 

[edc]

I made a video if it helps

 

[Freemarket]

Warning: These simply trick the suspension into raising higher in any given mode. Useless junk designed to seperate you from your money. And the initial purchase price is nothing compared to what these will cost you down the road.

I’ve used these on my Plaid to drop it lower than stock. I ran them for two years and then recently changed them back to stock level because I was over the dropped look. I’ve had zero problems with them. I’m interested to see the design of these outside of the photos. They don’t provide much detail on how you actually lengthen or shorten them. To each his own CT. I’m going to try them. Not too worried about it. If ride quality suffers I’ll swap it back out. Definitely don’t want to push the truck beyond what it is capable of doing. My thought is that you might get into trouble in extract mode if that pushes suspension beyond a brake point. I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough, but I really just want the look for in town driving so it won’t be me testing that.

 

[HaulingAss]

I’ve used these on my Plaid to drop it lower than stock. I ran them for two years and then recently changed them back to stock level because I was over the dropped look. I’ve had zero problems with them. I’m interested to see the design of these outside of the photos. They don’t provide much detail on how you actually lengthen or shorten them. To each his own CT. I’m going to try them. Not too worried about it. If ride quality suffers I’ll swap it back out. Definitely don’t want to push the truck beyond what it is capable of doing. My thought is that you might get into trouble in extract mode if that pushes suspension beyond a brake point. I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough, but I really just want the look for in town driving so it won’t be me testing that.

Are you going for the Chuck Norris look?

One problem is the angles of the half-shafts (drive units). That's likely why Tesla limits the higher ride heights to off-pavement and slower speeds. And the Cybertruck will have no way to know that it's actually in a higher-than-normal suspension mode so any programming that takes into consideration the current ride height will not work as designed. We are not privy to all the details but it's likely that maximum power is limited at extreme half-shaft angles and electronic stability functions could conceivably be affected too. With these installed there will be no way to drive at the normal ride height so you could also see uneven tire wear and reduced safety.

There will be no way to enter "Entry Mode" (even though the truck will think it's in entry mode). Basically, it's not very smart to be messing with things without knowing how the ride-height data is used by the truck. The fact you didn't experience any problems lowering your Model S has nothing to do with the problems you may encounter driving around on pavement jacked up. The truck will be designed to protect itself from faulty sensors so I don't think it will reach what you call the "brake point". It probably won't break, it will just be sub-optimal.

I'm not sure what the point is either, except I can't help but remember what a cute country girl with a country-western lifestyle had told me decades ago. She grew up in a rural town and all the local guys had their eyes on her. By the time she was 23, she had dated most of them, sons of ranchers, ranch hands, local mechanics and tradesmen, etc. She said the old rule of thumb is not an urban legend, it's amazingly reliable, the more jacked the truck, the smaller the man equipment. True story.

 

[Freemarket]

Are you going for the Chuck Norris look?

One problem is the angles of the half-shafts (drive units). That's likely why Tesla limits the higher ride heights to off-pavement and slower speeds. And the Cybertruck will have no way to know that it's actually in a higher-than-normal suspension mode so any programming that takes into consideration the current ride height will not work as designed. We are not privy to all the details but it's likely that maximum power is limited at extreme half-shaft angles and electronic stability functions could conceivably be affected too. With these installed there will be no way to drive at the normal ride height so you could also see uneven tire wear and reduced safety.

There will be no way to enter "Entry Mode" (even though the truck will think it's in entry mode). Basically, it's not very smart to be messing with things without knowing how the ride-height data is used by the truck. The fact you didn't experience any problems lowering your Model S has nothing to do with the problems you may encounter driving around on pavement jacked up. The truck will be designed to protect itself from faulty sensors so I don't think it will reach what you call the "brake point". It probably won't break, it will just be sub-optimal.

I'm not sure what the point is either, except I can't help but remember what a cute country girl with a country-western lifestyle had told me decades ago. She grew up in a rural town and all the local guys had their eyes on her. By the time she was 23, she had dated most of them, sons of ranchers, ranch hands, local mechanics and tradesmen, etc. She said the old rule of thumb is not an urban legend, it's amazingly reliable, the more jacked the truck, the smaller the man equipment. True story.

Sounds like she made the rounds. Lol

Im fully aware “entry” won’t be entry level, but I’m still going to risk the sub-optimal.

Chuck Norris and I can laugh in the face of danger together.

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