Go a response from Tesla and I should be able to order their Terrestrial Armor but it still won’t let me. I’ll contact service to see if I can schedule it that way.
No real mechanical reason to shorten it. Just peace of mind I guess. It’s the ball joint it self.
Similar to this picture. The threaded area in the picture below that would be the 4 sided flat which was trimmed
The ball joint above the front tire has a 4 sided flat that is for a wrench during assembly/ disassembly. Directly above the tire. It’s position relative to the tire is fixed but when you start to add taller tires the distance between the tire and the bolt decreases. You could just cut with a...
Yep
Overall diameter: ~ 2.1 inches taller (36.7” vs 34.6”)
• Sidewall height: ~ 0.56 inches taller per side
• Circumference: about 6% larger
• Speedometer impact: When your speedometer reads 60 mph, you’d actually be going about 63.6 mph with the 285/70R20 tires.