Staggered Tires? Will it work? UPDATE: It does work!

[mramosc]

I would like to go with staggered tires (bigger tires at the back wheels) Why, simply because I like the looks of it, that's all.
But I wonder if it will cause issues with for example traction control, by getting confused because the front wheels will spin faster than the rear wheels. I also wonder how does the truck calculate its speed, from the front or rear tires?
Anybody has any insight? Thanks!

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[hemiarch]

I love the look but learned from our model x it’s a pain in the ass not to be able to properly rotate.

 

[Tecyber1]

I love the look but learned from our model x it’s a pain in the ass not to be able to properly rotate.

Bingo!!!!

 

[ABILISK]

I think you’ll be the pioneer of researching that one. Haven’t ever heard of anyone doing it on CT. Good luck! I won’t be partaking in such a thing, but would love to see pics if you do it.

 

[Effonefiddy Lightning]

When the truck starts seeing the front wheels spinning faster than the rears it going to reduce power thinking your front tires are slipping and could possibly throw codes.

 

[hemiarch]

When the truck starts seeing the front wheels spinning faster than the rears it going to reduce power thinking your front tires are slipping and could possibly throw codes.

Why would it do that for different width tires? I’m a little daft sometimes.

 

[Korben Dallas]

I would like to go with staggered tires (bigger tires at the back wheels) Why, simply because I like the looks of it, that's all.
But I wonder if it will cause issues with for example traction control, by getting confused because the front wheels will spin faster than the rear wheels. I also wonder how does the truck calculate its speed, from the front or rear tires?
Anybody has any insight? Thanks!

Per Google’s AI Overview

"Yes, installing staggered tires (different sizes front and rear) on an all-wheel-drive vehicle like the
Tesla Cybertruck will likely cause problems, primarily with tire wear, potentially affecting the AWD system, and voiding the tire warranty.
The Cybertruck is designed from the factory with a "square" tire setup, meaning all four wheels and tires are the same size (e.g., 285/65R20). This setup allows for proper tire rotation, which is crucial for even wear and maximizing tire lifespan on a heavy, high-torque AWD EV. "

Personally & as everyone already knows, these are very fickle, sensitive, & complex machines, so why would you want to risk causing potentially warranty voiding issues. It’s just worth it to me.

 

[mongo]

Why would it do that for different width tires? I’m a little daft sometimes.

Not different widths, different diameters (possibly both).

 

[Effonefiddy Lightning]

Why would it do that for different width tires? I’m a little daft sometimes.

He wants taller tires in the back.

 

[hemiarch]

He wants taller tires in the back.

Why? For the drag racer look?

 

[Effonefiddy Lightning]

Why? For the drag racer look?

He just said it looks good.

 

[MountainPassPerformance]

You will have TCS and VSC intervention/warnings if you have different overall diameters between the front and rear tires. It's totally fine to run staggered tire widths, wheel widths and even wheel diameters, but you need to keep the OD the same so the truck doesn't see different wheel speeds.

 

[mramosc]

Why? For the drag racer look?

Yes, I love the look of the staggered tires in my Model X, so I want the same for the Cybertruck.

 

[mramosc]

Well I'm stubborn, and against all good advice here, I went and tried different size wheels, 285/65/r20 in the front, 295/65r20 in the back.

I was afraid that I might get some kind of error code because the front wheels would be spinning faster than the back wheels, but after about a 1000 miles on and off road, I have not got any issues.

The way I saw it is that the difference in diameter is only about 2% so I hoped that it would be within the range the software has to consider tires wearing differently. Also, I have a model X which come with staggered wheels but Tesla used to sell a square set of wheels for them. So kind of the opposite of what I wanted to try with the Cybertruck.

The difference is very subtle but I really like it. I always felt that the rear wheels look too small in the Cybertruck.

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