Why are folks purchasing factory Cybertruck wheels / tires?

[jimnycricket65]

Just to be clear, I'm not selling anything here.

Just curious to hear why folks are interested in purchasing CT wheels and tires when theirs comes with a perfectly good set. I'm planning on getting a set of 5 18" methods and new tires for the truck and am wondering if it's worth while to do it now and sell the new wheels/tires or just wear out the OEM tires first.

What has your experience been with trying to sell your OEM set?

Thanks!

I like the look of the set that comes with it and wondered the same thing.
But, why are YOU planning to get a set there that is a perfectly good set?

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[sefar]

No Tesla insulating foam = WAY more road noise. At least i would think that would be the case.

I put non oem replacement sets on 2 MS, did not perceive more road noise. They were road tires though, not AT so that may not be relevant.

 

[tmeyer3]

I like the look of the set that comes with it and wondered the same thing.
But, why are YOU planning to get a set there that is a perfectly good set?

Because lt285/75r18 tires are significantly cheaper than lt285/65r20 tires.
And
Because I want a fully functional matching spare that isn't ludicrously overpriced.

About $50-$100 / tire cheaper depending on your brand.

 

[tmeyer3]

You could do what I did t-sportline had had a 500 dollar off deal and I got a set of the steel wheels. For 799 with shipping I added last Friday and I got them yesterday . They still have it going on .

Nice! Unfortunately, they don't have 18" steels.

 

[Outdoors]

Over the lifetime of a car or truck that's like an extra set of tires for basically free or paying extra to have the larger tire during that same time frame of ownership.

I likely won't get the discount tire wheel. Would like a forged vs a flow type wheel. Just a guess on what would be offered. I am sure a price point would be better on cheaper stuff.

I still haven't decided. I like the OEM rims that people sell at a discount because they want to get new ones. Right now everybody thinks that those in the secondary market are like gold for some reason. The actual tires AT are crap that come on the truck. Maybe they see the price of the spare tire kit at Tesla and just x4.

Edit add. I did see some people that are buying certificates for discount tire for road hazard insurance and things like that for the OEM all-terrain tire. Everybody do whatever they want but I think that would be a little of wasted money. In my experience OEM tires have been really crap and have less than replacement tire mileage so you might find yourself paying for a certificate that might only last you 25,000 miles. High quality replacement maybe consider that certificate.

 

[Gaximus]

No Tesla insulating foam = WAY more road noise. At least i would think that would be the case.

I’ve talked to a few tire salesman, some I really trust, and the foam does nothing. I got a new set of tires in my model S and didn’t notice a difference at all. If there was a difference, even perceived, then the shops would be trying to upsell this foam with every tire they sell. It’s about $2.00 worth of foam they could up charge for $50 a tire if it worked.

 

[Outdoors]

I’ve talked to a few tire salesman, some I really trust, and the foam does nothing. I got a new set of tires in my model S and didn’t notice a difference at all. If there was a difference, even perceived, then the shops would be trying to upsell this foam with every tire they sell. It’s about $2.00 worth of foam they could up charge for $50 a tire if it worked.

The only thing the foam adds is people questioning it when you need a patch/plug. Wanting a full tire replacement.

 

[HaulingAss]

You could do what I did t-sportline had had a 500 dollar off deal and I got a set of the steel wheels. For 799 with shipping I added last Friday and I got them yesterday . They still have it going on .

Out of curiosity, how much do the steelies weigh?

 

[HaulingAss]

I’ve talked to a few tire salesman, some I really trust, and the foam does nothing. I got a new set of tires in my model S and didn’t notice a difference at all. If there was a difference, even perceived, then the shops would be trying to upsell this foam with every tire they sell. It’s about $2.00 worth of foam they could up charge for $50 a tire if it worked.

The foam and glue costs more than $2.00, even just for the raw material when purchased in bulk. And gluing it in is an extra step of manufacturing. And if it comes loose, that can be extra warranty cost (as recently experienced by one forum member).

While I will concede the difference in sound might not be noticed by some people, or by anyone on some road surfaces, it definitely does remove a type of road noise that can be pretty objectional to some people. Tesla would not equip every car they make with expensive foam inside the tires if no one could tell the difference and there was no objective difference.

I've run tires on my Model 3 with the foam, and another version, very similar, but made for a Porsche without the foam, and noticed on certain stretch of I-5, which is made of concrete, the ones with foam prevented a moderately high-pitched "ringing" noise that was present with the tires without the foam.

Not saying you need the foam, just that it does change the acoustic profile of the tire for the better, on certain surfaces.

 

[Outdoors]

The foam and glue costs more than $2.00, even just for the raw material when purchased in bulk. And gluing it in is an extra step of manufacturing. And if it comes loose, that can be extra warranty cost (as recently experienced by one forum member).

While I will concede the difference in sound might not be noticed by some people, or by anyone on some road surfaces, it definitely does remove a type of road noise that can be pretty objectional to some people. Tesla would not equip every car they make with expensive foam inside the tires if no one could tell the difference and there was no objective difference.

I've run tires on my Model 3 with the foam, and another version, very similar, but made for a Porsche without the foam, and noticed on certain stretch of I-5, which is made of concrete, the ones with foam prevented a moderately high-pitched "ringing" noise that was present with the tires without the foam.

Not saying you need the foam, just that it does change the acoustic profile of the tire for the better, on certain surfaces.

What we have here ^ is nothing more than a foam lover.

 

[HaulingAss]

What we have here ^ is nothing more than a foam lover.

Yeah, foam is great stuff. Just kidding. I can take or leave the foam. Just not a fan of misinformed statements (that the foam does nothing). It might not be worth it to you or, depending upon your hearing ability, you might not even notice the difference, just know the difference exists, it's measurable, and even my 61-year-old ears can hear the difference.

Whether it matters is up to the individual.

 

[tmeyer3]

@HaulingAss where's your profile pic taken?

 

[Outdoors]

Yeah, foam is great stuff. Just kidding. I can take or leave the foam. Just not a fan of misinformed statements (that the foam does nothing). It might not be worth it to you or, depending upon your hearing ability, you might not even notice the difference, just know the difference exists, it's measurable, and even my 61-year-old ears can hear the difference.

Whether it matters is up to the individual.

Agreed. Companies do strange stuff. If they told me my tires needed to be silk lined I would call BS. A little foam with some engineer's intuition and we get a lot of crazy stuff most of it works.

Let's not date ourselves. I might scare some people.

 

[jimnycricket65]

What’s a foam?

 

[Ljhughes8]

Out of curiosity, how much do the steelies weigh?

You could look at the web site . I may just use one as a spare and sell the other 3. A spare is almost what the set cost.

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