View Poll Results: Would you buy 19 inch turbine wheels?

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  • Want 19 inch turbine wheels

    126 66.67%
  • Want the exisitng 19 inch wheels

    19 10.05%
  • Want the 21 inch turbine wheels

    22 11.64%
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Thread: Would you buy 19 inch turbine wheels?

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    Would you buy 19 inch turbine wheels?

    I don't want the 21s, I want 19 inch wheels.
    The roads here are too crappy for 35 profile tires.
    However I do like the turbines.

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    Model S Perf Sig 1232 Larry Chanin's Avatar
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    Yes!

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    Yea, same here.

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    Yes yes yes!

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    Not really. I like the default 19" wheels; seem slick enough for me and appear to be easy to maintain too (in terms of cleaning up the brake dust and such).

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    R #1211, SSL#282, XS#313 NigelM's Avatar
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    Umm, let's not get too excited folks. If this was gonna be an option it would have shown up by now and it's a little late in the day to think Tesla will produce something overnight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NigelM View Post
    Umm, let's not get too excited folks. If this was gonna be an option it would have shown up by now and it's a little late in the day to think Tesla will produce something overnight.
    Except - you don't make wheels, you source them. It seems like Tesla has gone with Mercedes compatible wheels - bolt patterns, offsets. Can anyone confirm that? If so - new wheels could be sourced in a matter of weeks.

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    Is it possible to get 20" rims with 40 profile tires? My concern is the tread life is too low for 35 profile tires.

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    Tread depth does not change. The tread life on the 35s is low because they are a soft/sticky compound. 40's would likely be the same. the 19" all-weather are a better choice for long tire life.

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    If the bolt pattern is the same I will get Lorinser RS8 after market 19 inch turbine wheels. Check it out. I just hope they fit. $1000 each wheel.

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