thanks for that!! super helpful. i have separate snows so that's not a concern but i will check out the contis.
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Here is a quick pick of mine with the 20" Signature wheels. I will get another set of 20's for the winter. So far I am enjoying the setup.View attachment 971539
I like the arachnids better lol. All g. Ya like what ya like. We both love them brakes!I agree. The wheels don't hide them either like the Arachnids did.
A big part of why I always go squared too. We rotate regularly (every 3k miles) and somewhat recently we got 75% back of what we paid for a set of crappy Michelin Pilot Sport A/S3 tires that wouldn't have been possible w/o a squared s/u that we rotated regularly.To each their own and at least we have choices. I don't mind the huge weight savings over the arachnids and tires are typically cheaper in 20" sizes. For me one of the compelling reasons to do what I did is the square fitment.
I can rotate wheels front to rear, and as a result my full treadwear warranty is in effect. With the staggered setup the manufacturers cut the treadwear mileage warranty in half. I have a feeling Michelin will be buying me a few sets of tires.
I am still getting a feel for this setup, but it seems like the car pushes less in turns now thanks to more tire up front. Still scuffing them in but it looks promising.
to close out my close out, i ended up buying pirelli p zero GOE genesis in 275/35r20 square setup - basically the same rubber that came on the car. These have good sidewall height low rolling resistance, good treadwear rating (50k mile warranty) and cornering performance, and i should be getting < 1% speedo error due to how similar the rotating diameter is. Plan to run 5mm spacers in the rear. hopeful i won't get any rubbing in the front, we will see.just to close this out, i'm going with 20x9s all around, and i'll be putting 275s on them. I may need to run a 5mm spacer in the back, we'll see. I bought four cyberstream wheels, these are the front wheels that come on the model x plaid.
I'm pretty pumped about this setup. with the 275s i'll end up with slightly more overall contact patch than the stock setup (285 rear, 255 front). I'm hoping this will give me the best blend of efficiency and performance. we'll see.
i'm trying to decide between michelin primacy and pilot sport AS4...I like the idea of noise reduction in the primacys but obviously the AS4s will be more responsive...that said, 99% of my drive time in this car i'll apprecite the noise reduction and comfort more than the responsiveness as it's a commuter for me. But the truth is the choice of tire doesn't matter too much because i'll be replacing them in 20k miles anyway right??
I never understood when people say this. It's not like you can see the car when you're driving around because you're in it. Are we so worried about what other people see that we're willing to spending thousands of dollars on wheels that we, for the majority of the time, will never see anyways? Unless we just like seeing new wheels on a stationary car?
Or, maybe, just maybe, some of you actually hire people to drive your car around while you follow in another car so you can admire your car driving down the road with the new wheels? (yes, I've contemplated this since my P85D has the 21" turbines and I still do wonder what my car looks like driving down the road, lols
Car looks greatHere is a quick pick of mine with the 20" Signature wheels. I will get another set of 20's for the winter. So far I am enjoying the setup.View attachment 971539
You don’t understand why people care what their car looks like?I never understood when people say this. It's not like you can see the car when you're driving around because you're in it. Are we so worried about what other people see that we're willing to spending thousands of dollars on wheels that we, for the majority of the time, will never see anyways? Unless we just like seeing new wheels on a stationary car?
Or, maybe, just maybe, some of you actually hire people to drive your car around while you follow in another car so you can admire your car driving down the road with the new wheels? (yes, I've contemplated this since my P85D has the 21" turbines and I still do wonder what my car looks like driving down the road, lols).
Come on, don't keep us waiting, I wanna see those 20's!
Sorry, I thought I already had. Apparently, I posted it in some other threads.Come on, don't keep us waiting, I wanna see those 20's!
You actually did further up, my bad :/Sorry, I thought I already had. Apparently, I posted it in some other threads.
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Thanks! I love the wheels as they are pretty light and really let the brakes show through. The Signature SV501S's were as close as I could get to the 3 pieces SV303S I had before and had them built specifically to clear the brakes. I loved my 303's. I put a photo below for reference. I didn't want to go with the SV104's that everyone seems to run.You actually did further up, my bad :/
I gotta say, that's probably the best looking Model S I've ever seen. Those wheels (and the brakes behind them) are just perfect!
Great move on the square fit too, not surprised it'd give the car a bit better balance.
What rim width and offset did you run for the 295's? Looks like they sit just right.
It's like saying "why do people care about how their house looks from the outside? It's not like you can see the house when you're living in it"I never understood when people say this. It's not like you can see the car when you're driving around because you're in it. Are we so worried about what other people see that we're willing to spending thousands of dollars on wheels that we, for the majority of the time, will never see anyways? Unless we just like seeing new wheels on a stationary car?
Or, maybe, just maybe, some of you actually hire people to drive your car around while you follow in another car so you can admire your car driving down the road with the new wheels? (yes, I've contemplated this since my P85D has the 21" turbines and I still do wonder what my car looks like driving down the road, lols).