Replacing my factory tires

[DarickHemphill]

I was gonna try and milk another 5k out of them, but I got a three inch piece of steel in a rear tire. Discount tires said they were unable to fix the slice... so I bit the bullet and ordered the Michelin platinum tires. They told me I should expect 70k to 80k from them... I know they are sales people so in my mind I am hoping for half of that. So far every tire rotation they have done for free nd have actually fixed a tire previously that got a nail in it for free. I try to be loyal to good customer service.

I am curious though, how many miles did you folks get on your original tires? The salesman told me mine were pretty much used up, but I am a poor Missouri boy and I actually thought the tread was not so bad. I remember when I first got my Foundation Series there were members of this forum that were having to replace them closer to 10k... so I really tried to be as gentle as I could be with them.

Appreciate your input.

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[togaxx]

How many miles are you currently at?

 

[EWELON]

havent gotten my first replacment yet so im interested to know as well. also: my plan was to change to winter tires when the first rotation happens. my second question is; should I put the new winters on my existing wheels, or should I just get the winter tires package from tesla that has tires and wheels?

 

[DarickHemphill]

How many miles are you currently at?

29.5K

 

[Coolhandz]

29.5K

I think that's pretty good for stock all seasons. Reading through past posts, it seems like they are shaved down for the truck to reduce noise and increase efficiency. Those people saying they got about 10k likely are goosing it at every light. I'm at about 20k and I know I am pretty aggressive with my driving. I've got plenty of tread left. I've been actually pushing them a bit lately because I wanted to get the new Perilli AT tires before hunting season and not have a second set taking up space on the garage.

 

[kpanda17]

remember we love the 4 wheel steering, but it eats tires
those warranties of 50K+ miles are for two wheel steering vehicles
no matter the brand or model tire, id say 30K is the best you'll do
vs giving up 4 wheel streering....no way

 

[Coolhandz]

remember we love the 4 wheel steering, but it eats tires
those warranties of 50K+ miles are for two wheel steering vehicles
no matter the brand or model tire, id say 30K is the best you'll do
vs giving up 4 wheel streering....no way

Do you think the 4 wheel steering has a greater impact than weight and torque? If so, why? Just curious.

 

[kpanda17]

Do you think the 4 wheel steering has a greater impact than weight and torque? If so, why? Just curious.

EV tires have, especially in joint engineering with Tesla, are very advanced handling weight and torque; not abuse.
But 4 wheel steering is new in the mass vehicle market, tire design for rotation/steering/pivots is a huge mathematical problem to solve, they are not there yet...

 

[REM]

Do you think the 4 wheel steering has a greater impact than weight and torque? If so, why? Just curious.

I'd agree, since it's all down to friction and heat. The average driver probably isn't conscious of how bad it is to dry scrape your tires on pavement.

I have allowed quite a lot of people to test drive my truck, and I always try to explain to them how powerful and quick the steering is, and to please try to have a smooth roll forward before turning the wheel sharply.

What have more than 80% of them done immediately after what I just explained? (Groaning metal suspension and sandpaper grinding tire noises)

Yep. They are already at full lock, and we haven't moved.

 

[REM]

On this note, gents, we really need to start cashing in tire tread life warranties. Make sure you keep all receipts!

 

[ABILISK]

On this note, gents, we really need to start cashing in tire tread life warranties. Make sure you keep all receipts!

We’re gonna get BFG to add an asterisk to their warranty:
*Warranty is limited to 25,000 miles for those insane Cybertruckers out there. We’re going out of business, here…

 

[henchman24]

The factory AT tires are shaved to 10/32 (might be off by 1). These Michelin tires are 14/32... with the compound also being a bit harder. By that alone, they should last quite a bit longer. Maybe not 70k, but 50-60k seems reasonable.

(Tesla does this with a lot of factory tires to eek out a bit more rated range)

 

[ldiebel]

Just got a screw in my front passenger side tire, so I was looking at that tire pretty closely.

CB with only 7k.
6/32 in the middle, maybe a little less toward the sides.

I think I'll be doing good to get to 15k, maybe more like 10 to 12k.

I drive aggressively on occasion, a few launched here and there.

 

[resellpanda88]

Not exactly sure how tire warranty works but, if you buy it from a reputable place, rotate them as advised by the manufacturer shouldn't they honor the 80K mile warranty? If it doesn't make it to the 80K miles can't you request a replacement or prorated amount to apply to your next set of tires?

 

[henchman24]

Not exactly sure how tire warranty works but, if you buy it from a reputable place, rotate them as advised by the manufacturer shouldn't they honor the 80K mile warranty? If it doesn't make it to the 80K miles can't you request a replacement or prorated amount to apply to your next set of tires?

Tire warranties are typically on a prorated basis. IE if you get 40k out of 80k, you get half... and you have to get to (or below) 2/32 before the treadwear warranty applies. There is a bunch nuance to it though... proven rotations (usually with receipts), tire pressures, alignment, seasonality (if tires aren't rated to cold temps), etc etc. Time is also a big component too. There are manufacturers that put 100k warranties on them, but it only applies for 4 years (most are 5 or 6). Some even put it as manufacturing date and not date of sale. So it might be 5 years from manufacturing date and the tires might be 6 months old prior to them being sold. Basically designed for it to be enough of a headache that people just move on.

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