Tire rotation...needed??

[hemiarch]

For sure! I like the idea of a corded one. Something that can stay in the gear locker and not worry about charging it would be great. Also looking for a good corded air compressor. I’ll probably try Tesla’s but I haven’t had good luck with their past ones. V2 and V3 for the sexy cars both took a crap on me so I don’t have high hopes for their $600 CT one.

https://a.co/d/eaI5K7Z
First hand experience with this jack. It’s is awesome. Everything you could want in a CT jack in my opinion except maybe if it ran on ac power instead of dc but that’s easy enough to get around.
Can’t seem to find it and I don’t own one but I’ve read people swear by the TC-BL tankless air compressor. It plugs into the vault ac plug and is apparently fast/beefy.
I have the m18 inflator with the morflate air hub and four way hose. Works amazing.
I also use those same m18 batteries for the impact driver and a few other things.
If memory serves the dude you want to ask about compressors is @HaulingAss

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[AlmostHuman]

Those are very nice. What do the lug guides do for you?

They make it so easy to remove and slide the wheels on. Really putting them on is mostly what they help with, glides right on to the studs.

 

[hemiarch]

They make it so easy to remove and slide the wheels on. Really putting them on is mostly what they help with, glides right on to the studs.

Do you use one or two?

 

[AlmostHuman]

Do you use one or two?

Two, skipping one lug. Slide the wheel on and get four nuts on and then I take the guides off.

 

[TexasRaider]

The CT has moving tires. Should I move the tires around or just like gravity do it?

 

[TyPope]

So, question…CT has 4-wheel steering and AWD. Is there a reason to rotate tires then?

I let Tesla rotate mine at about 20,000 miles during an appointment for the Cant rail recall. The tires didn't need to be rotated really. They were off by 1-2/32nds front to back and not at all left/right. I figure if the left/right are the same and the only difference is front/back, I could take them to half their life in place and then swap them. If my calculations are correct, they'll be worn exactly even at 40,000 miles. Then, it's just bonus time from there till I change them out for new.

For me, anyway, it's not worth the waste of time and effort to rotate them more often for what would be very little gain.

 

[CyberTexas]

I let Tesla rotate mine at about 20,000 miles during an appointment for the Cant rail recall. The tires didn't need to be rotated really. They were off by 1-2/32nds front to back and not at all left/right. I figure if the left/right are the same and the only difference is front/back, I could take them to half their life in place and then swap them. If my calculations are correct, they'll be worn exactly even at 40,000 miles. Then, it's just bonus time from there till I change them out for new.

For me, anyway, it's not worth the waste of time and effort to rotate them more often for what would be very little gain.

Thanks. That is what i am thinking as well. The reason other cars need rotation because of the steering and driving wheels. With our CT (AWD and CB), all 4 wheels/tires get worn…i agree to a slight different degree but still gets worked consistently on every drive.

 

[freddms]

So, question…CT has 4-wheel steering and AWD. Is there a reason to rotate tires then?

Your rear tires will wear much quicker.

Tesla App tells you when, but really if you just look at your tires you will know when the back need to be moved to the front. Been doing this all my life so easy for me - if it seems like a burden, just follow Tesla's recommendations - 6k miles or so.

I have 25,000 miles on my CT (Foundation). On road the back tires do the work and they absolutely wear quicker - especially if you are pushing down the Interstate at 80MPH (we are driving a lot in Western US).

 

[CyberTexas]

Your rear tires will wear much quicker.

Tesla App tells you when, but really if you just look at your tires you will know when the back need to be moved to the front. Been doing this all my life so easy for me - if it seems like a burden, just follow Tesla's recommendations - 6k miles or so.

I have 25,000 miles on my CT (Foundation). On road the back tires do the work and they absolutely wear quicker - especially if you are pushing down the Interstate at 80MPH (we are driving a lot in Western US).

The Cyberbeast is more front drive bias, isn’t it?

 

[AverageJoe]

Any thoughts on this option?

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[Miznat411]

I just went through the stock Tires was able to get 25,000 miles out of them rotating them every 5000 miles. Cyber beast definitely wears the front faster than the rear.

 

[Cactusrick]

IMO No - you should examine your tires for wear patterns every few months but if you keep them full of air and if you don't see odd wear then there isn't a need to be rotated ... If you see an odd wear pattern then you may need either alignment or rotation or both. Wearing on both the sides of the tread means the tire pressure is too low, wearing in the center = air pressure is too high. Wearing on just the outside or just inside most likely alignment needed. If the tire is jagged (balance) or it is pulling to the right or left - rotate and align... If the rear are wearing down faster than the front or visa-versa then they don't need rotation....Keeping air pressure at recommended settings will help the best with tire wear and efficiency.

 

[freddms]

I let Tesla rotate mine at about 20,000 miles during an appointment for the Cant rail recall. The tires didn't need to be rotated really. They were off by 1-2/32nds front to back and not at all left/right. I figure if the left/right are the same and the only difference is front/back, I could take them to half their life in place and then swap them. If my calculations are correct, they'll be worn exactly even at 40,000 miles. Then, it's just bonus time from there till I change them out for new.

For me, anyway, it's not worth the waste of time and effort to rotate them more often for what would be very little gain.

Curious of your driving type - Hwy? City? Combination? I'm going to get at most 30K out of our tires - mostly highway. 70-80MPH (we drive in Western US a lot where speed limits are 80 and I'm going slow).

 

[TyPope]

Curious of your driving type - Hwy? City? Combination? I'm going to get at most 30K out of our tires - mostly highway. 70-80MPH (we drive in Western US a lot where speed limits are 80 and I'm going slow).

Mostly highway from Chesapeake Beach, MD into D.C. and back. There's 4 miles or so of 45mph, 23 miles of 60ish, and about 14 that's traffic/60 depending on the traffic each way. All in all, it's an 88-mile daily commute for me.

I've done probably more than my share of hard launches as a newbie... But have calmed down a lot since those early days. I don't have any fast curves to eat at my tires and I've only hauled a couple of really heavy loads and pulled an excavator on a trailer to the house and back to the rental place once.

So, mostly commute miles. One trip to Georgia and on to Florida for some air boat fishing. One more trip to Georgia for last Thanksgiving. But, that's it for the longer road trips so far.

 

[TJCJr9999]

So, question…CT has 4-wheel steering and AWD. Is there a reason to rotate tires then?

18k miles on my beast, and the interesting thing is tires are showing wear on the inside of the contact patch, vs outside, like on my Tundra's. And I rotate every 5k, so I can keep an eye on things, like suspension, rust, roofing nails in the tread (which I just had to plug), and whatever else needs inspection..........

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