Tire choice for Tesla in Belarus
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Description
Tire choice is a frequent question, especially given delivery challenges into Belarus. Popular sizes: 255/45/R19 for MY, 235/45/R18 for M3. Strong vibration at 100+ is a common complaint.
Recommendations from chat
- Budget: Sailun, Headway HW505 (255/50/R19): good reviews, quiet, balance fine. Note: the HW505 is a winter model, and 255/50R19 is a non-OEM size (+3.6% outer diameter vs the OEM 255/45R19).
- Mid-range: Yokohama, Ikon, Nankang.
- Vibration above 100: check balancing weights (may have come off) and the sound-deadening foam inside the tire (may have detached).
- Tires can be brought from Lithuania/Poland if you have a visa.
- Nokian from the Russian factory: questionable choice, quality varies.
- Tire hum is easy to mistake for a wheel bearing: in the chat, hubs were bought more than once when the tires were the ones humming. Before replacing a hub, swap the wheels front to rear: if the hum moves with the wheel, it is the tire.
Community experience TESLA Belarus
From the TESLA owner's group BELARUS chat, from an analysis of 400,000 messages.
Who raised the topic: DieHard, Kirill Koptyaev, mouSe
Who helped with advice: Yauhen, Сергей, Zverski, Al, Pasha n1claus
Discussion in Telegram: #159095, #145526, #239825
Links
- 255/45r19 Tesla Tires — Pirelli: https://www.pirelli.com/tires/en-us/car/catalog/size/255_45-r19/tesla
- Tesla Model Y Wheel and Tire Guide (TSportline): https://tsportline.com/blogs/tesla-aftermarket-support/the-tesla-model-y-wheel-and-tire-guide
- Every factory wheel and tire size by model, what fits off-spec and what the brakes rule out: wheel and tire size reference
Sources
- https://www.pirelli.com/tires/en-us/car/catalog/size/255_45-r19/tesla
- https://tsportline.com/blogs/tesla-aftermarket-support/the-tesla-model-y-wheel-and-tire-guide
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