Any regrets on 20" All Terrain tires for suburban parents not off-roading?

[SDH]

None whatsoever.

1. Less chance of kerbing expensive alloys
2. Looks better IMO (esp. if you have the truck)
3. Slightly softer ride (when you hit all those pot holes)
4. Off road/bad weather/snow optionality

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[jeeden]

Just piling on here, but we are a suburban family with the occasional trip to drive on a beach, through snow for a ski trip or winter road trip, logging road off roading for camping, and the usual field parking for fairs etc along with city driving. The 20's are great. Just plan for the tires to eat it after 20k miles or so, get yourself some of the Michelin Defender LTX AS 2 tires coming out in the winter/spring and put them on as replacements and you are good to go.

 

[jjswan33]

Only caveat is if you go with 21s... GET A SPARE.. that's all

 

[CrazyOne]

I have 21s and had a loaner on 20s. There is a noticeable rumble in 20s. If you are not used to off-road tires, you will notice it. 20s are a bit smoother on large imperfections. 20s with all seasons would be ideal. But that combo is expensive as Rivian won't sell us in that combo.

 

[nomis]

If anyone has driven both, is the ride slightly bumpier or smoother in general road driving in the all terrain?

I've driven both. Got a R1S with 20" ATs and had a loaner from R1S with 22" sports for the past several weeks while mine is getting repaired. Very little difference in terms of comfort and road noise. If you keep your AC and stereo off and listen very keenly, you might be able to notice a VERY subtle difference. But for any normal situation, you won't notice a difference. Grip and handling corners at speed is better with road tires, but let's be honest, a suburban parent won't be doing too many of those. The only real difference I think is the height. I believe the 20" ATs make the vehicle sit a little higher compared to the 22" sport and makes the kids do a bit more climbing to get in and out, but nothing kneeling mode can't solve.
To answer your original question, no regrets; will get the 20" ATs again if I were to do it all over again.

 

[evguy]

No regrets at all. The Rivian is my wife's daily driver (school pickup/drop off, errands, etc.) and our road-tripper. Nearing 20,000 miles and there's still plenty of tread on the original Pirellis. I wouldn't switch to other tires unless they're made for EVs and match or exceed the Pirellis' load rating.

 

[Ravenron]

No regrets...period. I got my truck through the Shop in my full config except for the wheels (it had 22'' darks and I wanted the 20" darks). Pulled the trigger anyway and loved it...until the first significant snow. Despite the 22s being listed as "All Seasons", they perform like crap when it's slick. I ended up buying 20" darks through Rivian and now swap back and forth, Winter/Summer.

Ultimately, the 20s ride smoother but I do take a bit of a range hit over the 22s. I like them both and it's cool to have the change in the looks Spring and Fall.

If I could only choose one, it'd be the 20s as they're more versatile under more conditions and have more options when it comes time for new tires. I would never buy the 21s other than to stay under a price point and then (as someone else said), immediately sell them and get the 20s whilst claiming my Tax incentive.

Just my $.02...hope it helps...

 

[CharonPDX]

The 20" tires are 34" total diameter. The 21" and 22" are 33" total diameter.

The 20" tires are off-road tread, with the benefit of being M+S rated for snow use. The 21" and 22" are "light winter use" but now full snow rated.

I do some light off-roading, but I've seen people in even the 22s handle the kind of off-roading I do, so the "full off-roader" 20s are overkill for me.

That said, the 21" are a custom, unique-to-Rivian tire size. The 22" are "low profile" with not much sidewall.

The 20" are a completely standard truck wheel/tire size. So finding replacement tires is easy. That was my main reason for getting the 20s. I had a BMW i3 before, with its "completely unique to it" tire sizes that left very few options for replacement tires. AFAIK, there still aren't any aftermarket tires for Rivian's 21" wheels.

Sure, I'd like the slightly quieter ride, slightly cushier ride, and slightly better efficiency of the proper road tires that come on the 21s, but not enough to deal with the 21" custom size. And while I even bought a second set of 20" wheels with the plan to mount 275/60R20 "road tires" for better efficiency, it hasn't been pressing enough for me to actually buy the tires yet. (My big thing was wanting more towing range; but ~15 miles extra isn't exactly a deal breaker -recent road trip experience included

 

[RQivian]

I/we have a T with 20s and and S with 21s. I can't tell the difference, road noise, smoothness, etc but I am not the most discerning of drivers.

I will say I am regretting getting the 21s. I hate not having options and you can find and put lower rolling resistance tires on the 20s if you absolutely need/want that where with the 21s if you need anything else but crappy Pirellis you are out of luck.

No regrets...period. I got my truck through the Shop in my full config except for the wheels (it had 22'' darks and I wanted the 20" darks). Pulled the trigger anyway and loved it...until the first significant snow. Despite the 22s being listed as "All Seasons", they perform like crap when it's slick. I ended up buying 20" darks through Rivian and now swap back and forth, Winter/Summer.

Ultimately, the 20s ride smoother but I do take a bit of a range hit over the 22s. I like them both and it's cool to have the change in the looks Spring and Fall.

If I could only choose one, it'd be the 20s as they're more versatile under more conditions and have more options when it comes time for new tires. I would never buy the 21s other than to stay under a price point and then (as someone else said), immediately sell them and get the 20s whilst claiming my Tax incentive.

Just my $.02...hope it helps...

makes perfect sense! I’m hoping to find a midnight with ocean coast and dark 20 all terrains in the shop. Lots of dark interiors but not so many ocean coast. Or the ones that do have the underbody protection which I don’t really need. Thank you!

 

[Donald Stanfield]

I got the 21's. I do not want the 20" ATs but I'm probably going to switch to those anyhow. Why? Because I have 16K miles on my truck and I need new tires. The 21's wear terribly and cost a fortune. There are way more non Pirelli options in 20" than the 0 that are available for the 21's. Although I am hearing Michelin defender is coming out with a 21" tire that will fit the Rivian.

If that's the case, I'm still waiting to get some confirmation, I will just get those tires instead of new rims too.

 

[daeHelkcunK]

If anyone has driven both, is the ride slightly bumpier or smoother in general road driving in the all terrain?

I've had both, I put 10,000 miles on an R1T with the 20s and now have 10,000 miles on an R1S with 21's. The ride is slightly less smooth with the 20's and you lose about 50 miles of range (which doesn't matter until it does) The 21's look a little Bambi-ish in my opinion but are quieter and a little more serene. The 21"s hook up harder on acceleration (noticeably) probably due to the better contact patch and software tuning. I'm still trying to decide if I should order a set of 20's just because they look so much better. It's a tough decision, hope my 2 cents helped.

 

[Lcartert]

Big No!

 

[CalebSchiff]

I have an R1S with AT20" and love them. Zero regrets about them despite slightly lower range and most of my driving is on the road but I do have a lot of potholes.

I had an R1T with 21" as a loaner for 3 weeks and the ride wasn't noticeable different except when I hit those potholes.

I have an R1T being delivered soon and I went again with the AT 20".

 

[Stack]

Hi All - I’m an early reservation holder and wondering if I should accelerate delivery by considering the all terrains in the shop. There seem to be a number of them in black, white and silver, even a couple grey. Any owners living in not super snowy areas doing almost entirely road driving regret getting the 20 all terrain? I understand the tires can be swapped also for all seasons. I do love the look of the 20, but not sure I want to deal with increased road noise, decreased range and more $ when I mainly drive around town with the occasional road trip. For me, Off road obstacle would be driving over a baseball bat in my driveway. Thanks in advance

Love the looks of my 20” but the road noise is getting a bit old. The 21” are significantly quieter (like no noise) and if I did it again, I would go 21”.

 

[FooF]

Love the looks of my 20” but the road noise is getting a bit old. The 21” are significantly quieter (like no noise) and if I did it again, I would go 21”.

You could always put all season tires on the 20" if the noise is too much and you have lots of options unlike the 21".

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