Anyone want swap/upgrade to 20” AT tires

[blturner]

Here is that sticker. And the tire sidewall. They are sending my spare later. They have to send out a person to put a new sticker on.

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[iansriv]

This is a cool idea. Is the 21" the "road" tyre? Whats the difference between the 20, 21 & 22? I'm new to all this. They said my R1S will get here "after 2022." I asked for clarification if it was 2023 or 2050. No reply so far. Must have been my cheeky tone.

 

[pc500]

I just want 20" so I can put 20" road tires on them. I drive 35k/year, I don't want to replace tires every 9 months.

 

[pc500]

Here is that sticker. And the tire sidewall. They are sending my spare later. They have to send out a person to put a new sticker on.

That's annoying. They should make a combo sticker like other car makers do with all possible sizes.

 

[blturner]

This is a cool idea. Is the 21" the "road" tyre? Whats the difference between the 20, 21 & 22? I'm new to all this. They said my R1S will get here "after 2022." I asked for clarification if it was 2023 or 2050. No reply so far. Must have been my cheeky tone.

Yes, the 21 is the road tire. The 20" wheels are for the All Terrain. And the 22" is for the performance tires. The 21s give the best range. The 20" are forged rather than cast aluminum so somewhat stronger than the 21s. The 21s are an odd size that has as few as 2 choices of tires. The tires on the 21" wheels are smaller in overall diameter than either the 20/AT or the 22/performance.
It is assumed that the 22/performance would give the best 0-60 times due to better traction but I am not sure about that. My thinking is that the smaller diameter would give better torque to the ground a second or so after launch. I have not seen anyone with proper test equipment actually get the 3 seconds. Always a few tenths over, not that it matters.
The taller sidewall of the 20/AT should fare better with pot-holes. The 20/AT should be noisier but reports are that is not the case. I am undecided about this one.
Although aftermarket tires on the 20 should be fine I think it is unlikely to be as efficient as the choices that Rivian already made. But, literally, YMMV.

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