mark23
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First off thank you everyone who has written tons of tire reviews and feedback. It's a little overwhelming but awesome. I need a little help. I'll be picking up a new R1S dual in the coming weeks, and as someone who has never really put much thought into tires, wheels, etc. I'm finding it all a little counter intuitive, and could really use some help from folks who aren't trying to sell me anything.
tl;dr: Bumps and bad roads cause physical pain, will new tires significantly improve quality of life?
My main reason for picking a R1S was that a few years ago my wife developed a health issue that makes riding in a car extremely painful and difficult. After a ton of research we found that the suspension configurability on the Rivian allows her to feel like there is enough disconnection and dampening that it's a much easier experience. >90% of our driving is low speed urban streets, many of these roads (Seattle) are hilly and bumpy.
We took a few demo drives on various tires and the OEM 20" All terrain tires felt better than the 22" sport tires and I figured that bigger sidewall would be better in our scenario. So we went that direction, but needless to say there isn't likely to be any off-roading in our future. I think there is an opportunity to improve quality of life with a tire change. Based on reading here and looking through all the tire threads, I see people really like the Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 and the Goodyear Wrangler Territory. I'm not really sure I understand the real world impact of the difference between the 275/60R20 and 275/65R20 sizes, though a 1/2" lower entry height wouldn't hurt.
My priorities would be:
1) Ride quality (soft and absorbing bumps)
2) Safety (rain and weather mostly, occasional snowy hills, but not heavy snow)
3) Efficiency - city driving mostly.
4) Quiet/noise
I'm open to any advice here, and would very much appreciate any real world observations on this that folks could provide. I'm also open to the idea that the difference here is so minor I should just not worry about it. Thank you!
tl;dr: Bumps and bad roads cause physical pain, will new tires significantly improve quality of life?
My main reason for picking a R1S was that a few years ago my wife developed a health issue that makes riding in a car extremely painful and difficult. After a ton of research we found that the suspension configurability on the Rivian allows her to feel like there is enough disconnection and dampening that it's a much easier experience. >90% of our driving is low speed urban streets, many of these roads (Seattle) are hilly and bumpy.
We took a few demo drives on various tires and the OEM 20" All terrain tires felt better than the 22" sport tires and I figured that bigger sidewall would be better in our scenario. So we went that direction, but needless to say there isn't likely to be any off-roading in our future. I think there is an opportunity to improve quality of life with a tire change. Based on reading here and looking through all the tire threads, I see people really like the Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 and the Goodyear Wrangler Territory. I'm not really sure I understand the real world impact of the difference between the 275/60R20 and 275/65R20 sizes, though a 1/2" lower entry height wouldn't hurt.
My priorities would be:
1) Ride quality (soft and absorbing bumps)
2) Safety (rain and weather mostly, occasional snowy hills, but not heavy snow)
3) Efficiency - city driving mostly.
4) Quiet/noise
I'm open to any advice here, and would very much appreciate any real world observations on this that folks could provide. I'm also open to the idea that the difference here is so minor I should just not worry about it. Thank you!
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