yizzung
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Curious if anyone has their eyes on non-OEM wheel/tire combos and, if so, what are they?
My R1T is currently configured with 20" Rivian ATs, but I think these will probably only be the "right" setup for about 5-6 months: great during ski season and driving through snow; and great for (occasional) "summer" adventures. But if I were to take a long roadtrip -- I've got friends and family scattered all over from Texas to Colorado to California -- or if I'm just tooling around the city, I'd probably prefer a more efficient, hwy-friendly setup (e.g. the stock 21"s).
In my case, it could make sense to have a set of the Rivian 21"s sitting on my garage shelf until I need them, but maybe there are some non-OEMs out there that could also do a pretty good job as a "summer" setup? (I presume of course that whatever is being considered meets the requirements of an EV with tons of horsepower.)
Alternatively, for those ordering a Rivian from the factory with "summer" road/sport tires, are you considering any non-OEM setups to serve as your "winter" wheel/tire? (Same caveat applies: these would need to be appropriate for an EV like a Rivian.)
Maybe 100% OEM is the way to go on both sets, given all the engineering behind them? While there have been countless threads on here about which Rivian wheel/tire to get, I haven't seen a lot of chatter about non-OEM options so figured it was worth pondering...
My R1T is currently configured with 20" Rivian ATs, but I think these will probably only be the "right" setup for about 5-6 months: great during ski season and driving through snow; and great for (occasional) "summer" adventures. But if I were to take a long roadtrip -- I've got friends and family scattered all over from Texas to Colorado to California -- or if I'm just tooling around the city, I'd probably prefer a more efficient, hwy-friendly setup (e.g. the stock 21"s).
In my case, it could make sense to have a set of the Rivian 21"s sitting on my garage shelf until I need them, but maybe there are some non-OEMs out there that could also do a pretty good job as a "summer" setup? (I presume of course that whatever is being considered meets the requirements of an EV with tons of horsepower.)
Alternatively, for those ordering a Rivian from the factory with "summer" road/sport tires, are you considering any non-OEM setups to serve as your "winter" wheel/tire? (Same caveat applies: these would need to be appropriate for an EV like a Rivian.)
Maybe 100% OEM is the way to go on both sets, given all the engineering behind them? While there have been countless threads on here about which Rivian wheel/tire to get, I haven't seen a lot of chatter about non-OEM options so figured it was worth pondering...
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