R1T 20" AT Wheel Weight, Specs, Offset, Bolt Pattern, Construction

[gemmisa]

Any idea if the jack pucks I have for my tesla will work?

Nope, but saw these: https://evsportline.com/pages/shop-rivian-r1t-r1s-accessories

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[Mark_AZR1T]

Update: Custom wheels should be here in 3 weeks.......

 

[Brewbud]

I asked to buy a stock 20" tire/wheel from Rivian. Not available yet. Arrrgh

 

[SD R1T]

I don't know for sure, but I doubt anyone with the forged R1T 20's are going to save any weight on another forged aftermarket 20" wheel. The combined weight of the OEM tire and wheel seems very light compared to most any combination I've come across......YMMV

Given that TireRack states the tires weigh 48lbs each(https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...vian&autoYear=2022&autoModel=R1T&autoModClar=), that leaves the forged wheel at 40lbs. For a 20" wheel at that size, there is a lot of weight savings to be had. Getting a 30lbs wheel is easy and that is a 40lbs rotational weight savings.

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

Given that TireRack states the tires weigh 48lbs each(https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...vian&autoYear=2022&autoModel=R1T&autoModClar=), that leaves the forged wheel at 40lbs. For a 20" wheel at that size, there is a lot of weight savings to be had. Getting a 30lbs wheel is easy and that is a 40lbs rotational weight savings.

We'll find out the end of next week the weight when my wheels arrive. A 4WD vehicle that weighs over 7000lbs requires a robust wheel, which would equate to weight.....

 

[SD R1T]

We'll find out the end of next week the weight when my wheels arrive. A 4WD vehicle that weighs over 7000lbs requires a robust wheel, which would equate to weight.....

Looking forward to seeing the results, the design you came up with is exactly what I'm looking for on my Forest Green model. I'm working with HRE at the moment, too

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

Looking forward to seeing the results, the design you came up with is exactly what I'm looking for on my Forest Green model. I'm working with HRE at the moment, too

Whatever HRE comes up with is always classic.........

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

Update......Looking good......should be on the truck by next Saturday assuming powder comes out good on all the wheels....hardware is gloss black....

 

[RivnSoon]

Update......Looking good......should be on the truck by next Saturday assuming powder comes out good on all the wheels....hardware is gloss black....

Very cool! Thanks for blazing the trail!
Can you post under your pic wheel size and width, weight, offset, and price and public availability?

 

[gemmisa]

We'll find out the end of next week the weight when my wheels arrive. A 4WD vehicle that weighs over 7000lbs requires a robust wheel, which would equate to weight.....

My guess 28.5-29.5lbs.

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

Very cool! Thanks for blazing the trail!
Can you post under your pic wheel size and width, weight, offset, and price and public availability?

Once the wheels are on the truck and fitment is confirmed, I'll post all the details and Robert from Element Wheels (Variant is the house brand) will set pricing, color and availability. He is absolutely going after the Rivian market and it's a niche that suits his business well. They are headquartered in Chandler, AZ and I have no personal inside relationship with them, they have just built me wheels for other vehicles before.

Because of the huge dish required to build these (clear the caliper), they are monoblock design, which is more affordable and offers great design possibilities. They will not be inexpensive, but hopefully not over $1500 a wheel either.... (I hope)...although Forgeline TR11's are $1550 each and are one-piece, forged monoblock wheels (but they don't fit the Rivian).

The challenge is the market for the short term is quite small....so until someone like Method takes this on, it'll be the arena of custom wheel builders.

 

[sub]

Because of the huge dish required to build these (clear the caliper)....

Is designing the wheel to clear the calipers going to be less of an issue for 21"+ wheels?

 

[crashmtb]

Is designing the wheel to clear the calipers going to be less of an issue for 21"+ wheels?

Probably not, the caliper is still the same width

 

[sub]

Probably not, the caliper is still the same width

So it is the thickness of the caliper not the diameter/length that is making the fit tricky?

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

So it is the thickness of the caliper not the diameter/length that is making the fit tricky?

It's a combination of the two and also the way Rivian tucks the entire wheel and tire combination up inside the fenderwells with the vehicle in the lowest ride height settings.

As it is now you can rub with AT tires at freeway speeds on compression dips, especially on turns. All of this limits the width of the wheels and complicates the overall designs.

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