BillArnett
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- First Name
- Bill
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- Nov 23, 2019
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- Emerald Hills CA
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- Rivian R1T; Tesla Model 3 (Cybertruck on order)
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- Retired
Back in the 60s I owned a Citroen DS21. It had hydraulic suspension that could be manually raised and lowered. One nice trick was that in order to change a tire all I had to do was put the suspension in its highest position, put a block or jack stand under the side with the bad tire, and lower the suspension again. The bad tire was now off the ground. No jack needed!! This trick should be easy enough for Rivian, just software
Yeah, that would work if by just raising it there is enough clearance to get the new tire on, which will depend on the terrain. And if the Rivian suspension can actively pull the wheels up. There are lots of ways to make this old idea work, I'll leave it to the Rivian engineers to work out the detailsOne would think it would be just as useful to simply raise the target tire, while the other three are still on the ground.
Tire failures are by far the single most common problem. And jacks can be dangerous if anything goes wrong.
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