Gravity Tire Challenge

[037]

Oh, jeez. I gotta quit trying to do several things at once while I'm posting. it was the Pirelli PZ4 right below the Goodyear that is being discontinued.

Thanks for the catch.

But a question: did you mount the Goodyears on the stock Lucid wheels?

Yes

 

[ClearlyLucid]

Screw of the Month:

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Can't wait to see what we pick up next month.

Even though I was a bit reluctant, I agreed to have the tire patched as the puncture was squarely in the tread. I know the manufacturer says don't repair these tires, but Discount Tire uses to 2-step repair, first inserting a plug and then applying an inside patch. They claim it has been approved for all DOT-certified tires. Although it did require tearing out a bit of an acoustic foam block, that should not have any noticeable effect.

As the car has almost 4,000 miles on it, I did not want to have a new tire on just one side, so the repair saved me having to buy another tire for the other side. In fact, I think Discount Tire says they will not put a new tire on a car if the opposite tire has more than 2,000 miles on it.

I just had the exact same repair to the same tire a couple of weeks ago. Discount Tire did a great job, except I had to take it back the next day to get the black tire weights to replace the silver weights. They claimed they were out of those on the day they patched it.

I originally considered the Discount Tire warranty certificates when the car was delivered, but they were exorbitant for the PZ5s.

 

[GGoose]

Screw of the Month:

View attachment 39124

Can't wait to see what we pick up next month.

Even though I was a bit reluctant, I agreed to have the tire patched as the puncture was squarely in the tread. I know the manufacturer says don't repair these tires, but Discount Tire uses to 2-step repair, first inserting a plug and then applying an inside patch. They claim it has been approved for all DOT-certified tires. Although it did require tearing out a bit of an acoustic foam block, that should not have any noticeable effect.

As the car has almost 4,000 miles on it, I did not want to have a new tire on just one side, so the repair saved me having to buy another tire for the other side. In fact, I think Discount Tire says they will not put a new tire on a car if the opposite tire has more than 2,000 miles on it.

Wow Nice work. We had a sliced tire 2nd day of ownership. Could not be repaired because it was a large slice. Good to know for future they will repair a hole in the tread even with the quieting foam block.

 

[FirstLucidFL]

I dropped of my GGT with 21/22’s for service yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to get a Gravity as a loaner instead of an Air, but man, the 20/21’s ride so much better. Softer and quieter on city and highway roads. Makes me regret going with the 21/22’s. When my lease is up I know which option I’ll be going with next!

 

[Lycra]

How come that this is so much better to drive?

 

[GGoose]

More range with the 20-21s and lower replacement cost too.

 

[borski]

I dropped of my GGT with 21/22’s for service yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to get a Gravity as a loaner instead of an Air, but man, the 20/21’s ride so much better. Softer and quieter on city and highway roads. Makes me regret going with the 21/22’s. When my lease is up I know which option I’ll be going with next!

I’m so glad there are options for folks. I prefer the 21/22s but I’d never yuck your yum!

 

[037]

I’m so glad there are options for folks. I prefer the 21/22s but I’d never yuck your yum!

For performance, 22/23” is hard to beat, especially with Eagle F1 asymmetric 6 tires in 275/295.

 

[msaunders9430]

Another kudo for Discount Tire (DT).

Today I had them repair a small puncture from a nail.
No cost.
Also a confirmation that, if you going to buy a car with advanced technology (relatively speaking), be mindful of who works on that car and their experience level.
I know people who buy an expensive (again relatively speaking) car and then go cheap on the maintenance.

DT knew to put the car in lift mode.
They also knew to allow the three-chambered air suspension to properly reinflate before completely lowering the car.
Worker said they learned that from bad experiences.

They also used a TPMS Rebuild Kit to ensure the system worked correctly after the repair.

This may all be standard on cars with TPMSs, but new to me.
When it's time for new tires, I know where I'm going.

Still have 7/32 tread after 14k miles.

 

[EVCar]

Another kudo for Discount Tire (DT).

They also knew to allow the three-chambered air suspension to properly reinflate before completely lowering the car.
Worker said they learned that from bad experiences.

They also used a TPMS Rebuild Kit to ensure the system worked correctly after the repair.

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Thanks for the post.
Can you elaborate on the air suspension thing. How did they do it?
Also, did they need to use pucks for the lift?
Thanks.

 

[037]

I have had my car lifted over 6 times at this point, suspension mode was the only thing ever needed.

Not sure about the inflate, deflate. Vehicle was just in standard mode each time.

 

[msaunders9430]

Thanks for the post.
Can you elaborate on the air suspension thing. How did they do it?
Also, did they need to use pucks for the lift?
Thanks.

I didn't ask how they did the reinflation.
The worker just said they had learned that the air chambers needed to each be reinflated to avoid the chambers from being damaged by the full weight of the car.

Not sure about the use of pucks.
I wasn't close enough to see.

 

[msaunders9430]

Checking tire pressure regularly allowed me to notice the lower tire pressure instead of relying or waiting on a TPMS alert. The tire with the puncture was only losing a few pounds of air each month. I would just reinflate at first.

However, the fact that it was the only tire losing air, provided the clue I needed to suspect a puncture. It was a very tiny puncture, but I didn't want it to get worse as the tire wore.

This forum and this thread specifically,gave me the guidance I needed.

 

[037]

Checking tire pressure regularly allowed me to notice the lower tire pressure instead of relying or waiting on a TPMS alert. The tire with the puncture was only losing a few pounds of air each month. I would just reinflate at first.

However, the fact that it was the only tire losing air, provided the clue I needed to suspect a puncture. It was a very tiny puncture, but I didn't want it to get worse as the tire wore.

This forum and this thread specifically,gave me the guidance I needed.

I have the tire pressure open as a permanent fixture on the left side, dynamic efficiency is an occasional visitor so I can guesstimate distance left is going far.

TPMS does not update in real time with a big puncture, already tested that with what looked like a shotgun hole in a 2 week old tire through the thickest center part.

 

[msaunders9430]

I have the tire pressure open as a permanent fixture on the left side, dynamic efficiency is an occasional visitor so I can guesstimate distance left is going far.

TPMS does not update in real time with a big puncture, already tested that with what looked like a shotgun hole in a 2 week old tire through the thickest center part.

Good idea with having the tire pressure showing permanently on the left side.
I think I'll start doing the same.

Thanks for the idea.