Sapphire wheels & fitment

[terrycs]

I'm curious ... are the sapphire flares just attached somehow to standard Air bodywork? If so, I would think the Sapphire wheels (or other ones with same width & offsets) can also clear the standard Air.

 

[xponents]

I'm curious ... are the sapphire flares just attached somehow to standard Air bodywork? If so, I would think the Sapphire wheels (or other ones with same width & offsets) can also clear the standard Air.

Some drilling would likely be needed, and they might just be integrated into the body work. In addition, you would need to repaint them.

 

[Bill55]

I'm curious ... are the sapphire flares just attached somehow to standard Air bodywork? If so, I would think the Sapphire wheels (or other ones with same width & offsets) can also clear the standard Air.

I ask this question at delivery so this is from Lucid engineer.

You could put 265s on the front of any air.
The 295s on the rear would not fit a standard air. There are modifications to the car in addition to the flare pieces compared to the other air models.
I have not yet pulled the rear wheel to look at the differences, but will post pictures in the future.

I was thinking of putting 265s 20” Sapphire rims all the way around on the DE just for fun. Also, to see where the front tire lines up to the fender.

 

[terrycs]

Although they look nice, I have no intention of adding the flares to a non-Sapphire. I'm actually trying to confirm the Sapphire wheel/tire specs will work with the standard Air bodywork. I'd like to see if there is room to maximize tire/road contact patch even though efficiency goes down.

I've seen YouTube videos showing inboard side of the wheel/tire on a non-Sapphire and it already looks super tight in there (typical Lucid philosophy to optimize packaging). So I have a feeling the Sapphire wheel/tire really is the maximum that can fit in there without without modifying the stock bodywork.

 

[terrycs]

I ask this question at delivery so this is from Lucid engineer.

You could put 265s on the front of any air.
The 295s on the rear would not fit a standard air. There are modifications to the car in addition to the flare pieces compared to the other air models.
I have not yet pulled the rear wheel to look at the differences, but will post pictures in the future.

I was thinking of putting 265s 20” Sapphire rims all the way around on the DE just for fun. Also, to see where the front tire lines up to the fender.

I found the tire sizes on another thread:
Front: 265/35ZR20
Rear: 295/30ZR21

But wheel specs were not provided. Looking forward to what you learn about the rear.