Twin center ribs for increased dry traction and straight-line stability. The Nitto NT555 G2 255/40/19 weighs in at 28.82 lbs.
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PROS:
- Grips extremely well
- Noticeably less road noise than the Nitto Invo
- No rubbing at full lock
CONS:
- The recommended stock tire size of 245/45/19 with a diameter of 27.7” vs the Nitto NT555 G2 tire size of 255/40/19 with a diameter of 27”, resulting in 2.6% smaller than the recommended stock tire size. Again, the Model S is a very long car and when lowering the air suspension to a proper stance, we would still bottom out at the center of our car on speed bumps or even parking garage humps, but not as often as running the 255/35/19. To be safe we still raise the suspension when driving up driveways or speed bumps, but it’s a lot safer to run this tires size.
- Smaller tire diameter provides inaccurate speed readings of 1.5 MPH lower than stock at 60 MPH, provides less range, and slower ¼ mile times.
Thanks to the P100D air suspension, we’re able to adjust ride height on the fly. In order to lower the Model S air suspension even further, we need to trick the ride height sensor to make it think it’s sitting higher than it actually is, by using lowering links. Blox Racing has a set of adjustable lowering links for the Tesla Model S or Model X.
These adjustable lowering links are CNC-machined from billet aluminum and replace the factory’s fixed linkages.
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I don’t love the new picture format.
Do you not like it on Mobile, desktop or both?
I’m on desktop, also not a fan of the picture setup. Makes it too easy to blow by the majority of the pictures. Content is top notch as always though!
The sprung/unsprung weight ratio on this car is tremendous. There’s no reason that you should not be able to get some decent ride quality, although I wonder if the stock air suspension would need some tweaking. I have heard that the stock car suffers in the damping department.