It’s worth noting that due to brilliant design decisions, the only way to put different tires on it is to replace the whole wheel. edit: apparently this part was not correct, my apologies for the misinformation

  • mateomauiOPEnglish
    28·
    6 months ago

    Apparently they have custom wheels and custom tires so you can’t just put a different tire on, you need to switch out the rims too.

    edit: I stand corrected, today I have spread misinformation, my apologies

    • StorminNorman@lemmy.world
      14·
      6 months ago

      Nope. The tyres it comes with are custom, but you can fit any tyre you want so long as it’s the right size (which does admittedly limit your options somewhat). The rims aren’t a custom size either (although, the ones that come from the factory obviously are a custom design, but like the tyres, it’s not hard to find a replacement). And there is nothing particularly special about either of them. Plenty of options out there for both. Plenty of reasons to hate this vehicle, the two issues you listed are not reasons to do so as they are problems that don’t actually exist.

      Edit: you may be getting confused as they got a patent early last year for their wheel covers (which I think is valid as they have aero shit involved with em). But they literally just clip on and off.

      • mateomauiOPEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Interesting, I stand corrected. This is common misunderstanding then, probably based off what you mention in that edit, as comment threads are filled with it being discussed.

        edit: after some search, it may also be due to what looks like third party replacement rim and tires packages being available. Maybe it’s been assumed the replacement rims were necessary to use other tires.

        • StorminNorman@lemmy.world
          3·
          6 months ago

          I think the rabid anti ev and anti musk hatred is what’s driving it more than any misunderstanding. Like I said, many reasons to hate this vehicle, but a lot of the “conversations” I see about this vehicle (and EVs in general) are complete and utter tripe.

          • mateomauiOPEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            I made an edit that may be relevant too. It would make sense.

            • StorminNorman@lemmy.world
              2·
              6 months ago

              I don’t see how your edit is relevant given that pretty much every car on the road has third party rims and tyres and this isn’t an issue for them.

              • mateomauiOPEnglish
                2·
                6 months ago

                Because most of the time you don’t see packages of them, they’re usually separate. The majority of people aren’t bothering to get new rims unless they need them, like when the old ones are damaged from rolling on a flat or something. But when companies are selling “special” aftermarket cybertruck specific replacement rim and tire packages, it makes it sound like the rims are a necessary component, when you could just apparently just use the existing rims with the new tires.

                • StorminNorman@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  6 months ago

                  Pretty sure you’re not a “car person” cos those packages abound for many other vehicles on the road. Which is further reinforced by me plugging in “wheel and tyre package” into ye Olde google and getting a shitload of results for, surprise surprise, wheel and tyre packages for a variety of cars. From your daily run abouts, to 4x4s, to suvs, to sports cars. Here’s one site that offers over 20,000 wheel and tyre packages.. So, yeah, your assumptions are woefully wrong.

                  • mateomauiOPEnglish
                    2·
                    6 months ago

                    Well, that’s kind of what I mean, most people who are confused and commenting about this for cybertruck aren’t necessarily car enthusiasts, and wouldn’t normally be looking where you would see that. The average person isn’t shopping online for tires anyway, they’re going to the local shop to pick some and have them put on. At least here if you go to the average shop to pick replacement tires, they’re separate from the rims. With cybertruck the same observers would have to go online, see all these packages and may assume it’s necessary. It’s just a possibility. It just seems like too specific a criticism and misconception for it to purely be just people hating on it. The notion had to come from somewhere.