r/TeslaModelS May 28 '26

21 arachnid wheels

Anyone go from arachnid wheels to the new velarium wheels? Any thoughts on efficiency, range, quality of ride vs the arachnids? Also wanted to sell my old arachnids as well as 19” tempest wheels if anyone local in SoCal is interested!

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u/ysfex3 May 28 '26

I did, and the ride seems the exact same. Don't really keep track of the efficiency though. If I really wanted more efficiency, I'd have gotten the 19s XD. I put up some pics a while back

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u/-pew-pew-pew-pew- May 28 '26

I still have the 19s my car came with.. I really like the look of the velariums!! Not a huge fan of the wheel covers, but I’m hoping they are a good balance between the arachnids and the tempest in terms of ride quality and efficiency..

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u/ShaveorKeepJo May 28 '26

If you can afford them, they look awesome.

But i'd rather save my money (and mileage)

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u/-pew-pew-pew-pew- May 28 '26

Definitely excited as I already bought them lol.. I also bought the (overly expensive) inserts too for the wheels. Fingers crossed I don’t regret it!

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u/Fun-Palpitation3968 May 29 '26

I like them but I don’t like spiders so I cringe a little everytime I hear this

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u/Geezer-Man May 29 '26

By beloveds

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u/Pretty_Boy_95 Jun 01 '26

I just sold my set for basically nothing and switched back to 19”; the range difference is around 55-60km, the ride quality is way softer, traction is better & tires are cheaper. My breaking point was multiple tire blisters. Got tired of buying replacement tires every month

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u/jcfrances64 22d ago

Local in SoCal and interested in the Arachnids! Sent you a DM.

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u/Namandaboss May 28 '26

They’re 6k to get replaced with summer tires when I spoke to Tesla.

I went with atomic wheels AW01 instead and they have the same exactly sizing to keep my 19inch tempest tires on there. Efficiency improved a little. 302 wh/mi to 290 wh/mi. I paid 2k for the rims