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What a beautiful place to live - thanks for sharing this!
Rivian R2 Experiences
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What a beautiful place to live - thanks for sharing this!
Absolutely stunning views. Thanks as always for the details. Always appreciate it.
An error was found in my math. Total energy use was 90.1 kWh, not 94.6 kWh. That gives an average efficiency of 3.29 miles/kWh.
Someone posted a video online that happened to catch a view of my partner on her way home after the freeways were closed due to flooding.
I hope you guys were able to avoid any flood damage.
We’re safe. Our location is in a valley, but our particular plot is on the 500-year floodplain. The house was flipped by a contractor so it’s not terribly well-built and I’m worried about water ingress into the crawl space under the house, but that’s a problem for a dry day. I don’t think I need a sump pump today.
I will ask my dad’s ghost for building inspector ghost magic to keep water from seeping in.
House flippers are a scourge.
I put the 18" wheels with Uniroyal Laredo A/T 245/75 R18 115T XL tires onto the R2 this afternoon.
Also (temporarily) installed the Rig'd spare tire carrier into the tow hitch.
Unless you're comfortable deadlifting and maneuvering 125-150 pounds, I don't expect the Scout spare tire carrier is going to be removable even if it is technically removable.
Before, with the 21" wheels with Pirelli Scorpion MS (AS) 255/55 R21 112V XL tires.
After.
Size differences (Tire 1 is the Pirelli, tire 2 is the Laredo). I've gained 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) of height, which is negligible. Lost about 0.5 inches (13 mm) of width, which may matter for road trips in the winter.
The OEM wheels are 8.5" and have an offset of +38mm, the new wheels are 8.0" wide and have an offset of +35mm. Given the smaller width of the tires and the smaller width and smaller offset of the wheels, the tires are both farther away from the suspension and frame and slightly more tucked into the wheel well. This should give me a better overall wind resistance profile than a wider tire of the same composition and construction on the OEM wheels. I expect little or no change to range with these tires. The odometer will be slightly off because Rivian only allows preset tires to be selected in the computer. I hope Scout allows some way for custom tire sizes to be input. Unfortunately, there are legal reasons they may not be able to.
I've got the Laredos aired up to 42 PSI, which is a bit more than the R2 recommended pressure for the Pirellis.
Also (temporarily) installed the Rig'd spare tire carrier into the tow hitch.
Unless you're comfortable deadlifting and maneuvering 125-150 pounds, I don't expect the Scout spare tire carrier is going to be removable even if it is technically removable.
Before, with the 21" wheels with Pirelli Scorpion MS (AS) 255/55 R21 112V XL tires.
After.
Size differences (Tire 1 is the Pirelli, tire 2 is the Laredo). I've gained 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) of height, which is negligible. Lost about 0.5 inches (13 mm) of width, which may matter for road trips in the winter.
The OEM wheels are 8.5" and have an offset of +38mm, the new wheels are 8.0" wide and have an offset of +35mm. Given the smaller width of the tires and the smaller width and smaller offset of the wheels, the tires are both farther away from the suspension and frame and slightly more tucked into the wheel well. This should give me a better overall wind resistance profile than a wider tire of the same composition and construction on the OEM wheels. I expect little or no change to range with these tires. The odometer will be slightly off because Rivian only allows preset tires to be selected in the computer. I hope Scout allows some way for custom tire sizes to be input. Unfortunately, there are legal reasons they may not be able to.
I've got the Laredos aired up to 42 PSI, which is a bit more than the R2 recommended pressure for the Pirellis.
Ohhh, I love the 18s! You know me, I’m all about aesthetics. The Rivian looks good with a tire carrier. What will that do to your range?
The complexities of air detachment at the rear of the vehicle are such that it's difficult for me to predict how much it'll impact range, but it may be measurable. Interestingly, it will probably help improve range while towing because there's a weird stagnant, low pressure pocket that forms between a tow vehicle and trailer that a tire carrier might disrupt.
Wow the AT's look awesome! The R2 would look so good with like a 2 inch lift.
Oh, also, my partner “hates” the tire carrier. She can’t see much out of the rear view mirror with it on, and the rear camera is blocked, so it’s a double hit to usability.
I’ll look around for a way to add a camera to the tire carrier and maybe lower the tire a bit by cutting new bolt holes in the frame. We’ll see.
I don’t know if this helps at all, but I was able to add an aftermarket backup camera to my Wrangler and Quadratec sells a bracket that attaches to the tire carrier and the camera peeks out between the spokes of the wheel.
I think most newer vehicles are using shielded, digital interfaces (high-speed coax) rather than the older analog (with RCA or 4-pin Aviation connectors). This has the “side effect” of enabling manufacturers to limit which cameras can be used to only those approved by the manufacturer. It’s a huge PITA and the excuses about “higher bandwidth” are unconvincing to me. But I’ve only worked with cameras for a few decades, so I probably don’t know what I’m talking about.
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