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These Are the Biggest Wheels Ever on a Cybertruck, Tesla Hasn't Even Considered Them

Tesla Cybertruck on 24-inch wheels 6 photos
Photo: T Sportline | YouTube
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The Tesla Cybertruck drives through the gate of the Giga Texas wearing 20-inch wheels as stock. However, such a big truck deserves bigger wheels. And here they are.
A Tesla Cybertruck owner wanted more from its electric hauler. It wanted the angular vehicle to look every inch a predator. So they lifted it up on massive forged wheels from T Sportline's CT7 lineup. They are 24-inch units and, most likely, the biggest ever fitted to a Cybertruck.

Whoever wants to drive their Cybertruck wearing these stilettos must know they will have to compromise on range. The bigger the wheels are, the less they drive before their truck needs to be plugged in again.

Tesla came up with a 123-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that would store enough energy for an EPA-estimated drive between 250 and 340 miles (400 - 545 kilometers). But owners of the Cybertrucks have been reporting that they were unable to drive more than 250 miles on a single charge.

Besides the compromise on range, the drivers of the vehicle wearing 24-inch wheels will have to withstand extra noise, especially at high speed, and road behavior.

But they can find consolation in the fact that, at the end of the day, they own one hell of an intimidating Cybertruck, which already has an impressive ground clearance, even without those massive 24-inchers: 17.4 inches (44 centimeters) from the ground with the suspension in its maximum lift setup. The wheels are wrapped in beefy Recon Grabler all-terrain 45-inch tires.

T Sportline also offers 18-inchers for those who would rather downsize and maximize range. The design is a perfect fit for the aero covers that the Cybertrucks come from the factory with.

However, Tesla stopped delivering those, following complaints from customers who pointed out that those covers eat out the rubber of the tire. For those rims, the Cybertruck-specialized aftermarket company offers Wildpeak all-terrain tires.

It is obvious that customers would do anything to make their Cybertrucks special since they all roll off the production line in the unpaintable stainless steel body. For instance, we had to deal with a Cybertruck in midnight purple wrap.

The one that real estate mogul Manny Khoshbin drove last week was metallic red, sporting carbon fiber flared fenders, which made it even larger than it already was. The looks of the vehicle and the way it drives prompted Khoshbin to say he would go straight to the Tesla website to check the waiting times.

Gloss and matte black wraps were two of the first options that customers selected after their Cybertrucks were delivered. We also had to deal with a Cybertruck in military green and another one in matte blue, with the latter turned into a mobile coffee shop. Meanwhile, a spectrum-wrapped EV got so much attention in Los Angeles that the team had to change the location to be able to capture enough footage for a video.

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