Chevy Bolt - Wheel & Tire Upgrade 

And ampera-e owners also

Glad you like. The new tires should last 60k like the old... However, that greatly depends on personal driving style & the roads you drive on. Your mileage may vary.

The Tire Rack. Comes with: New TPMS sensors, mounted, balanced, & arrive at your door ready to install.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, I'm going to be doing a follow up video later this Spring.

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Just came back from a 8 day 3k mile road trip. Data is being collected.

@@theevolvingworld New subscriber here. Have you made a follow-up video (or comments) about the effect on range? If so, please direct me. I cannot find it. And thanks for the video. Very helpful.

@@scottwilliams7009 Thanks for liking & subscribing! I think at about the one year mark (through all four seasons) will be a good time for an update.

@@theevolvingworld and?

18 month update. Coming soon.

Depends on width of rim & width of tire. Stock is 17x6.5 with a 44mm offset. Rims in this video are 16x7 w/ 38mm offset. Translates to stock inner & adds 12mm outer. Ideally a 44mm offset would add 6mm to inner & 6mm to outer. Assuming you are installing a wheel that is 7 inches wide x 16 or 17 inch diameter, the short answer is : 40mm is better than 38mm.

@@theevolvingworld Thanks?

Mike Swisher, what is the width of the rims you like?

@@tomshire5152 This is what I ended up ordering from Discount Tire. Rims 16 X7 5-105.00/114.30 40 BKMTXX DRG DR-69 73.00. Tires 205 /60 R16 96T XL BSW GTR GT RADIAL ICEPRO 3 STUDDABLE. Paid about $780 for everything.

@@RandomThoughts65, okay, so your offset is 40mm rather than the stock 44mm. And your rim is 1/2" wider than the stock rim. If you had the stock 44mm offset with the wider rim, the face of the rim would project 1/4" (.25") past the fenders. But since you have a 40mm offset, that reduces the projection by 4mm (.157"). So your new wheels are sticking out by about 1/10" (.1"). I suppose that could foul the airflow a little. But what would concern me more is the 1/2" wider wheels getting too close to the front struts or the rear shocks. Basically the inner wheel edge has moved inboard by 1/4" + 4mm, so a smidge more than 3/8". Have you noticed any clearance issues?

Some tires do have more rolling resistance & physically wider tires would add wind resistance. We'll see.

@@theevolvingworld any update on the Range effect of the new rim and tires? I’m planning on replacing the rim and tire as well

@@rogeryin I think at about the one year mark (through all four seasons) will be a good time for an update.

@@theevolvingworld now that a year has passed what has been your experience with range?

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Curious as to the iimpact on performance.

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We'll see.

@@theevolvingworld I have "low rolling resistance" tires on my Kia Soul EV+ (from the factory) that seem to have reasonable grip in the rain, etc, but I do wonder how much the range would suffer if I put more grippy tires on there.

@@JustWasted3HoursHere I guarantee that grippy tires will help with cornering on the track & do nothing to add range for the other 99.9% of the time. Although, some tires kinda do both & others do neither. It pays to research your next set of four.

@@theevolvingworld I have to say I am very impressed with how well the tires are living on my Kia Soul EV+. Doesn't pull to either side (you can drive straight for a long time without touching the steering wheel), no noticeable wear on the inside, outside or center of any of the tires, etc. Can't wait to get this vehicle back in my possession!

@@JustWasted3HoursHere If the front & rear track dimension are identical you can check the toe in the same manner as in the Bolt rear alignment video. It's the same suspension type. When I put the new wheels & tires on, I noticed right away it drove worse. Why? Out of alignment.