Foam in tyres
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Further thought on the tyres...it's a sticky plaster fix for a NVH issue where there is a resonant noise at motorway/highway speed.
Tesla suspension is pretty much the same ZF corner module setup found on a large Mercedes or Chrysler, which in turn is almost the same as that found on Jaguars and BMWs. Many have a flaw in that the front suspension has upper links attached direct to the body and lower links attached to a rigidly bolted subframe....That provides little isolation of road noise from the chassis, which in turn can transmit it into the cabin. The rear is contained on its own subframe cradle, but again bolted via four very rigid bushes, so again isolation is limited....Its now not uncommon to see massive heavy rubber doughnuts attached to various parts of a car to add mass in aim to stop resonance, another sticky plaster for NVH issues.
Tesla suspension is pretty much the same ZF corner module setup found on a large Mercedes or Chrysler, which in turn is almost the same as that found on Jaguars and BMWs. Many have a flaw in that the front suspension has upper links attached direct to the body and lower links attached to a rigidly bolted subframe....That provides little isolation of road noise from the chassis, which in turn can transmit it into the cabin. The rear is contained on its own subframe cradle, but again bolted via four very rigid bushes, so again isolation is limited....Its now not uncommon to see massive heavy rubber doughnuts attached to various parts of a car to add mass in aim to stop resonance, another sticky plaster for NVH issues.
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Continental and Michelin have noise reducing tyres where they have a layer of foam bonded to the inside - Conti also have tyres with a layer of what looks like tar on the inside (contiseal) which is supposed to stop air leaking if a nail, etc goes through
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