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This is why i'm salty lol. Hell, even $80 for 4 would be a reasonable price with a bunch of markup. The $200 price tag for 4 is what makes me a bit salty.
I'm on the same page as you. Yes I can afford the truck but that does not mean I'm open to frequently shovel cash into my truck. I'm getting close to tire rotation time and I'm just going to go with Discount Tire. I asked my local shop last month and they already had pucks. If I'm ever able to order a spare I'll revisit buying 1 puck as I'll likely get a different jack. Hopefully aftermarket yields some cheaper options. I care less what it looks like long as it is functional and safe.
This isn’t quite true. If you are using the pucks, there is a small circle of plastic on the bottom that pops out w/o tools. The opening is the same size as the puck but smaller than the pad on a jack or lift.
Yup. I'm not saying vendors shouldn't try to make a buck if there is a market void especially in the early days. I'm just saying that you don't polish up your pucks to display at a car show. They are buried deep in the bowls of your Rivian for 99% of the time. Chrome doesn't enhance their function nor joy of ownership, so why pay for it.
One puck is enough to get by with to do a tire rotation on your own if you have a OEM plastic jack and puck in the back. You'll need two if you don't have the OEM tire change kit.
So true!
Thank you. This was my next reply. You beat me to it! LOL. Tire shops I've been to have just used the lower control arms to jack it up. Much easier. In fact, I do the same when Jacking up my truck at home. Again, much easier. Depending on the lift at the tire shop, they might only be able to do one end at a time, either both fronts or both rears. In either case, they don't need pucks. I simply educate them on how to jack it up and so far, each place has done it successfully.So true!
I hate the jacking pucks because they introduce two more potential pivot points, which is dangerous. Used with a floor jack on a nice flat concrete garage floor, this is unlikely to be a problem. But on the side of the road or off road, where the surface can be sloping and/or soft, this could be a huge problem, especially if you’re using a bottle jack. I have the EV Sportline bottle jack & puck in my spare tire kit, but if I ever have to use it I’ll be very careful. Removing the panels and jacking at the control arm will also be considered.
As shown in this thread, Rivians can also be jacked up at the control arms. I’m thinking about doing it this way with my floor jack next time.
When I got new wheels & tires, I didn‘t have any pucks, but I had read the manual and knew that I could jack up the truck by removing the panels. Before going to the tire shop, I removed the panels at home. When I got to the tire shop, the manager met me in the parking lot asking if I had jacking pucks. I said no, but I’ve removed the panels so you can jack it up like a normal vehicle. He claimed to have been trained about EV’s, and that he was not allowed to jack it up without pucks, because there are wires & hydraulic lines in the area that could be damaged. I knew this wasn’t true because I’d just been under the truck looking at the exposed frame. But he wouldn’t even look & refused to install my wheels. So I did it myself at home, without any issues, and won’t return to that tire shop again.
this.
Not really man but expensive vehicles are expensive. You don’t buy a Rivian trying to pinch pennies. You can get something capable for 20-30 less than the pre March people even let alone current pricing.
It was tongue in cheek mate. I agree with you. There are always going to be incidental when buying cars. Take for xample the $45k picnic basket with the Rolls.
