Do you need a Special Lift for Tire Change?

[DNADoc]

I am about ready for new tires (22K miles) and someone told me that EV's require a special lift and I need to take it to the dealer for the tire change. I would rather use my local tire store as they are cheaper and I have many years experience with them.

I am assuming they will have the proper equipment. Please advise.

Buck

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[alexsas]

Changed wheels winter to summer twice on my drive. Just a normal hydraulic jack. For the second time I got a special Taycan jack pad , but I think tyre places have huge jacks that they put somewhere else

 

[Andics]

Also if you have air suspensions there is an a "jack mode" to enable in the PCM

 

[n3ophyte]

I am about ready for new tires (22K miles) and someone told me that EV's require a special lift and I need to take it to the dealer for the tire change. I would rather use my local tire store as they are cheaper and I have many years experience with them.

I am assuming they will have the proper equipment. Please advise.

Buck

I recommend you buy at least one of these Taycan specific jack pads. I bought 4 as my fitter has a 4 arm lift.

And these wheel hangers are essential if you have carbon ceramic brakes.

 

[007]

I had a screw in my tire and a local shop fixed my flat, no issues, nothing special.

 

[tbinmd]

No special lift is needed. Check the manual for the jack points. If you have the air suspension put it in jack mode.

 

[alexsas]

I recommend you buy at least one of these Taycan specific jack pads. I bought 4 as my fitter has a 4 arm lift.

And these wheel hangers are essential if you have carbon ceramic brakes.

Yeah I bought the hangers for my second changeover- the first was a bit of nightmare trying to match a huge wheel with holes (my brakes are PSCB)

 

[Jonathan S.]

So this "someone" thinks the Taycan is too heavy for a tire shop's lift that somehow is able to service massive SUVs?

 

[DNADoc]

Thanks for your replies!

Buck

 

[j.w.s]

I am about ready for new tires (22K miles) and someone told me that EV's require a special lift and I need to take it to the dealer for the tire change. I would rather use my local tire store as they are cheaper and I have many years experience with them.

I am assuming they will have the proper equipment. Please advise.

Buck

If I was having a local tire store do the work, I'd show up with four of the Taycan specific jack pads, and at least two of the standard Porsche wheel hanger studs and insist that they use them. I'd also teach them how to put the car in jack mode and insist that they do so. Bad things might not happen if they did it "their way" but why take a chance?

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