Programmatically setting `$range` doesn't change slider handles

[SturmB]

I've mostly gotten the hang of working with this component. However, one problem I'm now running into is setting the slider handles to specific values in the Livewire component's mount() method. I attempt to set it to specific values; however, the handles on the slider remain at their values beforehand.

Here's the class portion of the component:

class TierSlider extends Component
{
    public array $options = [
        "start" => [1, 4],
        "step" => 1,
        "range" => [
            "min" => [1],
            "max" => [4],
        ],
        "connect" => true,
        "behaviour" => "tap-drag",
        "pips" => [
            "mode" => "values",
            "stepped" => true,
            "density" => 100,
            "values" => [1, 2, 3, 4],
        ],
    ];
    public array $range;
    public int $armorId;

    public function render()
    {
        return view("livewire.tier-slider");
    }

    public function mount(Request $request)
    {
        $this->range = [
            "min" => "2",
            "max" => "3",
        ];
    }

    public function onChange(Request $request)
    {
        $this->emit("updateShoppingList", [
            "armorId" => $this->armorId,
            "minTier" => intval($this->range["min"]),
            "maxTier" => intval($this->range["max"]),
        ]);
    }
}

And here's the view portion:

<div class="m-6">
    <x-range-slider :options="$options" wire:model="range.min,range.max" wire:click="onChange" />
</div>

The handles after a refresh:

[SturmB]

I just realized my faux pas. I didn't take into account $options' "start" value.

Here's the correct mount() method, along with the actual session data that I intend to use:

    public function mount(Request $request)
    {
        $armorAndTiers = $request
            ->session()
            ->get("armors.{$this->armorId}", ["minTier" => 1, "maxTier" => 4]);
        $this->options["start"] = array_values($armorAndTiers);
        $this->range = [
            "min" => strval($armorAndTiers["minTier"]),
            "max" => strval($armorAndTiers["maxTier"]),
        ];
    }