Gas mileage

Hello guys! I was hoping to ask what kind of gas mileage y'all are getting. I have a 2008 dcsb 4x4 and the sticker says 20mpg is what it's supposted to get. I lifted it and put tires on it I expected to loose about 4-5 mpg for some reason I'm Getting about 12mpg-13 is this normal or do I need to have my truck looked at it just seems really low.

 

If you are concerned about MPG, get rid of the lift and tires or buy a Hybrid.

 

No need for the hate. Wondering if I needed to get my truck looked at cause it's not supposted to be getting this low of milage

 

No hate in my post - just a reality check.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-with-a-full-tank.10965/page-22#post-12799114

 

Don't understand?

 

Maintain higher psi for every day driving. Feather the throttle. Time traffic lights. Don't tote a bunch of junk around in the backseat or bed. Don't bolt a bunch of heavy stuff onto it.

I have a dcsb, lifted & level 3/2", 265/75r16 AT tires. I chart my mileage and lost 25% mpg with city driving. Highway driving is about the same tank range as long as I set cruise on 70mph.

 

Depends on how high your lift is and the tire type you have.

 

I think my tires are the problem. Lol

 

I get 15-16 stock mixed driving. Sometimes less. So I would say you are right in the ballpark with the lift. Hey.. atleast gas prices are low!

 

I could have sworn I've seen a gas mpg thread here somewhere

 

That's how I like to look at it

 

Yea there have been a decent amount

 

Are you calculating it right?

 

Yes im deviding 21 by how ever many miles I go

 

Wrong

 

You should devide it by the amount of gas you put in the tank not by total amount of the tank.

 

You fill your tank and divide whatever amount of gas you just put in by how many miles you drove. Dividing by 21 would mean you completely emptied your tank and put 21 gals back in.

 

you DIVIDE miles driving by how many gallons of gas you put in the tank.

 

^^^ Almost

From your Avatar OP it looks like you have significantly larger diam. tires. You need to go here:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tire-size-tool.12697/
Click tire calc. tool. Enter your factory tire size (sticker on door jamb, this is what your speedo is calib. to), then your new tire size. I went from 265/70/R16 to 265/75/R16 which shows as 3.4% difference so I multiply my odometer reading by 1.034. In my case it's normally+/- 304mi. on speedo (1.034)=314 actual miles / 17 gallons =18.47 miles per gallon. I normally avg. around 17.5-18mpg with E-Load tires. With factory tires I averaged 19-20mpg.