What's your MPG? 4WD's Only, no 4 cylinders

Just drove a 375 mile (each way) vacation trip to Canada boarder. Lots of mixed roads with hills, mountain pass, freeway, etc. Averaged 14.5 mpg on the way up and 16.3 mpg on the way back. Ran super unleaded (92 octane 10% ethanol).

My truck has a super charger and many heavy mods (weighs in at just over 5000 lbs).

So, my MPG is comparable to your basically stock ride. YIKES!!!

 

Wow I wish i was getting 20. I've got a DCLB and have gotten consistently 17 mpg. Before and after the arb bumper. I saw no difference by adding it. I'm soon to be doing a 3 inch lift and hope it doesn't go below 16 mph.

 

I'm in the 16-17 mpg range. Mine is currently stock as far as engine and suspension but it has 82k miles on it. About to install 3" lift. Hoping the revamped suspension will help it out. Maybe I won't lose any mpg's. (I'm saying it right, it just doesn't sound familiar)

 

Why cant I play?

 

4x4 6 speed access cab here. Getting about 15-16. I have extended travel icons all around, alcan leafs, and 265/70/17 BFG A/T load range E

 

Bone stock with 66,000 miles get between 19.5 and 20.5 with 90%+ interstate driving.

 

2007 DCLB 4x4 4.0L 82,258 miles on her.
265/65/17 Michelin LTX ms2 with 2.5" lift.
Ave 65 mph UG speedo.. 72 mph on the dash...

Once I calibrated the ultra gauge these are my on going readings. November 8-25 I put 2278 mile on my truck ave 21.9 mpg (hunting trip with 600 lbs in bed) December 14-28 I put 3759 miles on my truck ave 20.6 MPG fully loaded approx 800 lbs of cargo( trip up and down the east coast. Used 4x4 in the snow for about 100 miles. Ri to key west around Florida and back ) In the past 2 months I have put on about 6500 miles on my truck. With an overall avg of 20.9 MPG.

 

17 consistently.....95% highway driving

 

My truck is all stock, other than I have 20 inch wheels with. Tires are Nexen Roadian HT: P275/65R18. These tires were on the truck when i got it.

My daily drives are very short trips as I work about 4 miles north of my home (I take the freeway). The university I attend is less than a mile away from my home as well so most of my trips are less than 10 minute drives each day.

I have been thinking about replacing basic things like spark plugs, air filters etc because I don't know when they were last replaced. I'm not sure if that would help

What other information would be helpful?

 

Here we go again... Beating a dead horse again...

 

19mpg summer on stock tires. Now I have new Blizzaks on, getting 17-18mpg. Mostly city driving using 4x4 on occasion (deep snow)...

 

I have only a couple of mods right now (intake drop in filter/cat back exhaust) and I am getting around the 17-19 combined MPG rate. It all depends on how heavy I am on the pedal. There are also a lot of hills to climb here in Hawaii which I think is why I haven't seen 20 like some other members on here. You should check on why you are only getting 14-15, that seems very low if you are stock. Aloha!

 

16.52 average so far over 2942 miles. Pretty much all city.

 

I'm sure you don't have 20 inch wheels with 18 inch tires.

The short drives are your problem, no way to get good mpg driving 1 mile or 4.

 

I have a little over 3k on my 2013 dclb sr5. I think I'm only getting 12 mpg right now.

 

City = 17
HWY = 20

Bone stock w/ a leer canopy & cross bars.

I've started driving much more conservatively around town (6'th gear at 40) and on the freeway (65 mph is my new top speed).

 

^ sorry what did you say? your sig pic stole my attention.

 

19.1 MPG in summer.
16.2 in winter.

Combined, roughly 60% highway, 40% city.

 

nice write up on the fogs anytime bhraz.

+ REP!

 

15-17mpg.