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Fuel mileage with a 6" and 35's vs 33's and a 3

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by fireman9027, Nov 9, 2014.

  1. Nov 9, 2014 at 5:16 PM
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    fireman9027

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    Ok folks I'm debating on which way to go, and gas consumption is going to be a factor. What are you guys getting fuel wise with 33's and not regearing with a 3" lift vs 35's, regeared and a 6" lift...
    Thanks
     
  2. Nov 9, 2014 at 5:21 PM
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    Not enough
    Apple's and oranges while comparing tire size and regear vs no regear regardless of lift. You could put 35's on 3" lift...really comes down to tire size and gear ratio.

    That said I'm running 295/70r17 on roughly 3" lift on 3.73 gears and am averaging 13mpg
     
  3. Nov 9, 2014 at 5:27 PM
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    Stay away from a 6" DB lift unless you are.a Mall Crawler.
     
  4. Nov 9, 2014 at 5:37 PM
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    You'll get 14 on both, biggest factor is type of tire.
     
  5. Nov 10, 2014 at 1:55 PM
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    If people aren't compensating for the tire size when they are calculating the mpgs then its really worthless information. If your speedo and odo are off then the mpg calculation means nothing
     
  6. Nov 10, 2014 at 2:09 PM
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    Yeah, that had me for my first fill up after I got the truck. By mileage, I was showing fuel consumption of 15.3 mpg with a 3" and 33" Nitto Trails. However, when factoring in the tire size difference, I'm traveling 7% further per gallon of fuel, bringing my mileage to 16.3...which...for some reason...made me feel a little bit better.

    At the end of the day, we didn't buy the Taco to get good mileage..........right?
     

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