2nd gens on 37" tires

I drive well over 300 miles per week and currently, I have yet to regear my truck on 35s. My current mileage is around 15.5 mpg when crusin' at 55 - 60 mph AND im cool with that.... When traveling long highway miles, I tend to push my truck and being not geared - I'm in 4th gear or screaming 3rd to pass someone or going up a hill ( redline is peaking about 80 mph ) - after my last Las Vegas trip, I got an average of 9 mpg.

 

Thank you for the pictures and advice!!!!!!!!!

 

Well no one is forcing you to do things in the right order

 

That’s all well and good.


What I’m getting at is. If you’re worried about mileage...37s aren’t a great idea.


Throw mileage hope right out the window.

 

Here’s my Fuelly since going to 37’s.

I drive pretty conservatively and run about 65-70 on the highway. Still on 3.73 gears. Like @Spoonman said if mileage is a big issue to you 37’s might not be for you but it’s possible to not get terrible mileage with them.

 

I get about the same on 4.56s and v6 If I could drop it down to 45 - 50 I'd get 20mpg. Highway hurts the mpg's.

 

Thank you sir.

Welcome. It's not necessary to plate the fender well back in but I wanted to keep a "factory" look when its painted and rubberized. Plus it keeps the engine bay from being completely covered in mud. It's quite a bit of work but if you got the time, skill and care, you can make some shit happen. Haha

 

@v8taco671's v8 on 37s.

Not sure if he's posted here yet.

 

Love the single cab. Not too many of you guys running around.

 

Haha! All this talk and don't think I've showed her off yet. Not too many pictures yet. I'll get some at ATR at the end of the month. Anyone else going?

 

Cool man. But I had 37s, too. You won’t convince me

My mileage wasn’t really any worse than with 35s. But you won’t be getting great mileage with that sort of tire. It’s not possible unless you’re always driving down hill

 

Like I said I drive very tame and most of my driving is highway driving around 65 mph. I do correct the odometer in my calculations. I could even gps verify it. I genuinely average 15.7 mpg on 37’s. 35’s I averaged about 16.4 IIRC.

 

Heres some pictures of mine on 37s

 

I feel 15 mpg is actually great mileage for the weight and size of the tire...these arn't diesel trucks that have globs of power... If I really was concern about MPG, 35s would have been out of the equation.

 

Yea no doubt. Weight depends on which wheel and which tire as well as what size you go with but mine are right around 145 pounds a piece. Of course I’m happy with the mileage I get but I’d still drive it all the same if it got 10 mpg.

 

Seems awfully heavy... my 42 on aluminum beadlock weigh out to 155 ish

 

Ok yea it looks like I miss remembered a little bit. I was thinking the tires were right at 100 pounds but looks like they're actually 93 pounds New after looking it up and these are far from New so probably down closer to 90 pounds at this point.

 

You guys get better mileage on 37s than I do on 33s.

 

Yassssss that is a good looking truck right there

 

Same here, maybe we ought to switch to 37's and get better smiles per gallon