Horrible gas mileage!

[vjr021]

Use a GPS to figure your mileage, if your 24's are throwing your speedo off, it will effect your mileage as well..

The larger your tire size, the farther off your speed... ex. (guess) with your new wheels you are actually traveling 55 mph, but your speedo says 50. SO, if you actually travel 300 miles, your miles on your odometer reading will be lower... thus effecting the MPG.

once you change the diameter, don't trust the OEM gauges, you will have to use a GPS and a calculator to figure MPG.

 

[BlackDenali]

Welcome to big wheels my friend.........3mpg city/4.5mpg highway....get used to it!!!

 

[tkemp]

are you serious on the 3city/4.5highway?

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it cant b that bad

 

[BlackDenali]

I was exagerating slightly.....

I get about 10mpg city and 14mpg highway.

I am full time AWD and have the 24's, but after that air filter is new, fuel filter is new, spark plugs are new and I still get shit milage......I'm just used to it by now.

Had the 24's basicly since the day I bought the truck back in early '04!!

 

[Young28]

are you serious on the 3city/4.5highway?

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it cant b that bad

I was exagerating slightly.....

I get about 10mpg city and 14mpg highway.

I am full time AWD and have the 24's, but after that air filter is new, fuel filter is new, spark plugs are new and I still get shit milage......I'm just used to it by now.

Had the 24's basicly since the day I bought the truck back in early '04!!

he is exaggerating but im not lol

i know i dont get much better than 10 mpg

 

[Tribalbreak]

i get between 10-12mpg with 22's... average tank lasts me anywheres from 215-240miles tops

 

[Modded]

Looks like the Pre-07 models are just bad with gas, I know someone who had a 07 Esky with 26s and always got aleast 13MPG wprst case scenario!

 

[afpj]

If the odometer is like the speedometer and linked to revolutions of the drivetrain, then bigger wheels (or more specifically bigger overall radius/circumference) will cause less revolutions to the odometer for the same distance traveled. Therefore, your odometer reading will be less than before, even though you may have traveled the same amount. Thus, MPG will be much less. If your overall diameter is the same, well then, nevermind. Must be the weight of those dang things. (basically what vjr021 said now that I read the entire thread..sorry.)

 

[WoldD90]

If you are looking for great gas mileage, get a Toyota Pious, not a Tahoe or Yukon.

But, try and get 6 people is a Pious, plus luggage and etc.

Scott

 

[tkemp]

no im not looking for great gas mileage... i noticed a huge drop when i put rims on my truck...