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Tire Size, Gears, & MPG's

02-02-2008, 03:03 PM

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JohnHaney

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Tire Size, Gears, & MPG's

after searching posts it does seem everyone has their own opinions on what the "best" choice in tire size/gears should be. i have just put on 35" tires on my 01' truck with 3.54 gears and have noticed a considerable drop in mpg's. previously i was running 33's and was getting decent mileage 19's around town. i would like to get some of my mileage back by swapping out gears, just don't know if i want to go 3.73's or 4.10's. what combinations are you guys using and what kind of mileage are you getting?

put on a kelderman air ride system too, so the overall weight of the truck has increased some as well, i am thinking that has caused some of the decrease as well.

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01' 2500 SLT Laramie QC 4x4, HO 6-speed, aFe Stage II Intake, BD Super B Turbo, BD Pulse Exhaust Manifold, ATS Intake, aFe 4" Exhaust, BD Fuel Pump, Edge Comp stacked w/ Smarty, Autometer Gauges

02' 2500 SLT QC 4x4, Auto, aFe Stage I Intake, Edge Juice w/ Attitude, aFe 4" Exhaust, BD Fuel Pump

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