New tires killed my milage..:(
12-29-2011, 08:02 AM
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That was my first thought....and I agree. I guess what was making me think was that in quite a few posts I had read that users had an increase in mpg when switching from the BFG's to the Dura Grapplers...live and learn I guess. As far as slicks go....my mpg is far worse in my other ride...
Another thing to consider, is that those new tires have not broken in yet.......most all tires (with exception to Michelin it seams) take a few thousand miles or so for the rubber compound and sidewalls to flatten out and stiffen up........last set I bought were Cooper S/T's and almost took them off just a few days after purchase, due to fuel consumption drop and poor, squirly handling. Glad now I kept them, cause once they broke in, have now become the best set of tires I've had on the Dodge to date!!!
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here's a calculator. http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...foTireMath.jsp
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That was my first thought....and I agree. I guess what was making me think was that in quite a few posts I had read that users had an increase in mpg when switching from the BFG's to the Dura Grapplers...live and learn I guess. As far as slicks go....my mpg is far worse in my other ride...
And on the tires, are they E rated with the stiffer sidewalls or D rated?
01-01-2012, 09:49 PM
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