just finished a mostly interstate and highway (with stoplights) route i frequently drive.
3” lift, 37’s, 4.88’s, 3 occupants, 400lbs of cargo from northern MD to central VA.
203.7miles. Displayed MPG 19.7; hand calc was 20.6.
7th was frequently used on hills, but nothing i to 6th i can recall...
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Updating this: a load north of 300lb compressed the rear spring 1/2 and inch. They are considerably stiffer at the load rate and still Ride great and are still adequately damped.
Added 4.88 gears, a 3” lift, and a 400lb load. My last run under similar conditions was about 20.5-21 but with no lift no load and no gears. So it means the 4.88’s effectively carried cargo and the drag of a lift with sub 1mpg penalty from stock height/gears/no load.
Thats a win
Finished up normal route. 4.88 gears; lifted truck; 400lb cargo; moderate winds.
Displayed ended at 19.7mpg; hand calc was 20.6. Still within my usual 5% deviation.
It works, folks.
I think the extra air drag from the lift impacted more than i would have thought. Weather conditions today arent for a perfect run; but Id guess its a 1.5-2mpg drop. Also currently have 400lb of cargo and in rolling hills.
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Opinions vary wildly based on tire size.
There are a couple people here towing campers with 37’s and 4.88’s that are happy with them. Talking at length with one of them was what ultimately had me go 4.88 over 5.13 with my 37’s.
Agreed. Im on 37/4.88 and its fine for my purposes. It commutes great and I dont have issues even when loaded; but i was nervous about not getting 5.13. I really wanted to run 35’s but did 37’s, shamelessly, for the look. But there are alot of countries that wont allow a 37” tire, and if i had...