I remember quite well actually. 4 hours on the highway and I was showing the 20ish mpg. By the way my stocks were 32s. (255/70/18).
My new tires which are 12ply (33/1250/20) and weigh around 110lbs each including the wheel. My mpgs dropped by 4-5 on my next highway road trip.
My rims are 20x9 I believe so the newer tires will still fit. I’m also looking to get away from the load F rating. No need for 12 ply tires on this little truck. Lol I was looking at the wrangler tires at 275/60/20.
Haha no. Guess I could have worded it a little better. By no means is this thing for speed. I meant just going to a lighter tire make it feel more stock pep. After I put these heavy load F rated tires on it feels a little sluggish compared to the stock. I’m more concerned about the mpgs when it...
The truck doesn’t ride bad and it will do 75 on highway. You can tell it’s working much harder with these heavy tires. I’m trying to figure some stuff out to be able to tow my pontoon better when spring arrives.
Just curious if I would see any improvements out of power and mpgs to make the change worth it.
I bought a set of wheels and tires off a guy that got rid of his jeep. The tires are almost new. I got a set of 20 inch Fuels with 33/1250/20 Kenda Klever RT tires that are load F.
From the...
Took the wife and jeep to the caverns in Louisville to see the Lights Under Louisville. It was worth stopping prior to entry to remove the freedom tops.
Of course I had to stop at a couple distilleries on the way.