Tires for MPG
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Tires for MPG
hi all yes this is another tire question. i have 16" taco rims on my runner and i want smaller tires to match my gearing 22re 5speed. so im asking for advice on size and model i dont ofroad much and have 15" mt for that im looking for cheap stockish sized 16" tires Thanks
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If you want MPG, get the most car-like tire you can find. Off road tread hurts MPG. Stock your tires were around 28" tall so you can work from there.
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Yeah, it is pretty small. You can go up in size a bit, there is room to play there. Just, the more aggressive a tread pattern the higher the rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag. Also, the more plies within a tire (the more durable), the heavier it is and thus is requires more fuel to get rolling.
Street tires are just plain good for the street.
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Street tires are just plain good for the street.
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Just to give you an idea, I'm running a 31" mud style tire on my '94 22R-E Truck with stock 4.10 gears and I get 18 MPG. When I was running a 32" AT on steel wheels I got 16-17, When I first got the Truck it had 30" P-rated tires and it got a pretty consistent 20-22 MPG.
Here's the tires I'm running at the moment:
Here's the tires I'm running at the moment:
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you could go back to stock tire size and a get a tire like a toyo H/T highway street tire. My grandpa has a set on his chevy half-ton 2wd truck and they work great. quiet and little rolling resistance. My dad and I both have the toyo a/t's and they both roll really well compared to the tires we used to have.
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