33x9.5 vs 33x10.5 tires
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Not a lot of difference on the road, I like the 10.50s off-road, they air down better and have a bit more sidewall stability:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/BFG_AT_KO.shtml
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/BFG_AT_KO.shtml
I'm about to switch to 33's and I'm trying to decide between 4.56's and 4.88's.
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Where are your rpm's at when your cruising at say 65mph?
I'm about to switch to 33's and I'm trying to decide between 4.56's and 4.88's.
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I'm about to switch to 33's and I'm trying to decide between 4.56's and 4.88's.
Thanks.
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Any idea why you're getting 18mpg now instead of the 20 you got before?
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Those 22REs like to spin fast for best MPG. When I ran those same tires w/ 5.29 gears, the engine was turning like 3100-3200@65. It is more comfortable driving long distances w/ the 4.88s, engine is a lot quieter/smoother vs. it winding out with the 5.29s. That and the higher drive shaft speed with the 5.29s makes any imbalance/vibration a lot worse.
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Those 22REs like to spin fast for best MPG. When I ran those same tires w/ 5.29 gears, the engine was turning like 3100-3200@65. It is more comfortable driving long distances w/ the 4.88s, engine is a lot quieter/smoother vs. it winding out with the 5.29s. That and the higher drive shaft speed with the 5.29s makes any imbalance/vibration a lot worse.
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Granted with a V6 or V8 engine, you are better off running at a lower RPM for better MPG, but with a little 4-banger, they seem to like to run faster RPMs and less throttle opening, vs, lower RPMs and more throttle opening.
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Yep. As mentioned, the little 4-cyl engines like to wind up for best economy. W/ 4.88s and 33s, you are running right about at the peak torque RPM @ 65, but hit any sort of grade or head wind and you fall off the bottom of the torque curve, so you end up down shifting a lot. With 5.29s, you have a few hundred RPM to play with at highway speeds.
Granted with a V6 or V8 engine, you are better off running at a lower RPM for better MPG, but with a little 4-banger, they seem to like to run faster RPMs and less throttle opening, vs, lower RPMs and more throttle opening.
Granted with a V6 or V8 engine, you are better off running at a lower RPM for better MPG, but with a little 4-banger, they seem to like to run faster RPMs and less throttle opening, vs, lower RPMs and more throttle opening.
Also, if I decide to stay with 31's, should I stay with 4.10's or switch up to 4.56's or 4.88's?
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Seems to be best to shoot for a little over stock gearing for best MPG. Just use (new_size/28) x 4.10 to get the approx. stock-like gearing for the new_size tire then round up to the next available ratios. For example (31/28)x4.1 = 4.54, so 4.56 is closest to stock gearing, 4.88 would be a good MPG setup, especially if you might want to some day go to 32" or 33" tires.
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Seems to be best to shoot for a little over stock gearing for best MPG. Just use (new_size/28) x 4.10 to get the approx. stock-like gearing for the new_size tire then round up to the next available ratios. For example (31/28)x4.1 = 4.54, so 4.56 is closest to stock gearing, 4.88 would be a good MPG setup, especially if you might want to some day go to 32" or 33" tires.
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I have a 96 t100 4x4 v6 3.4 No lift just raised from tightening the torsion bars. and I also do alot of stuff with the truck loaded up pretty heavy. I used to have 32x10.5x15 on the stock rims i think 8 inch. they fit and didnt rub at all I think that size is really good for street and offroad. i recently went to 33x12.5x15 on 9 inch rims with 3.75 backspacing and i had to hammer in my wheel wells a bit and remove the plastic from wheel well and got rid of the mudflap. After i went to the 33s i noticed a decrease in handling. I have 4.88 gears in my truck and running 32s i was over geared but for towing they were better than my 33s. i noticed a increase in gas mileage after i went to the 33s. the 33s and the 488 gears are a good set up i get about 15 highway i think. towing and fully loaded with a camper(really heavy! over 50lbs in the air bags) i get about 10 or 11 highway. Anyways i would go with the 10.5 over the 9.5.
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