that 5 mph makes a huge difference on my rig with stock tires and 2 inch lift, best mileage is in the 55-60 mph range.
john
john
Goodyear Duratracs and improved mpg?
Has anyone that's switched to Goodyear Duratracs noticed an improvement in their mpg?
I replaced my original equipment MTR's with Duratracs yesterday. Took a two hundred mile trip today. When I got back home I noticed I had used only a little over a half a tank of fuel, so I stopped and refueled. My average for the trip was 19.6 mpg. My 6 year old Rubicon has never gotten this kind of mileage. When it was new and still stock I averaged 16.5 on long trips. After adding 700 lbs. and 3 '' of lift, this kind of mileage suprised me. Average speed today was 60 instead of my normal 65 mph.
I replaced my original equipment MTR's with Duratracs yesterday. Took a two hundred mile trip today. When I got back home I noticed I had used only a little over a half a tank of fuel, so I stopped and refueled. My average for the trip was 19.6 mpg. My 6 year old Rubicon has never gotten this kind of mileage. When it was new and still stock I averaged 16.5 on long trips. After adding 700 lbs. and 3 '' of lift, this kind of mileage suprised me. Average speed today was 60 instead of my normal 65 mph.
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Bingo. :wink:Average speed today was 60 instead of my normal 65 mph.
You also switched from a M/T type of tire with the MTR to an A/T.
Did you replace them with the 245/75r16?
"E" rated or "C" rated?
how did they handle on the road?
best mileage i got out of bfg all terrains was about 19 mpg...this was cruizing about 40-45 in southern colorado & utah
"E" rated or "C" rated?
how did they handle on the road?
best mileage i got out of bfg all terrains was about 19 mpg...this was cruizing about 40-45 in southern colorado & utah
the contrary in my case...
stock '04 rubi, 66k miles on original mtr's, replaced them with 265 / 75 r16 load e dura-tracs december 4th...mpg since new on original tires, just over 16...mpg, now after (3) fill-ups, just over 14...with never setting the crusie above 65, i'm surprised to be down 2 mpg
i know the bigger tires have me going slightly faster (spedo reported spped) but hoping the reason is more goodyear went light on the air pressure and once i correct, milage sees some improvement! bummed that the milage has dropped but have no regrets on my tire choose or size.
come summer, 2" lift to get the jeep looking a little more proportional and a new rear bumper so that the upsized spare doesn't have to continue resting on the factory bumper.
stock '04 rubi, 66k miles on original mtr's, replaced them with 265 / 75 r16 load e dura-tracs december 4th...mpg since new on original tires, just over 16...mpg, now after (3) fill-ups, just over 14...with never setting the crusie above 65, i'm surprised to be down 2 mpg
i know the bigger tires have me going slightly faster (spedo reported spped) but hoping the reason is more goodyear went light on the air pressure and once i correct, milage sees some improvement! bummed that the milage has dropped but have no regrets on my tire choose or size.
come summer, 2" lift to get the jeep looking a little more proportional and a new rear bumper so that the upsized spare doesn't have to continue resting on the factory bumper.
fenderworks said:Did you replace them with the 245/75r16?
"E" rated or "C" rated?
how did they handle on the road?
best mileage i got out of bfg all terrains was about 19 mpg...this was cruizing about 40-45 in southern colorado & utah
Yes, they are 245/75r16 load range C tires, which are about 9 lbs. lighter than the original MTRs.
No complaints with the handling. The tires were responsive, quiet and smooth for an AT tire. I read that some had problems with these tires wandering, but I had no such problems. They track straight and true.
When we go off road to play, I put 33" MTRs on the Jeep. But most of its life is spent on the street as a daily driver. I stayed with the smaller 245/75r16 tires to minimize stress on the driveline components and went with an AT tire, hopefully, to improve wet weather performance.
i think i am going to go for the duratrax......just a matter of what size on the stock moab rim.....i like the thought of going to a "C" rated tire
E Rated here, going studded with a set of 315 75R 16 on black steel wheels I had custom built a few years back, they will not get wheeling action unless it's snow.
Hope the gas mileage gets better as my rig seems to keep getting worse in that area.
Hope the gas mileage gets better as my rig seems to keep getting worse in that area.
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