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Old 01-23-2010, 02:06 PM
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i got 31's on the jeep with 3.55's and it feels great and has plenty of power but i can't believe how much gas milage i lost , i was getting average around town 16 now im just barely getting 11 mpg .. i cant beilieve there was this much of a drop,,, what gears would help? are 4.10's to much?,, mind you this is a DD,, i has the 8 1/4 in it,, any help would be great
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Originally Posted by FASTMETAL
i got 31's on the jeep with 3.55's and it feels great and has plenty of power but i can't believe how much gas milage i lost , i was getting average around town 16 now im just barely getting 11 mpg .. i cant beilieve there was this much of a drop,,, what gears would help? are 4.10's to much?,, mind you this is a DD,, i has the 8 1/4 in it,, any help would be great
3.73s or 4.10s I'd say go with the 4.10s for 31s and an autotrans
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I am still running 3.55's It does between 1750 and 2k going down the road at 65-70. I am getting bad MPG but it is not becuase of the 31's. Long story which still isnt solved yet. I think I may have slowly found what it is, but another story for another time. I would go 4 10's. I will get them when i got to 33's
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I am still running 3.55's It does between 1750 and 2k going down the road at 65-70
so does mine but i'd like to try to get that gas milage back up some more,,, oops i put this in the wrong section lol,, supposed to be under XJ haha
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Well, don't forget to factor in that extra travel of the larger tire into your gas mileage. New tire size to old tire size ratio multiplied by gas mileage=actual mileage. Unless you properly re geared your odometer to compensate already.
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