Subject	heh. thats a stretch :)
Posted by	scubasteve (rebuilding) on October 21, 2005 at 12:25 PM
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In Reply To	That is true, but for the SAME vehicle speed. With taller posted by Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) on October 21, 2005 at 12:07 PM
Message	atleast in my case, I knew my spedo was reading lower than normal. With cell phones and my girlfriend following me, I determined I need to add ~5mph when reading my spedo at highway speeds. So anyway, I still drove the same after the bigger tires. Anyway, I think Kenny is wrong. My thoughts are that cruising at a lower rpm will give better gas mileage, despite the slightly higher load on the engine. I should have measured my MPG but I never did because, if it did make a difference, it sure wasn't much. --.scubasteve.-- (Rebuild started: April 2004. estimated completion: huhu pull my finger huhu huhu)-->
Follow Ups	tire sizes - Beach88 10:08:03 10/21/05 Those will be fine. They are a tad taller but will work. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 10:09:14 10/21/05 Why would you want to? - aggiez32 10:12:07 10/21/05 Unless you got some killer deal, or something. (n/m) - aggiez32 10:14:31 10/21/05 Taller gearing, better MPG... - chenc544 10:50:48 10/21/05 Taller gear typically does not result in better MPG. - Kenny 10:56:36 10/21/05 Not only that, but a different rolling diameter will throw - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 11:03:07 10/21/05 Just add the % difference to the odo reading - chenc544 12:13:28 10/21/05 taller gearing = lower rpm highway cruising (n/m) - scubasteve (rebuilding) 11:59:41 10/21/05 That is true, but for the SAME vehicle speed. With taller - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 12:07:15 10/21/05 heh. thats a stretch :) - scubasteve (rebuilding) 12:25:51 10/21/05 If you would have read more than the subject line... - Kenny 13:18:47 10/21/05 Read this to get a proper understanding of Tires and wheels - Seafordguy 10:29:14 10/21/05 you will have less contact patch and more flex under handlin - DMoneyTT (formerly 90na) 19:54:25 10/21/05
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