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Nope, never thought about that. I’m sure it’s skewed a little bit.Any chance you have checked to see if your speed and mileage is accurate with those slightly taller wheels?
Rich
My truck gets that now. Honestly a rectangular shaped vehicle(a van) wouldn’t be my choice for increasing mpg. Seems like you’ve been at this for a looong time without much success. I suppose eventually the wheel can be reinvented - with enough money."I’d be and am happy with anything north of 15-17 city/highway.
1996 K1500 5.7 RCLB"
Consider a second over drive?
Rich
I am spending a lot of money and time doing so.
I suppose eventually the wheel can be reinvented - with enough money.
I have a 2003 Jetta TDI, for just that reason, fuel mileage.That was the point to my aero response, there are easy ways to gain MPG on the highway or there are other more expensive ways, if it takes 150k+ miles to recoup the initial expense then its up to the buyer to justify if its worth it or not.
I know where the OP is going with this thread but it really comes down to a cost VS benefit analysis. I tried to go down this rabbit hole with a S10 Blazer back when I was in college in 2008 and I got an amazing 22-24MPG out of it. Then I realized that I could have 2 or more vehicles and have a 40+ MPG daily driver and full size trucks for truck stuff. If I drive the trucks over a long distance, I draft a semi and I gain 2-5MPG.
Just trying to say that if you have the means, have multiple vehicles... the hyper-MPG thing has been proven back in the late 2000's and not much has changed since then.