tire size?
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tire size?
Has anyone taken there stock 265-75-16s off and put on 235-85s? I have heard rumors of getting much better mileage due to the skinnier tire. I don't know if it would look gay or not but they are claiming as much as 1-2mpg. I do alot of highway and very little off the beaten path. If anyone has done this, feedback? PIcs?
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according to the calculator, the are a 1/10th of an inch taller but I thought with being skinnier they would have less rolling resistance. I think they would look bad too so I was seeing if there were any pics out there.
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Do you ever go off road, even to turn around in the grass or sand? If so, the last thing you want is skinner tires. They will just be making a trench under the weight of a diesel engine. Kinda like a fat woman in high heels in the dirt.
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Originally Posted by elee3
Do you ever go off road, even to turn around in the grass or sand? If so, the last thing you want is skinner tires. They will just be making a trench under the weight of a diesel engine. Kinda like a fat woman in high heels in the dirt.
What do others think?
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Originally Posted by sweet03cobra
damn, not the fat chick on high heels. Well you already saved me $6 because I'm skipping lunch after thinking of that.
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a guy i work with has some on his 250 it looks like crap... he gets about 22 mpg but it is a 99 with a 7.3 2x4 with a manual trany.. it can get any more geared for millage than that
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maybe a little too skinny for my taste BUT, I have to make a 5k drive and if I can find a set of used but with great thread tires like this I wouldn't mind them. My tires are shot anyhow and if I could do this, it would save gas, save shipping charges of new ones and might be a win win situation.