Hello.
I tried the search function and didn't come up with much so here goes.
I recently purchased new drives, 8, and I noticed a pretty significant drop in fuel mileage.
I've read that this is normal because of the rolling resistance caused by the thick new lugs that wiggle.
I'm pretty sure that I have lost upwards of 1 mpg and this seems really excessive...it's been really windy lately so it's hard to get a handle on exactly how much though. It seems anywhere from, .5 to 1 mpg depending on conditions.
What is a normal amount of fuel mileage loss or can some of you tell me how much you have personally lost due to new drives.
Thank you.
Fuel mileage hit with new drive tires
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Edjahman, Apr 15, 2018.
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It's math ...
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Did you check rolling resistants on new tires?
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Yeah it's 102. They are Yokohama 517's. I absolutely did consider that before my purchase.
They were trying to sell me kellys which are 145 RR, I believe.
I haven't looked up the RR for my old tires but I'll check it out. -
I was just trying to get a ballpark estimate on loss of MPG based on other people's experiences.
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did you consider the mileage difference in new tires vs old? i noticed the same 500 mile run will show a 10 mile difference after new tires. not a huge difference, but worth considering.
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Sounds about right.
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Very interesting stuff. Thank you for the replies!
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