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DodgedogJB
Dodge Dakota
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2/23/2002
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 Subject: Gas Mileage Vs. Lift
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For those that have lifts...
How much of an affect did lifting have on your gas milleage??? I know the bigger tires would probably cause a drop as well as more wind resistence being higher up.
I'm considering some form of lift but I don't want to drop an already poor MPG figure drastically lower.
Thanks.
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OneFast 4X4
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2002
02:36:12
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Dodge Dog,
When I installed my lift wheels and tires my mileage went from about 300 miles per tank to about 240 miles per tank. Of course I havent corrected the speedometer yet so add about 20 miles on that. But I'll gladly pay the extra for gas with the improved look. Hope this helps.
Josh
1997, 5 spd, 5.2L, 4X4, Regular cab, Short Bed
PERFORMANCE-
125 HP nitrous, Functional Ram Air Hood, K&N Air Filter, Ported And Polished Throttle Body, Headers, Flowmaster, Bosch Platinum +4's, Electric Fan, Jet Chip, Catalytic Converter Cut Out
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5 1/2 inch Lift, 33X12.50 Tires, Clear Corners, Painted Bumper, Painted Headlight Covers, Ram Head Taillight Covers, Fiberglass Bed Cover -w- Spoiler, Bed Liner, Flame Gauges, B&M Shifter With Nitrous Button), High Performance Sound System
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2THEXTRM
GenIII
2/25/2002
07:36:01
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I lost about 1mpg after body lift installed with factory tires I would assume due to wind drag being greater with 3 inches more of front end to give wind resistance from bottom of skidplate to top of roof. I then lost another mpg after 33's put on, I figured it would be more but I drive mostly highway during the week. If I am not driving highway under 45 mph my mpg does not change unless I light up the tires at every stop sign/light:)
Flowmaster cat back, Air Raid CAD and homemade TB connect, Poweraid TB Spacer, Splitfire Plugs
3 inch body and 1.5 Block Lift, 33x11.50-16's
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JoeyB
Dodge Dakota
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4/05/2002
22:54:18
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I had the rancho 3" suspension lift put on and 33X1250 bf mud ter and I lost 3 mpg. '97 5.2
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bjlindsey
*GenIII*
4/06/2002
01:10:19
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I wonder if lift lips would help recoup some mileage? How about a streamlined front skidplate? How about not trying to fry the new bigger meats w/o new gears??? :) Just wondering
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Hawkeye
*GenIII*
4/06/2002
07:14:01
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My mileage has pretty much stayed the same. What I lost with the bigger tires and wind resistence, was made up be the lower RPM's on the highway. So it all balanced out. I still get about 16 around town, give or take a mpg or 2, depending on the weather and what mood I'm in. If its a good week and the Poison and Damn Yankees CD's are getting played a lot, then the mileage might go down to about 15.
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bjlindsey
*GenIII*
4/06/2002
11:22:04
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Hawk, what kinda gears you got in your rear????
01 QC 4x4 5.9L 3.92 LSD
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Hawkeye
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4/06/2002
16:09:43
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3.55's but will be going to 3.90's as soon as I have the money (which aint gonna be soon).
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McCracken
Dodge Dakota
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4/07/2002
00:08:31
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Hey JoeyB, did you have to trim anything or crank torsion bars to fit 33x12.5 w/ the 3" Rancho? Does anybody know if this tire/lift combination rubs?
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bjlindsey
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4/07/2002
05:01:34
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Hawk.... I was just drooling about your mpg....not quite 10k now and always have averaged between 12 and 13!!! w/ 3.92s....would they make that much of a diff???
01 QC 4x4 5.9L 3.92 LSD
K&N clone, Clear Corners, Carbon Fiber Tails, Aluminum Billet 3rd Brake Light Cover, Bug Guard
www.FreeGasForYou.com
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Hawkeye
*GenIII*
4/07/2002
08:37:52
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I think part of it is my intake, exhaust, plugs, and t stat. Together they really do mke it run nice. Viper has the same truck as mine only with 3.92's and his is almst the same. Maybe 14 or 15 mpg to my 16. Driving style is important too. Like I said, right cd's in and my mileage stinks.
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Super Bee
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2002
03:22:11
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QUOTE
"Poison and Damn Yankees CD's are getting played a lot"
lol
i have the same problem sometimes
im more of a REO Eddie Money type
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Jerobiemon
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2002
14:07:50
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Hawk and BJ..you guys just crack me up...but Hawk, your totally right..it does depend on the cd-totally- DTW- I get about 16mpg..stock tires/susp. 4.7L w/ single Flowmaster. and a loud system that sometimes takes a lot of gas to play. lol. Those days avg. about 13.5 mpg.
oh hawk, don't you have the 4.7? BJ, don't you have the 5.9? I almost ordered that engine(5.9L), but while I was making that decision the little angel in my head(which was suggesting "GAS MILEAGE") beat up the little devil in my head (which was screaming "HOE POWER"..I mean "HORSEPOWER!!!"). I still wonder if the 'little devil' was right. ? >;-]~
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Hawkeye
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4/08/2002
15:03:14
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The reason certain cd's use more gas on my end is because certain ones cause me to drive a little harder and faster. I.E. - Normal day on I95, 65mph or flow with traffic. Sun shine, warm temps, good mood, Motely Crue Kickstart My Heart playing, on I95, 70 to 75 mph. Some songs just make you drive faster all by themselves.
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Jerobiemon
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2002
15:42:00
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Right on Hawk!...Ya know, I almost mentioned that very song in my last post...Kick start my heart... that one does seem to use up some gas eh.
Dr. Feelgood does it for me also...
Good gas mileage day = "Without you". lol
we're on the same page Hawk. :)
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bjlindsey
*GenIII*
4/09/2002
00:34:17
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Jerobiemon,
Dunno which is the right decision, but we all seem to want more HP, so that's why I chose the 5.9 w/ the 3.92s. But I chose the 3.92 assuming bigger tires down the road. Switching to 33s will effectively give me about a 3.55 ratio, so that will help. Plus I plan on having a boat in my future, so I wanted all the power I could get from the factory.
Van Halen = no MPG for me!!! Runnin With The Devil
01 QC 4x4 5.9L 3.92 LSD
K&N clone, Clear Corners, Carbon Fiber Tails, Aluminum Billet 3rd Brake Light Cover, Bug Guard
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Viper
GenIII
4/09/2002
06:11:03
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My milage has stayed about the same even after the lift and tires,the 33s helped equal out my 3.92 gears,I still get around 15mpg in town.Hawk is right though it does matter what is being played in the cd player,if Im playing Fuel by Metalica my "fuel"really starts to drop fast!
2000 Quad,4x4,33x12.50s X-TERRAINS,3.92,4.7 Intense Blue
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