New tires, better gas mileage
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New tires, better gas mileage
I recently switched from Nitto NT555 245/45/17's to Nitto Motivo 235/45/17's on stock 8 enkei's and my Mileage per tank has gone way up. on the NT555's i usually get around 210-230 miles and now i have been getting 280+ miles a tank. im assuming it was the tire sizing?
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Id be surprised to see that much of a difference so I'd imagine driving style and/or the places you were driving on the last tank were maybe flatter or more highway cruising vs stop and go. However as said above your replacement tires are a significantly harder compound and slightly narrower which equates to less rolling resistance. Plus youve got tire pressures to take into account (also mentioned) and the smaller tires are probably lighter as well which will have a positive impact on MPGs.
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since i have changed to this tire, it has been consistent around 270-290 miles per tank. this is with WOT pulls once or twice a day. i bet if i pushed it, i would get 300 when the light comes on.
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Jul 11, 2005 10:12 AM