 chibajoe
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Posted: 6/22/2012 11:37:12 AM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT  , but with the new tires I now get about 240 miles to a tank, whereas before I would be lucky to get 200 (all city driving). The new tires are a little smaller than the old ones (245/65-17 vs 265/55-17), but surely that can't account for the difference, could it?
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Posted: 6/22/2012 11:56:07 AM
The tire size and resulting incorrect odometer reading accounts for about 10 miles of the difference.
The rest of it is probably a combination of old tires and incorrect inflation. |
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Backnblack
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Posted: 6/22/2012 12:24:29 PM
There is a 3.6% difference in speed between the 2 tire sizes you listed....
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chibajoe
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Posted: 6/22/2012 12:28:44 PM
Ah, of course, I hadn't considered the odometer discrepancy caused by the difference in tire size.
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DIXIE1865
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Posted: 6/22/2012 12:41:14 PM
The above plus the tire may be slightly lighter and have less rolling resistance than your previous set which could account for a slight increase
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