Gas Mileage trailering?

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09-21-2009, 02:30 AM

dale29

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Originally Posted by Mr Bacon Jr

SO there HAS to be something wrong with my truck; I am getting less MPG than the OP with no trailer around town. Trip to College Station and back last night netted a whopping 14.5 MPG. How is anyone getting 18+ on the highway?

I see in your sig that you are running 20" tires. Have you checked to see if your speedo/odometer is correct? maybe use a gps to check them or the mile markers on the hwy. If your truck "thinks" its running on 17 or 18 inch tires your computer will be way off, even if you are hand calculating you will show fewer miles on your odo then you are actually driving and your calcs will be wrong maybe upwards of 10%. Just a thought....

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10-07-2009, 08:33 AM

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To clarify, I have 4x2 KR with standard 3.15 rear end and 20" wheels. This will be about the best case scenario for getting good fuel economy. Hook'em!

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