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Old 04-24-2013, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dodge dude94
Z rawk is right, 01 ORE's DID have 275-70/17's.

The build sheet will give the stock tire size it would have had BEFORE the ORE package was added, it won't give that size included in the package.

Ahh! i see i didn't expect that lol. So what's the tire size on the inside door? It shows tire pressure for 245/75/16?
 
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Old 04-24-2013, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by xcentrik05
Ahh! i see i didn't expect that lol. So what's the tire size on the inside door? It shows tire pressure for 245/75/16?
Never have figured that out myself. I think that's the BASE, BASE tire. lol
Why they have that there I have no idea.

But if you get LT 285's, run 45/40 front and rear. That's what I run, and it rides nice.
 
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Old 04-24-2013, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Larger tire = larger diameter. Speed counts axle revolutions to determine speed. With a larger tire, you cover more distance per revolution, so, speedo reads slower than what you are actually going.

Going to larger tires, even with a tuner, WILL reduce fuel economy for your driving style. It will be slightly better on the freeway.... but, I don't think you do enough of that to offset the around town losses. Re-gearing would help, but, it would take forever for the boost in fuel economy to offset the cost. You should already have 4.10 gears though, so, you may not see too much of a difference.

One thing to keep in mind when calculating mileage. If tires are oversized, do NOT use odometer to calculate mileage with or it will be calculated incorrectly. It will look worse thn it is.
 
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One thing to keep in mind when calculating mileage. If tires are oversized, do NOT use odometer to calculate mileage with or it will be calculated incorrectly. It will look worse thn it is.
You divide the mileage by the old tire size, in inches, then multiply that number times the new tire size.

Boom, fixed.
 
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Originally Posted by dodge dude94
You divide the mileage by the old tire size, in inches, then multiply that number times the new tire size.

Boom, fixed.


What about the odometer? will it be off as well?
 
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Yeah, but only slightly since you already have an ORE.
 



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