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Old 04-21-2007, 12:41 AM
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Would smaller tires help my truck's mileage and performance? I currently have 265's and 3.55's.
 
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Old 04-21-2007, 12:44 AM
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what kind of mpg are you getting now ? ..Im running the 265 tire and getting 15.1 mpg city
 
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Old 04-21-2007, 12:46 AM
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That was fast! I'm almost getting 13 MPG.
 
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Smaller tires (or lower gearing) usually help stop-n-go (city) and hurt long haul (highway).
 
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If you go with smaller tires you will have better get up and go, but it will kill your highway mileage due to the truck running at a higher rpm
 
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Smaller tires (or lower gearing) usually help stop-n-go (city) and hurt long haul (highway).
I've found that to be the case as well.. I've found a happy medium with my 265's.
 
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Would it make that much of a difference to go with something like a 255 instead of a 265??
 
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dude just get some 305's ;-)
 
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Performance ? yes slightly
Mileage? no at least in most cases
 
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