Yeah i understand that one i run only about 10 mpg on tank and that's with using my remote start.

 

come on people, those numbers are pretty crappy even tho the winter blend is here, my 05 with 135000 miles on it still gets 17/18 around town and 20 on the highway with the cruise set at 65 I really adjusted my driving habits when gas was 4.00 a gallon and have stuck to it.

 

"I am down to 13 mpg"

Correction: 12.9

 

I still want to know how people manage to get over 14 MPGs. That is the highest I've seen in my 3 years owning this truck. My average is like 13.2. I don't gun it most of the time and I drive 70/30 highway/city.

 

i used to not have a problem getting 16+ before the tires and blocks

 

I used to get 14 in my old 2001 Ram 5.9L V8 1500. What type of tires do you run? Stock size or larger? Your A/T tires don't help much, thats about 1 MPG or so off what highway treads would do. What speed do you drive on the highway?

55-60, I can get over 20 MPG depending on wind direction/speed. 65-70, I get 18-20 MPG. 75-80 I get 16-18 MPG.

When was the last time you checked your alignment?

I currently have 23k on the clock of my truck, so it still has the factory highway treaded tires. When I put A/Ts on it (maybe even a little larger than stock), I am sure I will lose 1 MPG.

 

Here's mine:

 

To be honest, I get better mileage when I drive like I have somewhere to be. I used to drive conservatively and that only got me somewhere between 13-14 MPG. The best I ever did was 16.9 (90% highway).

 

Just before Christmas I put on tires with a more aggressive tread. The MPG dropped from about 9.9 to 9.6. I assume the tires are part of the drop. Plus it being colder this time of year, I let the truck warm up longer before driving. I know that has to have an effect.

 

ya i guess im in the average. Im at 15.5 now, i say 70% city. When i first got the truck it was 12.7ish mpg so bad. then i cleaned her up, did a tune up and got around 16.7 to lower 17's. With the lift, tires, and exhaust im sitting at what i said before..15.5 at least its what that factory console thing says