In my 04 1500 Dodge Ram 5.7L, I get 11-12 mpg in town driving. My uncle has same truck, but his is Red, he gets 16-18. Only mods done to my truck is winter tires, and air bag suspension on the back. Is it possibly something with my gearing? I used the search function but failed to get the answer I was after.

 

I have the same year and model as your truck and i am getting about 11mpg after i put my 34" tires on when i used to get about 13mpg so there is def some loss but that much who knows

 

Ahh alright thanks man, I know fuel milage isnt going to be awesome driving a truck. It comes with wanting to beable to haul all your toys when you need too. Just curious if anybody had a solution, if it was perhaps somethign wrong with the 04's.

 

i wish i could get what ur uncle gets. i get 14 tops on the highway if im absolutely babying it and i get between 11 and 12.5 around town. it really sucks but what are we gonna do we drive trucks. I have 33" mud grapplers with heavy *** rockstar wheels which doesnt help at all

 

I'm cornfused, you say your uncle's is the SAME truck, but then state it may be an issue with the '04s. Is it that perhaps your uncles is a newer model, like an '06 with MDS perhaps???

Also, I'm guessing that being your uncle, he's prolly a good bit older, and drives a little less aggressively...

 

maybe he gets better mileage cuz he has a red truck. red trucks are the fastest, most badass, fuel efficient trucks out there IMO.

 

Lol your right I did contradict what I was saying, nah his is an 04 aswell. You are right about the way I drive, and I know that has a great deal to do with the mileage. Even when I reset it, and take it slow/shift into neutral, doesn't get a whole lot better. I also heard it being a Hemi offers a little more umph, but at the expense of more fuel.

LOL red trucks go faster ehh, my moms 06 Mega Cab gets even worse mileage, like 8-9 mpg, just brutal.

 

that isnt bad at all my 02 gets 8 in town and 13 in the highway gotta love the big tires

 

Yeah, I was just gonna say "if you think the Hemi is bad, you shoulda had the 5.9L Magnum that preceded it"... LOL

 

i dont have the hemi (wishes he did now) all i have is the 4.7