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Originally Posted by Ryland
Having proper snow tires will also allow you to keep the truck in 2 wheel drive nearly all of the time so that you can use the 4 wheel drive for what it's meant for, getting unstuck, not for general driving! being in 4 wheel drive also uses more fuel so proper snow tires will help in that area too, besides having LRR snow tire options.
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This is exactly why I bought a 2WD truck, then drove it straight to the tire dealer to put on a set of Nokian tires. I now have Nokian WR's on all four wheels and run them year around.
I also keep a set of tire chains in the truck in winter. They have been used about 5 times since I bought the truck. I figure that's about how often I would have needed 4WD.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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