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Old 06-28-2017, 02:41 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Tire Size and Type

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Originally Posted by 14'ecocruze View Post
Well the new tires seem to have set me back a lot in mpg as of now. Will need to keep an eye on it but as of now about 10% drop for my daily commute. Will look to keep average over 55 but 55 alone is hard to achieve now. OEM fuel max typical mpg on my commute was 60-63. New tires 53-56. It's the extra tread I'm traveling further per revolution.
What Size and type did you have and what do you have now.

I previously just upgraded to a larger size by 3.1%.

My Butt-O-Meter feels like the tires roll better now that I have put about 4000 miles on them.
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