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Tmugz88 · 04-25-2022, 07:00 AM

Morning,

My goal is fuel economy and reliability honestly. So my second thought was getting rid of unnecessary weight. And, continuing with gaining knowledge from this forum and adjusting my driving habits. I do want to obtain a 2nd set of rims/tires for winter driving in Wisconsin ao maybe locating a 15" set of insight rims would be beneficial for summer driving.

Are there any tire manufacturers that would be recommended that are specific to mpg ? I know those tires are available. As of now the car has a mitch match set from the previous owner. This is my 2nd tank and I'll know my MPG after I fuel up this morning.

Would cruise control be beneficial for MPG goals? It currently doesn't have it and it's a nice feature but it's not needed.

I looked around the forum, over inflation or tires seems to be another option. The tires now are currently at 38psi, maybe on the next tank I'll jump them to 40psi? I've seen many discuss an increase to 70 or even 80psi! I'm new here but that definitely seems unsafe, and would potentially cause premature failure of the time, please correct me if I'm wrong though .

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Tmugz88 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 65 Spark - '14 Chevrolet Spark Ls 90 day: 38.44 mpg (US) Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	Morning, My goal is fuel economy and reliability honestly. So my second thought was getting rid of unnecessary weight. And, continuing with gaining knowledge from this forum and adjusting my driving habits. I do want to obtain a 2nd set of rims/tires for winter driving in Wisconsin ao maybe locating a 15" set of insight rims would be beneficial for summer driving. Are there any tire manufacturers that would be recommended that are specific to mpg ? I know those tires are available. As of now the car has a mitch match set from the previous owner. This is my 2nd tank and I'll know my MPG after I fuel up this morning. Would cruise control be beneficial for MPG goals? It currently doesn't have it and it's a nice feature but it's not needed. I looked around the forum, over inflation or tires seems to be another option. The tires now are currently at 38psi, maybe on the next tank I'll jump them to 40psi? I've seen many discuss an increase to 70 or even 80psi! I'm new here but that definitely seems unsafe, and would potentially cause premature failure of the time, please correct me if I'm wrong though . Last edited by Tmugz88; 04-25-2022 at 07:11 AM..