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AhuraPro

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Lol you didn't do any research before you spent money on a new tires?

 

 

Nope, I sure didn't do ANY research at all.. I sure didn't look at Tirerack ratings and reviews for Sierras either, or own a previous set with 50k miles on them.

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crafferty Senior Enthusiast

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Nope, I sure didn't do ANY research at all.. I sure didn't look at Tirerack ratings and reviews for Sierras either, or own a previous set with 50k miles on them.

No need to be an ass. If you read your original post it sounds like you just bought tires, noticed a difference in feel and then went home and found out the difference in weight.

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I went from stock SR-A's to Toyo MT's at 71 lbs each. Stop and go traffic takes a mpg loss, but I can still get 21 mpg on the highway.

I call BS on that one
irish4life8911 Enthusiast

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I call BS on that one

Come to delaware and I will be glad to show you. I have no reason to lie to anyone.

 

My last trip to Salisbury, MD from my house, is 38 miles one way. Driving there is on a 2 lane rd, 50 mph speed limit. By the time I got back to my house, my last 50 mile average was 21.2 mpg.

 

I will be sure to take a pic and send it to you on my next trip.

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Come to delaware and I will be glad to show you. I have no reason to lie to anyone.

My last trip to Salisbury, MD from my house, is 38 miles one way. Driving there is on a 2 lane rd, 50 mph speed limit. By the time I got back to my house, my last 50 mile average was 21.2 mpg.

I will be sure to take a pic and send it to you on my next trip.

. What about for a tank and I wanna know the hand calculated mpg
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. What about for a tank and I wanna know the hand calculated mpg

My lifetime average with Toyo MT's (I reset my trip b odometer the day I installed my tires) is 15.2 mpg. That's over about 5000 miles right now.

 

Start and stop traffic really hurts mpgs, which is all I get around here during the summer, I live at the beach.

 

But I can still get 21 mpg while on the highway. Once you get moving, the bigger tires don't effect fuel economy. Getting them moving is what effects the fuel economy the most.

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My lifetime average with Toyo MT's (I reset my trip b odometer the day I installed my tires) is 15.2 mpg. That's over about 5000 miles right now.

Start and stop traffic really hurts mpgs, which is all I get around here during the summer, I live at the beach.

But I can still get 21 mpg while on the highway. Once you get moving, the bigger tires don't effect fuel economy. Getting them moving is what effects the fuel economy the most.

look i have had trucks my whole life and I know adding LT tires kills your MPGs i have no reason not to believe you other then I know better then to believe you if it makes you feel good that the computer tell you got 21 the last 50 miles good for you but I have done the whole tank before on my last truck with LT 275 70 18 ( 33x11 56 lbs ) cooper at max at all highway and got 14 when I use to get 18 it was a 09 5.3 with 3.42 the tires killed that truck its was a snail and it could not got 75 in OD without down shifting if a breeze blew I took them off and put P 265 70 ( 32.6x10.8 43 lbs ) and went back up to 17 so no your not right about the weight not affecting the MPGs look you wanna prove it to me fill your truck up go all highway till your empty and hand calculat it and let us know but for some reason everyone on the site either can't do math or does not wanna know the truth because not one person has done it and reported it
Badass69 Senior Enthusiast

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I went from sra's to ko2 10 plies in the stock 265/65/18... noticed absolutely zero change in economy. Truck still gets 18 to 19 mpg highway like it did before and my trips are usually a couple hundred miles a shot so.... Haven't noticed a bit of power loss either... still lights the tires from a 20 mph roll just like before.... I like my 6.2 lol. P rated junk tires don't cut it for gravel otherwise I wouldn't have bothered changing. The SRA'S weigh around 40 and my bfs are basically bang on 51 lbs each.... not enough for me to notice or care.

 

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TxTruckMan Senior Enthusiast

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Come to delaware and I will be glad to show you. I have no reason to lie to anyone.

 

My last trip to Salisbury, MD from my house, is 38 miles one way. Driving there is on a 2 lane rd, 50 mph speed limit. By the time I got back to my house, my last 50 mile average was 21.2 mpg.

 

I will be sure to take a pic and send it to you on my next trip.

50 mph is not typical highway speeds, so I'd believe 21 mpg there. Most people consider highway speeds to be in the 65 to 80 mph range.

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I went from sra's to ko2 10 plies in the stock 265/65/18... noticed absolutely zero change in economy. Truck still gets 18 to 19 mpg highway like it did before and my trips are usually a couple hundred miles a shot so.... Haven't noticed a bit of power loss either... still lights the tires from a 20 mph roll just like before.... I like my 6.2 lol. P rated junk tires don't cut it for gravel otherwise I wouldn't have bothered changing. The SRA'S weigh around 40 and my bfs are basically bang on 51 lbs each.... not enough for me to notice or care.

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Every one talks crap about P rated tires and how the can hold up but yet one tire is rated for half the trucks weight so they op for LT tires so it will handle heavy load and not put you down well ask your self this what is the rim rated for ????? i can almost bet you it is about the same as that P rated tire.
Badass69 Senior Enthusiast

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Every one talks crap about P rated tires and how the can hold up but yet one tire is rated for half the trucks weight so they op for LT tires so it will handle heavy load and not put you down well ask your self this what is the rim rated for ????? i can almost bet you it is about the same as that P rated tire.

I don't personally care. I like more than a couple thousand miles from my tires before they have irreparable holes punched through the tread from rocks. Ever heard of pit run? Being state side i will guess probably not lol.... it destroys P rated tires in absolutely no time so yes, to me they are garbage. I don't care about load ratings or carrying capacities... I don't need passenger car tires that rocks stab through like butter. The roads I run it is reality... if you never leave pavement for the most part a P rated tire will probably do whatever it is you want it to do.

 

With the guys I work with they were having issues like mad with the fleet rigs as the Sierra's they were getting had 18's and were coming with SRA's..... flats constantly and then just getting the tires swapped before the truck even came to work. Now they are getting 17's with the Silverado's they have and since the Dueler is a 6 ply light truck tire.... no more flats. It's like magic lol.

 

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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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This is the main reason people get man's tires... The p rated tires go poof if you look at them wrong. I had 10 flats in 22,000 miles on 4 ply's. At $20 a patch job that's $200. Not to mention, time is money, taking a tire in or patching it yourself is easily an hour.

 

Compare that to the $0 I've spent patching my 10 ply's in 28,000 miles, and they still have a lot of life left. Oh, and traction. I couldn't care less about the weight capacity, even if the 10ply can carry more deflated than the 4ply can maxed out. :lol:

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I'm not disagreeing with SRAs they suck I can't even drive in the rain with out slipping and sliding and if your on alot of rocks yes LT tires are needed but as far as towing and loads P rated tires can handle it just fine

Badass69 Senior Enthusiast

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P rated tires suck to tow with as well if you put any weight on the truck..... You can't run a decent pressure in them for one without them being at max and the lack of ply's also leads to a very squished sidewall. I have a Max Tow equipped 6.2 powered F150 as a toy mostly but I do tow with it on occasion..... the 4 ply P rated Pirelli Scorpions are less than desirable with a trailer behind than even a 6 ply light truck tire..... Yeah you can do it but the feel on the road along with overall stability leaves a lot to be desired. P rated tires work great on their designed applications....... passenger cars... which is what most people use a truck for now days anyway. Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should.

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To bad we can't try tires out before we buy them because I would love to try it just to see what I would get with them and if there's any one willing to trade with me for a week to prove me wrong that's within a reasonable distance I'll buy you a tank of gas

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