My new 295/70/18 Trail Grapplers
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Ford0218....I'm still trying to figure out how to modify my gryphon with the new sized tires so I can get an accurate reading of where I'm at right now. To be honest I never really paid much attention to it prior but to give you an idea my display was averaging around 14 and is now staying around 12.5 so I'm going to estimate a mile and a half per gallon. I'm making a trip down to WV whitewater rafting next week and will post what I average on the trip.
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Thanks everyone! So far I am happy with these tires. I drove through a serious downpour for around 2 hours at highway speeds through WV on the way to a rafting trip and they seemed to handle the water well. Saw 4 other drivers during that time period that weren't as lucky and were either rolled over or slid off the roadway but I never felt loose at all. Not sure on the snow yet but I'll be finding out here soon enough.
Ford0218: I can't tell you specifically how much I lost in gas mileage but I checked my mileage for you and I look to be running around 13 highway and 11 local. I'm usually running 75-80 HW though and don't really crawl around locally so take those estimates for what they're worth. I'd feel pretty comfortable sticking with my initial estimate of losing 1-2mpg so I hope this helps with your decision.
Who's picking on my stripe??? LOL It is factory and I don't know that I would have ordered it with but it never really bothered me and I guess I actually got to liking it. It's unique and I've yet to see another truck that looks like it. Stripe's gonna have to stay
tem1268: I took a few pics of the front and back at the same time and will post them here but I've never been really happy with the results. Going to need to take some with some better lighting at some point but this will give you an idea. I didn't take measurements before/after but there is a definite noticible difference in height. My antenna hits a few places in the parking garage now (don't recall what it says is max height at the entrance but can check next time in), and it's noticible getting in and out of the truck but nothing extreme. As for road noise......You are going to hear it cruising down the highway at 75 and I notice some vibration in the steering wheel that I didn't get before but for that aggressive of a tread I'm going to say it's not that bad and I would do it over. NOTE though that I have long tube headers on my truck so I'm not starting out quiet to begin with. I would guess with a stock exhaust the road noise would be a bit more noticible. Whether on not that bothers you would have to be a personal decision....Hope that helps
Front View: Old Tires
Front View: New Tires
Another Front View: New Tires
Rear View: Old Tires
Rear View: New Tires
Ford0218: I can't tell you specifically how much I lost in gas mileage but I checked my mileage for you and I look to be running around 13 highway and 11 local. I'm usually running 75-80 HW though and don't really crawl around locally so take those estimates for what they're worth. I'd feel pretty comfortable sticking with my initial estimate of losing 1-2mpg so I hope this helps with your decision.
Who's picking on my stripe??? LOL It is factory and I don't know that I would have ordered it with but it never really bothered me and I guess I actually got to liking it. It's unique and I've yet to see another truck that looks like it. Stripe's gonna have to stay
tem1268: I took a few pics of the front and back at the same time and will post them here but I've never been really happy with the results. Going to need to take some with some better lighting at some point but this will give you an idea. I didn't take measurements before/after but there is a definite noticible difference in height. My antenna hits a few places in the parking garage now (don't recall what it says is max height at the entrance but can check next time in), and it's noticible getting in and out of the truck but nothing extreme. As for road noise......You are going to hear it cruising down the highway at 75 and I notice some vibration in the steering wheel that I didn't get before but for that aggressive of a tread I'm going to say it's not that bad and I would do it over. NOTE though that I have long tube headers on my truck so I'm not starting out quiet to begin with. I would guess with a stock exhaust the road noise would be a bit more noticible. Whether on not that bothers you would have to be a personal decision....Hope that helps
Front View: Old Tires
Front View: New Tires
Another Front View: New Tires
Rear View: Old Tires
Rear View: New Tires
