Lifting soon, tire/rim question

[VaBeachBlazo]

Whats up everybody, Im lifting my 05 soon, after looking at lots of pictures i decided on 33's and was wondering if anybody had experience on mileage increase. Im geting rims too and as wondering if a 20's with 33's would be worse on mileage then 18's with 33's or other way around with tire/rim weight.

 

[sgtowing]

If memory serves me correctly, it is better to have more wheel than tire.

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[tallsville]

i have 33's (285/70/17)they weighed 63lbs a tire. haven't gone on a long trip to see how hwy mileage has changed. but so far around town seems about the same maybe a lil less. btw check out https://www.treadwright.com/c-23-285-65r18.aspx for tires

 

[Expeditionary]

your not going to see an increase in MPG from bigger tires&wheels dude, id keep the stock wheels for now and get the 33s, but if you must have new wheels and tires at the same time the smaller the rim the cheaper everything is, if you spend over 2k on 20s with 33s then it kind of negates trying to get better mileage with that vs keeping your 17s or 18s and just getting tires, that me though.
If money were no object id get the 20s with 33s, but as you can see i have 35s on stock wheels so money is my 1st priority when doing any mods on my truck

 

[Thermo]

Blazo, bigger tires is going to cause your mileage to drop regardless of how big the rim is. As for whether 20" rims will be better than say 17" rims, that is really dependent on a lot of factors. You need to look at overall tire/rim weight. If you get steel rims, then your mileage is going to drop more than if you get say 1 piece aluminum rims. You will loose less if you go with say a 3 piece aluminum rim. Granted, a 3 piece rim is much more expensive than a 1 piece rim. pay me up front, pay me a little bit over the years. That is the question.

Also keep in mind that the bigger tires is going to result in a slower take off unless you put your foot into the gas more. Putting your foot into the gas more is only going to cause your mileage to drop that much more. Situations like sitting in line at the HRBT is going to kill you to with the bigger tires (I know first hand, got 37's on my Expy).

If you have more questions, let me know. For shops in the area, Pungo is probably the best that you are going to find when it comes to 4x4 shops, but I would not personally let them touch my truck. But, you can make your own decision.

 

[VaBeachBlazo]

thanks for the info guys, im just going to go all in and get 20 or 18 inch XD spy rims

and im going for a lighter tire im thinking bfg rugged terrain, so I'll just have to see what happens, i might have to get a chip...and headers..and high flow cats 8D .. THERMO! do you know any good spots in the area i can go muddin?? also i pass by eastern truck and accessories and high dust 4x4 everyday on way to work, i was thinkin about checking with them for tire/rim prices and alignment, any experience with them? they had a sign out front today that said beach ride on april 14th, i plan on seeing what thats about too

 

[sgtowing]

You have to post pics.