I use to think that too. But I use to wonder about a couple of farmers I knew that ran big pizza cutters for decades and always said that was the way to go to not get stuck as often. Then I ran across this crazy guy on another off road forum. Not only can you get better performance off road with...
I totally understand the loss of milage with larger tires, I just don't want to make the milage worse without performance gains. For instance do I need a 35" tire on a new TRD Pro or can I do 99.9% with say a 285/75/18 that is only 1/4" less diameter and over 1" less width, less weight and much...
I too like larger tires and a usable off road suspension but I still care about gas milage. If I'm not adding performance and its just for ascetics I don't care much about it.
I read somewhere that AT tires actually have less surface contact than a lower tread stock type tire and get a bit better milage for the same size tire.
It will be a multi purpose 4Runner. Pavement but also a camping, (some places I like going are hard to get to even with 4x4) off road fun, light fire road fun, and fishing spots off the beaten path. I'm semi retiring in about 9 months. Live in S Fla. but have been hiking/climbing and fishing all...
I'll probably pull the trigger on a 27 4Runner. This site has been giving me lots of info not only on features and mods but also lately info on longevity. It will be my 5th 4Runner and might be my last. I want to build a functional truck not one just for looks.
I have been wondering if tire poke leads to noticeable milage drop. I see a wide variety of posted fuel milages listed in various post and wonder how much poke contributes. On my first gen 4Runner I had large poke, big tires, large rack etc. and fuel milage dropped considerably. I don't remember...
There are some epic videos of Harleys eating it on the Dragon. Looks like none of them fast, just lack of experience. The typical lock up the back brake "Had to lay her down!" stupidity.