Bilsteins and 275/65/20 BFG KO2 Installed Finally!

[Kanab Ram]

Nice choice in tires. Curious how many miles you got out of the Goodyears?

 

[NavyRam]

Only had them for about 7k. Very happy with them so far. Winter has been kinda weak in Chicago, but great in what snow we had. Would definitely get another set.

 

[Keepitight]

Nice choice in tires. Curious how many miles you got out of the Goodyears?

My good years were still in great shape and I had 30,000 miles on them when I switched

Oops Just realized you were talking about my tires LOL

 

[Keepitight]

Today I’m taking my first real road trip with my truck since I upgraded the tires and front shocks. I am very disappointed with my MPG loss. I used to average about 21.5 miles per gallon on this trip and currently I am averaging 15.2 MPG. This sucks!

 

[shadowhawk]

what did you end up with for fender height after the Bil install?

 

[Keepitight]

what did you end up with for fender height after the Bil install?

You know what, I totally forgot to take measurements before I had them installed or a good before and after picture, so I’m not really sure. I’ll have to take a measurement tonight

 

[shadowhawk]

You know what, I totally forgot to take measurements before I had them installed or a good before and after picture, so I’m not really sure. I’ll have to take a measurement tonight

Reason I ask is I did the same thing, but my front is about 1/2" higher than the rear. It's getting aligned as I type this, so we'll see what the final measurements are when that's done. I also need to fill the gas tank.

 

[NavyRam]

I did lose some mpg, but not that much. I think the tires are much heavier than stock and probably more wind resistance with added height. I averaged about 18 on a long road trip.

 

[Keepitight]

Reason I ask is I did the same thing, but my front is about 1/2" higher than the rear. It's getting aligned as I type this, so we'll see what the final measurements are when that's done. I also need to fill the gas tank.

Mine was 1.5” higher than the rear when they finished and after driving on it for a while it’s basically level, maybe 1/4” higher. Nothing noticable or worth raising the rear for

 

[yortnodnarb]

Today I’m taking my first real road trip with my truck since I upgraded the tires and front shocks. I am very disappointed with my MPG loss. I used to average about 21.5 miles per gallon on this trip and currently I am averaging 15.2 MPG. This sucks!

Is that coming from the dreamo-meter or calculating manually. If done manually did you adjust your mileage for the larger diameter tires?

 

[Stu4x4]

Today I’m taking my first real road trip with my truck since I upgraded the tires and front shocks. I am very disappointed with my MPG loss. I used to average about 21.5 miles per gallon on this trip and currently I am averaging 15.2 MPG. This sucks!

Have you adjusted the speed sensor yet? If not that can be why you are seeing such a large difference in mpg, bigger tires cover more ground per revolution, so you are going farther than your truck thinks you are.

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[NoMPG2010]

Looks good.

 

[shadowhawk]

Mine was 1.5” higher than the rear when they finished and after driving on it for a while it’s basically level, maybe 1/4” higher. Nothing noticable or worth raising the rear for

that's where mine ended up after settling.

 

[MpDodge]

Love the way your truck sits and the tire combination. i have just bought a 2017 and want to copy what you have done! Any more input on the milage? I also want to pull a 28ft camper with mine, I have the 3:92 rear end. your combination takes your diameter to 34.1 inches. I have never owned a dodge, Do you think by changing the tire diameter I am going to notice a decrease in pulling power?

 

[ClarkandAddison]

Looks good. I'd like to do the same to mine but I'm going to have to wait until the factory Goodyears are finished as I can't bring myself to buy new when these are still doing the job.

 

[Jordan63]

Now that it’s been a good while, do you still like the setup? What MPG do you average? Looking at this same setup except with 6112’s