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Jeez...another mpg thread. ...smh.

Admins should just lock this thread. There is a search button.

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First off, I am an expert in this field...let's just get that out of the way.

And Those are definetley 35's if not bigger.
You see that post above boys ^^^^
Now that's what I call confidence! LOL One of my favorite all time post ! Great job !
 
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I didn't ask just about fuel millage . Also getting opinions ok a truck. Also how has the new 8 speed tranny been far as being reliable?
 

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Don't get too discouraged about the 8 speed , seems there wer issues early on , but seems like most have been fixed from 14 check out this thread here in 4th gen " Tech " I believe there was a TB out on the 8 speed xsmn's, you could check the vin on line and see if it has any outstanding recalls but I'm not sure on TB s I think a TB is only performed if a customer complains about a spacific issue that a TB fits the complaint.

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I ran from San Antonio to New Orleans doing 90-95 for long stretches. I averaged 23.7 hand calc. Coming back I ran around 80-85 and got 24.91 hand calc.

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3.21 gears Crew cab. Around town I average just under 18 mpg.
 
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I wonder what gears that truck has... hmm.
 

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I ran from San Antonio to New Orleans doing 90-95 for long stretches. I averaged 23.7 hand calc. Coming back I ran around 80-85 and got 24.91 hand calc.

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3.21 gears Crew cab. Around town I average just under 18 mpg.

That must of been with a big ass tail wind . My mpg drops at 70.
 
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If that truck has 3.21 it's gonna suck on get up since the big tires.
 

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If they are in fact 35's....3.21's will work but 3.55, 3.92's would be better.
 

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Actually with the 8 speed xsmn 1rst & 2nd gear in the Xsmn are lower , I've seen people say they can roast 35" tires with the 8 speed and 3.21 gears with the traction control turned off ?
 

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That must of been with a big ass tail wind . My mpg drops at 70.

I don't know, to be honest. There was another guy in a Ram hauling ass so I just followed him to Katy, Texas. Stopped for the night to see my mom, topped off the tank and calculated the mpg while my wife got us coffee the next morning. I was a little surprised so I double checked it. It's pretty damn flat between SA and Houston too. I know that's a crazy mpg but I'm being straight up. Shell 87 octane and a fresh oil change of Mobil1 5w-20 with a Wix filter. No mods other than a 2.5" level listed in my sig. Stock wheels and tires.
 

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I don't know, to be honest. There was another guy in a Ram hauling ass so I just followed him to Katy, Texas. Stopped for the night to see my mom, topped off the tank and calculated the mpg while my wife got us coffee the next morning. I was a little surprised so I double checked it. It's pretty damn flat between SA and Houston too. I know that's a crazy mpg but I'm being straight up. Shell 87 octane and a fresh oil change of Mobil1 5w-20 with a Wix filter. No mods other than a 2.5" level listed in my sig. Stock wheels and tires.
Do you have the 8 speed xsmn ? I've seen guys post up some 24+ mpg W/3.21 & the 8 speed ...not @ those speeds though , you are on pancake land though .
 

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3.21 or 3.92 are the only options on the 8 speed.

For 2014+ with the Hemi, you are correct.
With the 3.6 V6, you can get any of the three gear ratios.
With the 3.0 EcoDiesel, you can get either 3.55 gears or 3.92, 3.21s aren't offered.

For 2013, first year the 8-speed was offered, you could get any of the three gear ratios with the Hemi.

The 8-speeds with the Hemi or EcoDiesel have been pretty reliable since day 1, as much as any modern transmission can be. The only common issues so far have been programming ones, if there are any at all.

The Jeeps with the Hemi and the 8-speed, first done in the 2014 model year, have the same record. Very few issues, and the few that do, its usually programming related. The 3.6L V6 and its 8-speed are a different story, reliability seems to be all over the place, although many argue that is simply because the V6 is built/ordered in higher numbers with the Jeeps (something like 80+% of all Grand Cherokees sold today are V6 powered).

The 8-speed for the Hemi and EcoDiesel are made by the Germans, even if they were assembled here in the USA, and have been used for a while now on many high end European vehicles. The 8-speed in the 3.6 is a modified German design, built and assembled by FCA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZF_8HP_transmission

From what I've seen, many of the reliability "hits" against the 8-speed are simply people used to the older 5 or 6 speed transmissions. They expect that sort of feel from the 8-speed, and when its different, even though working as designed, they keep taking it back to the dealership stating its not acting right.
 
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Well on a plus side those gears would give over all better hwy mpg... and I want to say everyone on here has been very helpful.
 
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