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Old 04-28-2011, 12:13   #11 (permalink)
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If your worried about MPG's in a 855 Cummins 5 ton.. maybe its time to buy a Honda.

I got 7-8 in my 5 ton with 11:00 tires... I would guess about the same plus or minus 1 MPG with my 14:00's
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How does the ride quality improve with the new radials over the NDT's?
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Another thing to consider is crawl speed. When I went from 1100x20 (measured 42") Goodyears on my Rockwelled M715 (Velvet) to 395/85 XML's my crawling speed increased a LOT. May not matter to a strictly road guy but if you're slow go or on trails...expect a speed increase. A low idle didn't have the power to pull you over objects like it had with the 42's. I adjusted my choke cable so that it would tip the throttle butterflies a bit ahead of the choke blade so I could use it to increase my idle so I wouldn't be struggling trying to drive all two feet on three pedals. It still got a bit bumpy as you'd carry more speed up a rock and drop hard on the other side...
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