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Old 05-14-2008, 05:59 PM
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I know I have seen this talked about many times on the forum, but I have never really paid attention to it when i had the chance and now that I need to know I can't find it, of course...

This saturday is the big day, the tires/wheels and lift get put on.. Just wondering what is a good expectation for mileage when it's all said and done. I am sticking to the same gears for now unfortunately, tires are 35" and it is a 4" lift.. I know I am going to cry the first time I drive it and find out what horrible mileage I am getting, but I just want to prepare myself for this bitter moment that is upon me
Old 05-14-2008, 06:04 PM
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I'm runnig a 2.5 lift and 35" tires my MPG took a nose dive currently i'm getting between 14-15 MPG with 4.10 gears



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oh suck... I hope this is town miles? What's your highway miles?
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I have the Teraflex 3" lift on my 4 door Rubicon and I still get 19\20 on the freeway AND 17\18 IN TOWN. I also have a Unichip and run 87, XDI intake and the Gibson dual outlet exhaust. I put all 3 engine mods on at the same time.
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You might want to get a K&N replacement air filter. I was getting 13.6 mpg after air filter swap 14.4 mpg, but I really don't make any long trips or drive very much. Only to work and back home, about 12 miles round trip.



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