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4x4 4.0L V6 Lifted MPG?

What kind of MPG do you get on a 4WD 4L V6 Ranger with about a 5in lift and some nice mudders?
 
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i have no lift but 33x12.5-15's and i average 16 mpg. it really just depends on your set up but thats a good estimate
 
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I am gettin 19mpg with a mix of city/highway with no lift and stock tires, I don't wanna sacrafice my MPG D:
 
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is your truck auto/manual
 
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j/k i just found it in your sig
 
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what size tire to you plan on runnin
 
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not 100% probally around 33s
 
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You are gonna lose MPG when you get bigger tires, that's just part of it. You can get a tuner and an intake to help get some of it back, but you will still lose mpg. FYI: You can get a 3" lift, susp. or body and fit 33's. You can get both andfir 35's.
 
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2003 ranger 4.0 5 speed 3 inch lift with 35's i got 12-13mpg sometimes 10.
 
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if you regear you can bring it almost back to stock tho.
 
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Well I don't know it looks cool but the MPG I would lose don't seem to be worth it since I drive 50miles everyday just for work would be alot of extra money spent on gas :(
 
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with my 01, 4" lift, 33x12.5, 4.0 SOHC 5spd manual with exhaust and a tuner I was getting 15mpg regardless of city or highway... sometimes up to 18 on the highway.
 
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Just put 13.38 gallons in last night ( ((33/31) * 206.7 miles)/13.380 gals).......

04 Fx4 Level II
RCD lift
33x10.50x15 BFG Muds
stock gearing.....

16.4 mpg mostly city driving. On mostly highway trips I've hit as low as 15 and as high as 20, since installing the RCD kit back in early July. Matter of fact, first 4 fill-ups with the lift on were all 19.5XXXX values for MPG. I had 2 fill-ups to go from Las Cruces, NM to Los Alamos, NM, 1 fill-up while in Los Alamos, and 1 to get home.
 
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Originally Posted by Ranger Corey
Well I don't know it looks cool but the MPG I would lose don't seem to be worth it since I drive 50miles everyday just for work would be alot of extra money spent on gas :(

50 miles = a lot of gas. I wouldn't do it. I get around 13 with 35s on a 3 inch bodylift...


But remember my 35s go further than my truck thinks. Because they move my truck further in one rotation than smaller tires would.

But none the less, I recommend you go supercharged!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWD1V

Gives you a bit of oomph without blowing your engine.
 
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Specs:
-97 Ranger 4.0 automatic
-9" of lift
-35x12.50x15 BFG A/T's
-4.56 gears

and i am getting 15mpg in the city and around 17.5mpg on the highway...
 
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That doesn't include the actual supercharger D:
 
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Originally Posted by Ranger Corey
That doesn't include the actual supercharger D:
Yah but if you read it you buy an m90 supercharger, which is common to find in junkyards/ebay for 50-250$...


It's a good cheap option.
 
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Specs in the sig, and I am getting between 17-19 mpg. Stock gears.
 
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I get like 15 with 35's on a 3.0 with some mods. O and I finally git my S/C in my garage its damn sexy but not so shiney like the one above.
 
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visit this post........

answered my reply above

2004 Ford Ranger 4x4 Mileage
 
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
You are gonna lose MPG when you get bigger tires, that's just part of it.
i gained ~2.5mpg when i lifted my truck......but i also have a tuner, UDP, efan, and other things....
 
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How much HP does a 3rd Gen Supercharger add because I know there are 4th and 5th gens out?
 
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Originally Posted by Ranger Corey
What kind of MPG do you get on a 4WD 4L V6 Ranger with about a 5in lift and some nice mudders?
I've got jba headers, a flow 40, a 5" RCD, 33" Kumho KL71's, and aluminum 15x8 M/T wheels, stock 4.10's.......running a motor that has 7.5k miles on it.

I get between 11-13 mpg.

It runs awesome so I dunno why it get such bad mpg.
 
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Oh yeah, I wheel the **** out of my truck too. I always forget that 1 mile on the trail usually equals 1 gallon of fuel. lol
 
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about 13 city for me w/35s
 
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