kickers-slamin

my buddy has some super swamper LTB's for sale they are 33/13.50/R16
just wonderin how bad they will hurt my gas millage? and if they will rub whith the torsion bars cranked about 2.5in in the front,

this will make or break my decision to buy them

fordkicksass

you will probably see about 3-4 mpg difference. just a guess though i dont know fur sure. but if you decide not to buy them will he sell them to someone else. i'm buying a '99 F250 that needs new tires and they would get the job done. ONLY if you're nbot going to buy them. i dont want to cause any problems.thanks.

fordkicksass

chad085

keep in mind the LTB's are bias ply. That means rough goin' for the first few miles especially on cold mornings!! They will flat spot a little bit overnight. I had some 33x13.50x15 SS LTB's on my jeep. Best tire you could ask for off road IMO. super tough, great traction on any terrain. However.... you'll trade on road comfort for the off road performance. They're not very good in the rain, they wear out pretty quick and are very noisy.

As to rubbing, height won't be an issue but depending on what rim width/backspacing you go with they probably will hit your lower plastic bumper valance, and possibly the rear of the wheel well. The side lugs on LTB's are huge and not plastic friendly!!! they ripped a fender flare right off my jeep LOL.

Octane

They will hurt your city mpg, but they might help your highway mpg because you will be turning fewer rpms.

Weldman0730

I put mastercraft Courser 33X12.5 on my old f150, and it dropped the mpg's from around 17 to 18 hwy to 15-16 hwy and down to about 11 city. Yes the larger tire= lesser rpms, but the rolling resistance and the heavy rotating mass make the engine work harder.

I did factor in the larger tire size into my mpg calculation, and i did drive as I did with the regular tires, if it were I wouldnt do it the way gas is going, plus I couldnt hear my radio. The truck looked super bad***** though with the bigger, more aggresive tires.

fordever11

because they are super swampers they will hurt mpg, they wear fast, but are an awesome tire! just be prepared to hear woooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhh every where you go. Super swamps are soooo loud!