My Smoked Quartz Platinum Powerboost w/ leveling kit, wheels, bigger tires (295/60-R20), tint, new decal, ceramic coat, stubby antenna

[jtquint]

Nice. I like that wheel color on your truck.

Appreciate it! I didn't want any more chrome for sure

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[jtquint]

I LOVE this build.

Thank you!!

 

[jtquint]

What kind of a mpg penalty are we talking? What's the decrease compared to stock?

-SG

Honestly with everything I think I took a 4-5mpg hit. I drive around in eco mode and am around 17-18. I was 22-23 before.

 

[jtquint]

Beautiful truck! What did you use to remove the original decals?

The dealer did it so I am assuming a heat gun?

 

[zdjelar]

Honestly with everything I think I took a 4-5mpg hit. I drive around in eco mode and am around 17-18. I was 22-23 before.

whoa, that seems significant. I'm about to do pretty such the same stuff (leveling, 296/60R20 tires) to my Limited and i was assuming it'd be more like 1-2 MPG hit

 

[jtquint]

whoa, that seems significant. I'm about to do pretty such the same stuff (leveling, 296/60R20 tires) to my Limited and i was assuming it'd be more like 1-2 MPG hit

I only had it a few days before the tires, and I know I wasn't getting the advertised 24mpg, but it was probably 22ish. That was maybe over 150 miles total. The tire guy thought I'd lose 2 mpg. I'm pretty sure its at least the 4-5 as I mentioned before. I need to just leave the button alone for a few weeks and not keep resetting.

 

[DVT413]

Beautiful truck! What did you use to remove the original decals?

I just removed my stickers last week. It was my first time and I used the dryer like everyone says you are supposed to do. Wherever I used the dryer, it left a residue. I tried the second sticker without a dryer and it came off clean (no residue, whatsoever, SUPER clean). If I could do it all over, I would just start pealing it away, no heat, on both stickers. Not sure if this matters, but I'm in LA and it was probably ~65 to 70 degrees when I removed them.

 

[DVT413]

whoa, that seems significant. I'm about to do pretty such the same stuff (leveling, 296/60R20 tires) to my Limited and i was assuming it'd be more like 1-2 MPG hit

I was getting less than 13.0 MPG for the first 500 miles. I leveled and added 295/60/R20's and the MPG dropped to 12.3 MPG. I cannot believe the MPG is so junky on the 3.7 liter. I do not have a heavy foot and drive in Eco mode. I would LOVE to be at 15.0 to 16.0... especially since they had 18.0 on the sticker. Not sure if I have any options - I was thinking of taking it back to the dealer, but what could they do?

 

[Rich1982]

I only had it a few days before the tires, and I know I wasn't getting the advertised 24mpg, but it was probably 22ish. That was maybe over 150 miles total. The tire guy thought I'd lose 2 mpg. I'm pretty sure its at least the 4-5 as I mentioned before. I need to just leave the button alone for a few weeks and not keep resetting.

Did you recalibrate the odometer/speedometer after the tire change? If not are you adjusting your calculations to make up for the greater distance traveled per rotation of the tire?

I am looking to do a similar size tire but want to use a "p" to save weight and expect a lessor MPG hit

 

[jtquint]

Did you recalibrate the odometer/speedometer after the tire change? If not are you adjusting your calculations to make up for the greater distance traveled per rotation of the tire?

I am looking to do a similar size tire but want to use a "p" to save weight and expect a lessor MPG hit

Yeah my wheel/tire guy recalibrated. It seems to be pretty accurate when I go past radar signs and according to a gps app on my phone

 

[Rapid Red]

I only had it a few days before the tires, and I know I wasn't getting the advertised 24mpg, but it was probably 22ish. That was maybe over 150 miles total. The tire guy thought I'd lose 2 mpg. I'm pretty sure its at least the 4-5 as I mentioned before. I need to just leave the button alone for a few weeks and not keep resetting.

 

[65mustang]

Nice ride, great paint. How long was the delivery? Thanks for the pics.

 

[Rapid Red]

Did you recalibrate your PCM to get the speedometer Corrected? I’m in the process of going to put 275-65 -18 on. Have training tires on right now, 245-70-17

 

[Rich55Marshall]

I just removed my stickers last week. It was my first time and I used the dryer like everyone says you are supposed to do. Wherever I used the dryer, it left a residue. I tried the second sticker without a dryer and it came off clean (no residue, whatsoever, SUPER clean). If I could do it all over, I would just start pealing it away, no heat, on both stickers. Not sure if this matters, but I'm in LA and it was probably ~65 to 70 degrees when I removed them.

I'm picking up my truck Wednesday morning. And it's going to be a balmy 35 degrees here!

 

[ddsag09]

Great looking build. Waiting on my Smoked Quartz PowerBoost Platinum. Still deciding lift vs. level.

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