Tire Question

JoshKeller · Post by **JoshKeller** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:10 pm

My dad has a 94 F150 and I found some lug tread tires in stock size for 54 dollars each

what kind of mileage is he getting out of that truck? I'm hoping to get around 15 mpg after I replace the tires to factory size and then tune it up. cant complain about a truck that has 98k miles on it (documented by the first and only owner). Guy who owns it is a family friend and was only using it for a ranch truck since the radiator was leaking. Put a new radiator in it and he said give him $100 bill and it was mine. So if I dont make it for 15 mpg, i wont be too terribly upset, after all, I mainly bought it for a ranch/hunting truck and to pull my boat, to keep the mileage and wear and tear off my 4 banger 2001 s-10.

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:53 pm

LOL... 98K is usually where I BUY vehicles.

I bought my Pathfinder with 110,000 on it.
Of course, I don't put a ton of miles on my cars... I bought my Civic brand new in 1995, and it's got 75,000 on it today.

Funny, but lots of American car owners expect their cars to die with about 100,000 miles on them... I never understood that.

Or rather - I don't understand how anyone would shell out $25K for one car that they EXPECT to die so young, when they could shell out $25K for another brand of car that they EXPECT to last way way longer than that. :help:
Those people should LEASE cars.

JoshKeller · Post by **JoshKeller** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:27 pm

yup, I run it til it blows up, then go buy a reman engine/tranny and fix it again.
I've had my 01 s-10 since it was new and have put 143k on it without doing anyhting other than plugs/wires/oil changes/and timing chain. Thats a pretty damn reliable truck!

Team AI · Post by **Team AI** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:37 pm

Just a little word on tires... I used to retread tires when I live in MO. my job was to find leaks and then grind them out so that we could patch them before putting the retread on...

I have cut into almost every brand tire you can imagine and from my observation some of the best tires you can buy are the cheaper ones... I don't think I ever cut into a good year that either wasn't missing at least one
ply or had about four of them going in the same direction one right after the other... I did like them though cause usually when I hit them with the grinder
a big chunk would bust out of it so they were easy to grind where as some of the cheaper tires took me longer to grind and I had to put some muscle into it.

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:58 pm

JoshKeller wrote:yup, I run it til it blows up, then go buy a reman engine/tranny and fix it again.

Permit me to stereotype again... there's that American car owner mentality again - that's my point. ]occasionally[/i] does is let a motor remain in production forever, basically upgrading the electronics, fuel delivery, and emmissions as time goes on. That 4-banger is one for sure. You'll see Astro vans on the road with hundreds of thousands of miles on them also.
...but unfortunately, that seems to be the minority, rather than the majority.

JoshKeller · Post by **JoshKeller** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:25 pm

Yep. I do all the maintenece, as needed, and keep up on the work. The only car I've had blow up was a '89 blazer. I was 150 miles into the mountains of WV, with no cash, and had an oil pump go out. I actually made it home, and it was easier to just replace the entire motor. Sold the car with 215,000 on it, and it was still running great.

ZeroAccess · Post by **ZeroAccess** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:03 pm

Well the F150 has some minor problems with the torque converter and a few electrical errors that won't allow the fuel to be too efficient he's still getting fairly decent though I'd say around ~15mpg. He has the stock size tires on there. Once I get everything cleaned out and replaced I'm hoping for 19mpg without a problem. He has 140k on it I think probally less since he went to the Hospital a few years ago he has probally put 10k in 4 years.....

Sorry for the late response.

JoshKeller · Post by **JoshKeller** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:20 am

I got the new tires put on wednesday. I've already run out a tank of gas. Getting 16.5 mpg empty, 13 with the boat hooked up.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:47 am

JoshKeller wrote:I got the new tires put on wednesday. I've already run out a tank of gas. Getting 16.5 mpg empty, 13 with the boat hooked up.

Put in some synthetic oil and swap out the stock air filter for a fram air hog (not as pricey as K&N, but you could go that route too), better plugs and wires and you'll gain another 1-1.5mpg... More costs, but it costs you less in the long run when you don't have to get the oil, plugs, or filter changed as often :)