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TH. Current overall average is at 16.4mpg. 4800 miles. Two weeks after purchase, we took a 1800 mile round trip... averaged 16.8 on that, almost all highway driving. Pretty terrible.

Trailhunter 16.4mpg. 4800miles. Love the truck, but simply terrible.

Let ‘er rip! :cool: You know you want to! It’ll be fun… for a few seconds. :devil:

Dude. That video clearly shows slipping on street paint. Someone even points that out as the very first video comment and brings up it decidedly NOT being hydroplaning. This is hilarious at this stage. Again, that absolutely isn’t what hydroplaning even is. This type of wet slipping is directly...

LOL. Thanks. May he rest in peace :)Could have quoted another OG: https://yarchive.net/bike/slicks.html (even hits your points on moto treads putting tread on for looks, absolute classic from WAY back) Absolutely agree on part two of the above. Low tread and too fast of a speed are gonna mean a...

These facts are clearly making some people's brains hurt. But all of this is still 100% true. Toroidal shaped airplane, motorcycle, and bicycle tires behave completely differently when interaction with water and a road surface than flat profile vehicle tires. Still, glad to see another voice...

You're right... my post clearly reflects someone that has zero experience riding a bike :cwl: Can we get back to discussing motor vehicle tires now? lol

That rider absolutely did not hydroplane. The specifics of someone on a time trial bike that was documented to have overinflated tires for the conditions, who rode into a lake is so far outside the subject of this tread as to be hilarious honestly :) The first crash they just lost control and...

This is actually true, despite what most would think. A bicycle tire on a road bike essentially cannot hydroplane. However, the other comments regarding lateral grip do come into play and are a separate issue from hydroplaning. A 23-25mm slick road tire will definitely let loose in a wet corner...

I've always been a big proponent of skinny for a given height. But not necessarily just full skinny over everything else. Too far of an extreme will definitely impact on road feel and handling. 285/70/r17 is as wide as I'd go for a ~"33" and they are a really nice mix for most situations. But...

Trailhunter long bed. 3300 miles on it so far, Averaging 17 MPG since new. 1900 mile road trip in there as well. Pretty terrible honestly. But I still enjoy the truck. For reference, it's consistently worse than a gas 3.6L Gladiator Rubicon I had in the past, and that was on 35" tires. But...

LB club!

Fox Factory series also need to be rebuilt occasionally. Any of these "race" shocks are going to need periodic maintenance. Fox Performane, OME or a Billstein product are going to be more "durable" in that regard.

I will ship if you arrange everything and I just have to drop it off somewhere.

Duratrac are known for having very weak sidewalls, regardless of load rating. You found that out the hard way, sadly.

Yep. It's all about tradeoffs and your priorities and use case. I also am not a fan of heavy tires on these trucks, 4 runners, or LC250s. I previously had a diesel Jeep Gladiator and that thing could care less about how heavy of a tire you put on it, with regards to fuel mileage and power at...

I’m at a complete loss as to why Falken gave that tire a standard sidewall. The 17” version (what I have used) is a Duraspec sidewall. But if you don’t need the sidewall strength, then I think that would be a really good option for these trucks (18”) using the stock wheels and a load C. Then you...

Hey @Dirt I'm confused as to what you're referencing here. If regarding Falken then yes... the internet does say it to be so, in and of so much as it is direct from the MFG published information. I trust them to be honest in this respect, as they definitely tout the Duraspec sidewalls to be 3...

C load are definitely more appropriate for our trucks. If you're looking at KO3 they are equivalent in sidewall protection to the E rated KO3s. But in BFG tires, all of them are reasonable as far as ride quality is concerned. So if you want a 275/70r18 load E tire (what I'm running on my TH...

I never said they increased the actual plies the tire has. In fact I said quite the opposite. It's interesting you change your message every post. 1st it's this... then it's that. I also never said that BFG didn't change the design of the sidewall on the E. Only that the E does not have...