17inch wheels without losing mpg?

[Flipper_1938]

I had heavy 17's on my echo for a little while (one set of tires worth) and I could tell it in hwy mpg too. It went from 43-44 mpg to 35-37 mpg.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by venezbras2013

Kaotic: cool versions of your Yaris! Question on those 17x7.5 with ET38mm... any issues at all running those wheels? I'm asking because i bought some Enkei GTC01 with ET38mm and was thinking on running the same tire size you run 205/40R17... any rubbing with that setup? what type of suspension do you have? by the way, I have a 5dr hatchback (SE model). Thanks.

Thanks. With those specs, I had some front fender liner rubbing on freeway dips. No biggie. I just let the tires wear out the fender liner a little, then I cut out those areas. I didn't have any issues with the rear until I put 10mm hub spacers . I solved that by rolling the rear fender lips.

[Blue09]

Wow thanks for all the posts dudes! Think I'm still gonna go with the 17s since most of my drivin is on the highway so even if I do lose a few mpg not too big of a deal. That said wtf is up with toyota not having cruise control be standard on a car that has power everything else? JERKS! Lol. Not a deal breaker though Im lookin at tocomas now. But im rambling. Thanks

[Kaotic Lazagna]

imo, cruise control would use up more gas because it'll constantly alter the throttle position to maintain the speed.

Which Tacoma are you looking at?

[cali yaris]

^ I agree that pulse and glide works better, BUT with cruise control I drive less aggressively, so that's a good thing.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ I agree that pulse and glide works better, BUT with cruise control I drive less aggressively, so that's a good thing.

Yeah, I suppose for the lead footed people, CC would work.

[Blue09]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

imo, cruise control would use up more gas because it'll constantly alter the throttle position to maintain the speed.

Which Tacoma are you looking at?

Well I was thinkin extended cab 4x4 with V6 at first but now I'm leanin towards reg cab 4x4 with the 4 banger but still not sure. Going used in the 2005-2009 area so payments wont be so bad as new with a nice down payment. Wont be my DD so I plan to supe it up with exhaust n maybe a chip n stuff since I already have a good mileage vehicle. Most work itll see will be hauling my two dogs around and taking out the trash so pretty much itll be a toy lol. Manual transmission as always.

[Exiwolfman]

if u get Taco...stick is great clutch pedal little odd placement ( push in up ) i find. As for engine size i love the six lots of power and really only little worse on gas , i find with the four u gone drive it harder cos its under power for the truck basically u will burn more gas with the four ...lol
i love the four door short box 4x4 stick...for V6 set up as for 4 cyl the only way i would get it is reg cab short box 4x4 , little lift ..light on its feet.
Reason i dont drive one....way to much money :(

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Blue09

Well I was thinkin extended cab 4x4 with V6 at first but now I'm leanin towards reg cab 4x4 with the 4 banger but still not sure. Going used in the 2005-2009 area so payments wont be so bad as new with a nice down payment. Wont be my DD so I plan to supe it up with exhaust n maybe a chip n stuff since I already have a good mileage vehicle. Most work itll see will be hauling my two dogs around and taking out the trash so pretty much itll be a toy lol. Manual transmission as always.

You'll be sacrificing a lot of power/tq by going with the 4-cylinder. Since it's not your DD, I'd get a V6. You'll have 3,000 lbs more towing capacity (6500 vs 3500). mpg are 18/21 and 16/21 respectively, so it's not like you'll be gaining very much gas savings going with the 4-cylinder. However, I don't think you can get a regular cab with a V6 and stick shift, smallest would be the access cab. Of course, this is for the 2014 Tacoma.

Of course, the V6 will cost more than the 4-cylinder, but it'll also have a higher resell value down the line. That's just my take.

[Blue09]

Yea from what I can tell they didnt make any reg cab V6 Tacomas at all atleast in recent years. Which sucks cuz the access cab isnt big enuff for my 2 big ass dogs to ride back there and I dont like the look of the double cabs so they were gonna be in the back either way. So a reg cab 4x4 with V6 would be perfect.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Blue09

Yea from what I can tell they didnt make any reg cab V6 Tacomas at all atleast in recent years. Which sucks cuz the access cab isnt big enuff for my 2 big ass dogs to ride back there and I dont like the look of the double cabs so they were gonna be in the back either way. So a reg cab 4x4 with V6 would be perfect.

How about a Tundra regular cab with a 4.0?