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17' wide tires.. mess up MPG?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by tf4624, Dec 7, 2009.

  1. tf4624

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    I have a set of 17 wide tire wheels.. will this mess my mpg drasticly
     
    #1 tf4624, Dec 7, 2009
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    Ok first the silly answer, then a more serious one

    Where did you find 17 foot wide tires? ' is foot " is inches wind resistance alone on a 40 foot wide car will be terrible.

    However, if you mean 17 inch Diameter tires that are wider than stock, they will have two bad effects
    1) any new tire gets worse MPG for the first 3000 miles while it wears in 2 to 5 MPG

    2) wider tires will have more rolling resistance, 2 to 5 MPG more.
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Dec 7, 2009
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    Omg god people Brains here? 17 inch rims peeeps and 12 inch wide tires


     
    #3 tf4624, Dec 7, 2009
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    17' wide tires.. mess up MPG? ... they will also mess up your car, and any other car trying to pass you.
     
    #4 firepa63, Dec 7, 2009
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    why? as you know they sell 16 and 17 inch rims
     
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    17 foot wide tires are what you asked about in your topic...
     
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    You asked for it.... :rolleyes:

    Why don't you go about this properly and list the exact size of wheel (diameter and width) and then list the exact size tire you are referring to (diameter, width, aspect ratio).

    To save you some effort, Jimbo already answered your question in post #2. :)
     
    #7 F8L, Dec 7, 2009
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