4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
04-01-2005, 07:30 PM
#141
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
Well colour me skeptical.
Teraflex has never been known for great handling with their long arm
kits.....their original long arm kit was promoted as handling well, but
the poor folks who shelled out the cash for it soon discovered that it
squat like a cat under acceleration, and nose dived like crazy under
braking, due to the unequal length upper and lower control arms.
Seems they got around that problem by calling it a "LCG" kit.....in
other words, if you keep the lift to a minimum, the arms will be closer
to parallel and the symptoms won't be as bad.
Looks like they've got the same problem with this kit, and added in the
triangulated front end.....do some searching on pirate4x4.
*shrug* Keep an eye out, but I'm betting it won't be a big seller.
Paul
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> http://rockcrawler.com/features/news...raflex_lcg.asp im
> waiting on it to prove itself in the field a little before spending the
> money, but its said to handle awesome on the highway. i guess only time
> will tell.
>
Teraflex has never been known for great handling with their long arm
kits.....their original long arm kit was promoted as handling well, but
the poor folks who shelled out the cash for it soon discovered that it
squat like a cat under acceleration, and nose dived like crazy under
braking, due to the unequal length upper and lower control arms.
Seems they got around that problem by calling it a "LCG" kit.....in
other words, if you keep the lift to a minimum, the arms will be closer
to parallel and the symptoms won't be as bad.
Looks like they've got the same problem with this kit, and added in the
triangulated front end.....do some searching on pirate4x4.
*shrug* Keep an eye out, but I'm betting it won't be a big seller.
Paul
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> http://rockcrawler.com/features/news...raflex_lcg.asp im
> waiting on it to prove itself in the field a little before spending the
> money, but its said to handle awesome on the highway. i guess only time
> will tell.
>
04-01-2005, 07:30 PM
#142
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
Well colour me skeptical.
Teraflex has never been known for great handling with their long arm
kits.....their original long arm kit was promoted as handling well, but
the poor folks who shelled out the cash for it soon discovered that it
squat like a cat under acceleration, and nose dived like crazy under
braking, due to the unequal length upper and lower control arms.
Seems they got around that problem by calling it a "LCG" kit.....in
other words, if you keep the lift to a minimum, the arms will be closer
to parallel and the symptoms won't be as bad.
Looks like they've got the same problem with this kit, and added in the
triangulated front end.....do some searching on pirate4x4.
*shrug* Keep an eye out, but I'm betting it won't be a big seller.
Paul
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> http://rockcrawler.com/features/news...raflex_lcg.asp im
> waiting on it to prove itself in the field a little before spending the
> money, but its said to handle awesome on the highway. i guess only time
> will tell.
>
Teraflex has never been known for great handling with their long arm
kits.....their original long arm kit was promoted as handling well, but
the poor folks who shelled out the cash for it soon discovered that it
squat like a cat under acceleration, and nose dived like crazy under
braking, due to the unequal length upper and lower control arms.
Seems they got around that problem by calling it a "LCG" kit.....in
other words, if you keep the lift to a minimum, the arms will be closer
to parallel and the symptoms won't be as bad.
Looks like they've got the same problem with this kit, and added in the
triangulated front end.....do some searching on pirate4x4.
*shrug* Keep an eye out, but I'm betting it won't be a big seller.
Paul
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> http://rockcrawler.com/features/news...raflex_lcg.asp im
> waiting on it to prove itself in the field a little before spending the
> money, but its said to handle awesome on the highway. i guess only time
> will tell.
>
04-04-2005, 05:16 PM
#143
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
04-04-2005, 05:16 PM
#144
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
04-04-2005, 05:16 PM
#145
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
04-04-2005, 05:16 PM
#146
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
Old Crow wrote:
> I don't know, Nate. My '95 with a 2.5 regularly gets about 21. I
> haven't checked the wife's '94 with the 4.0, but I suspect that it
> gets about the same.
04-04-2005, 05:57 PM
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
That's why Hot Rodders use aluminum flywheels and rims.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
04-04-2005, 05:57 PM
#148
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
That's why Hot Rodders use aluminum flywheels and rims.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
04-04-2005, 05:57 PM
#149
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
That's why Hot Rodders use aluminum flywheels and rims.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
04-04-2005, 05:57 PM
#150
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Re: 4 cyl. mileage, lift & tire size
That's why Hot Rodders use aluminum flywheels and rims.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
gregw45 wrote:
>
> I dropped from 20-21 mpg to 17-18 mpg when I got rid of the factory
> P225s and added 31x10.5 BFGs. Not bad for a 2.5 with manual... don't
> cry when you see the gas prices. http://tinyurl.com/6485o
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