XJ Gas Milage

[b1keme]

Hey everyone, I am now trying to find a 96 or 97 XJ. I am planning on lifting it as soon as the money comes around. I am thinking of putting one of the Rustys 4.5in lift. That means I would run either 31s or 32s. I was wondering with that size tire what the gas mileage would be like? Gas in my area is about $2.30 so I am thinking it might be better now to go with a smaller tire due to gas prices. For those of you who have XJs and are running 31, 32, or 33in tires let me know what your gas mileage is likes.

[kevin]

hi b1kenne

i have a wrangler so i think you should get better gas milage than me due to your more aro-dynamic shape, but here is what my gas milage looks like:
(stock)
-city driving 10-12mpg
-interstate, 14mpg
(lifted with 33's x 12.5 tires)(my lift is not installed yet but i think these will be accuret)
-city, 10ish
-interstate, 12 ish (i have 3.07 gears so the loss of 5th gear is going to mess my milage up)

hope this can help

kbo

[mullins87]

I have a stock XJ, the one listed in my sig. I'm getting anywhere from 16.5+/- to 22 mpg. But mostly I get around 19.5 mpg. I have 225/75/15 tires and 3.55 gears.

[Bolognablake]

I'm pushing around 16mpg. But that's with 31's and 3.07 gears. And we all know that 3.07 gears = teh suck.