Vanity Is Clouding My Judgement........please help !!!!

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05/22/2009, 04:52 AM
crotchrocket

Vanity Is Clouding My Judgement........please help !!!!

Going to be driving down to Newquey in Cornwall next weekend which is about 5 hours drive. I should really take my 33" mud tyres off and put the stock rims and road tyres back on as the MPG will be SO much better, also the tyre noise could get anoying after about 3 minutes!!!! :rolleyes:

i just cant stand what it will look like with the standard rims on, lol it will go from this

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...s/100_4967.jpg

TO THIS

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...s/103_4958.jpg

lol

Looks like its missing something, i really wish the stock rim offset was a bit more aggressive.

Anyhoo, please tell me i'm being an idiot and to put the stock wheels back on, its only for a few days !!!

And i'll save about �80 in fuel just going there and back!!!! plus the mud tyres wear QUICKLY!!
05/22/2009, 04:57 AM
Ldub

HA!...no help from me!:naughty:

You already KNOW what you're gonna do...as with mods, rationalization won't help...:laughgray
05/22/2009, 05:05 AM
etlsport

:dance: im pretty sure that your gas mileage wont change that much, with the larger tires you cruise at a lower rpm than with factory tires, its just city driving that really kills the mileage with oversized tires

now for the noise and tire wear.. well not much argument there.. stock will be much better for that.. loosing the roof rack will probably help a bit for noise and mpg though
05/22/2009, 05:32 AM
crotchrocket

Just found i can fly there and back for �50 cheaper lol
05/22/2009, 07:23 AM
Marlin

Sheewwwww, crisis over, I don't know what I would have done either. I could have put the factory wheels and tires back on my expy for my 6K mile trip to moab and back, saved a few hundred bucks in gas plus a few hundred in rubber. But damn, those tires and wheels look way cooler than factory. ;)
05/22/2009, 09:24 AM
nocturnalVX

Keep them on!

I drove all the way to Moab (twice) on my 31" Pro Comp Xterrains. I like the look, and don't mind the faster wear (though they seem to be holding up well). Yes, the mileage might be better than your 33"s. However, your odometer will be off more, so you might be getting better mileage than you think. The noise issue is one I can't comment on because my tires are pretty quiet. I think it has to do with the directional pattern of the tread. I say you should show off your cool VX, don't go back to the original tires!
05/22/2009, 09:45 AM
circmand

I prefer

the stock look
05/22/2009, 09:58 AM
Gussie2000

Hmmmm ......
This is bit tough to answer,since your inquiry is related to economy i guess the OEM wheels will go better;What if you go paint the OEM rims in black ?
05/22/2009, 10:23 AM
kodiak

Just remember, when you travel you�re not only representing your self but all of VX kind. So dress accordingly! :cool:
05/22/2009, 11:04 AM
nfpgasmask

I thought the same thing when I bought my new rims and tires. I kept my stock wheels and thought to myself, "I'll put the stock rims and street tires on for daily use". Nope. Once I saw the Teflon Chambers and new rubber I knew I could never look back.

Sell your stock rims and tires. You're never gonna use em! :cool!:

Bart
05/22/2009, 11:15 AM
tomdietrying

I don't know, but I think it might be worth it to look COOL all the time.:cool:
Peace.
Tom
05/22/2009, 11:34 AM
taylorRichie

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfpgasmask

I thought the same thing when I bought my new rims and tires. I kept my stock wheels and thought to myself, "I'll put the stock rims and street tires on for daily use". Nope. Once I saw the Teflon Chambers and new rubber I knew I could never look back.

Sell your stock rims and tires. You're never gonna use em! :cool!:

Bart

HOOOOOLD your horses :)

I'm glad no one bought my stock setup I had forsale...

I get to put them on this afternoon so I can pass the local Safety Inspection :(

Utah you can't have your tires stick out past the flares (probably most states/countries have similar laws) and I need mudflaps.

Quick solution, pop on the stockers, and I should be able to pass with neither flares nor flaps.

If I end up needing flaps still I'll throw on some naked lady ones... ;):eek::eek:;)

I didn't buy the VX for fuel Economy, and I don't prefer the stock minivan height (unless you've got some wide wheels and a more street like stance) So after the inspection... back to the 33X12.5 that stick out a couple inches and leave me with 14mpgs!!

That being said, I've only put 5,000 miles on my VX since I bought it :D Just turned 52,000 miles today.
05/22/2009, 12:04 PM
VXIRONwoMAN

Well from my experience the gas mileage is relatively the same. The tires don't make THAT big of a difference. It's really the odo reading that changes. I live in Las Vegas for a year and would go back home to So Cal every other weekend. This is when I had my completely stock Ironman, my odo would read 300 miles exactly from Point A to Point B. Making the same exact stops and the same exact drive in the Proton with 16" alloys and 32" BFG AT's my odo was off by about 40 miles. But yet I made it home on the same amount of gas I have always used...

Just food for thought...
05/22/2009, 12:08 PM
taylorRichie

Really mileage depends on the wheels... rotational mass, not diameter.

My 20X8.5" wheels Weigh a ton!! Therefore my mileage suffers greatly :) And my scanguage corrects the Speedo for me.
05/22/2009, 01:24 PM
Leah

Mild Mannered...

Does Batman ALWAYS wear his cape and mask?
Does Superman ALWAYS wear his tights and shield?

There is a reason superheros blend in most of the time...think about it.
05/23/2009, 12:47 AM
LittleBeast

Quote:

Originally Posted by circmand

i prefer the stock look

You must be kidding? Wow, that is like the kid who wants to always stay in the kiddie pool when the grand rapids are waiting right there ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kodiak

Just remember, when you travel you�re not only representing your self but all of VX kind. So dress accordingly! :cool:

EXACTLY :) Make us all proud!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfpgasmask

I thought the same thing when I bought my new rims and tires. I kept my stock wheels and thought to myself, "I'll put the stock rims and street tires on for daily use". Nope. Once I saw the Teflon Chambers and new rubber I knew I could never look back.

Sell your stock rims and tires. You're never gonna use em! :cool!:

Bart

Yes that is why I sold my stockers as soon as I could. Oh and I know a mechanic down the street who I have never had a problem passing the VX for inspection sticker, I just keep it clean and pretty, lol.

Definitely leave your mudders on and sell the stock stuff to save up for another set of mudders :)
05/23/2009, 01:03 AM
Ldub

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leah

Does Batman ALWAYS wear his cape and mask?
Does Superman ALWAYS wear his tights and shield?

There is a reason superheros blend in most of the time...think about it.

Well yah but...:rolleyesg

Superheros are imaginary, these are real life & death STYLE issues we're talkin' here...:laughgray
05/23/2009, 05:57 AM
Marlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylorRichie

Really mileage depends on the wheels... rotational mass, not diameter.

My 20X8.5" wheels Weigh a ton!! Therefore my mileage suffers greatly :) And my scanguage corrects the Speedo for me.

I would say tires and wheels make a huge difference. Maybe not so much on highway driving, but for normal stop and go, you talk about adding a 33" AT or MT tire, thats an extra 20-30 lbs per tire plus the unsprung weight. That is part of the reason that I have the AT2s, they weigh somewhere around 44lbs, which is almost exactly the same as the factory tire, but I put an extra couple of inches of rubber on the road. I would imagine that the roof rack kills mpg as well. That little 3.5L just isn't enough for a heavyweight VX. I didn't realize that the curb weight is close 5K lbs.
05/23/2009, 11:33 AM
Leah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ldub

Well yah but...:rolleyesg

Superheros are imaginary, these are real life & death STYLE issues we're talkin' here...:laughgray

Good call.

LOL
05/23/2009, 03:51 PM
pbkid

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leah

Does Superman ALWAYS wear his tights and shield?

umm....superman doesnt carry a shield...

are you thinking of captain america?
05/23/2009, 08:14 PM
Leah

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbkid

umm....superman doesnt carry a shield...

are you thinking of captain america?

On the new Superman, he peels that shieid shaped thingy off his chest and throws it. I guess he used it more as a weapon than as a shield, but it is shaped like a shield.

Um, I didn't want to use the word "cape" twice.:confused:
05/24/2009, 09:06 AM
pbkid

oh ok. i can see where you got that then...

nevermind. back to the tj'ing ;)
05/24/2009, 07:39 PM
Leah

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbkid

oh ok. i can see where you got that then...

nevermind. back to the tj'ing ;)

LOL
05/25/2009, 06:00 AM
crotchrocket

ok you gits, now im definately not changing the wheels!!! I'll bill the forum for the extra fuel, lol :D
05/25/2009, 10:36 AM
VCrossfan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marlin

Sheewwwww, crisis over, I don't know what I would have done either. I could have put the factory wheels and tires back on my expy for my 6K mile trip to moab and back, saved a few hundred bucks in gas plus a few hundred in rubber. But damn, those tires and wheels look way cooler than factory. ;)

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da.../DSC_00091.jpg