Best Tire Options for 1.5L Larger Than Stock Sizes

[Black Rob]

The weight of the tires makes a significant impact on the 1.5l sports. I switch back and forth between Nomad Grapplers and Ridge Grapplers in 245 65 17 fairly often. The extra weight of the Ridge Grapplers is very noticeable in all aspects (braking, acceleration, handling).

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[B-Dog15]

I went with 245/65r17 BFG KO2’s and did not have any significant changes at all other than some road noise and a very slight decrease in mileage. This is also after getting the speedo recalibrated to adjust for the bigger tire. The 1.5 does just fine with heavy tires both on road and off-road. (With the very limited experience I have being off road that is) The 1.5 is not the slouch some make it out to be.

 

[Mwittke5857]

The weight of the tires makes a significant impact on the 1.5l sports. I switch back and forth between Nomad Grapplers and Ridge Grapplers in 245 65 17 fairly often. The extra weight of the Ridge Grapplers is very noticeable in all aspects (braking, acceleration, handling).

A5 Star tune should remedy that;-)

 

[Black Rob]

A5 Star tune should remedy that;-)

Nah. We baby this thing. I just want to go against those who say putting heavy tires on these vehicles has little to no impact. They are lying to themselves and others. I’m giving honest feedback, from experience.

 

[exracer62]

You can fit 265/60r18 on stock rims without any rubbing..stock 2021 outer banks..but for looks I installed one inch spacers on the rear and 1/2 spacers front with some ebay fender flares

 

[Iamcanadian]

I went out with a girl who was a vegan. She didn’t eat meat, poultry, fish, eggs etc. going to dinner with her was terrible. There were a handful of restaurants which I souls choose from. My understanding is the 3 cylinder is what you own. Ok. I got the 4 cylinder so I could drive the vehicle for 20 years or 300k. The smaller engine barely gets out of its own way? I don’t think the dragon engine will make it past 200k miles??? When I test drove the three cylinder I was not impressed less so once I opened the hood and listened to the engine idle.
Anything larger than 225 will impact the gas mileage. I would stick to the lightest tire ad you have considered so a 103H load rating. The 108T I’m getting adds 5 lbs but it’s a stronger built tire and will hold up better and more reliable. I’m planning on towing a 14 foot cargo trailer so having hood tires was important so that’s the critical reason for getting the 4 banger. Going from 103H to a 108T adds 5 lbs to each tire. The current Pirelli tires are 25lb each so I will take a hit.
incidenrallt tge trwad pattern and rolling resistance plays a large factor then the weight of the tire give or take. Bith the Toyo and Falkens will reduce your mpg.

Kid nothing in this entire post has any truth to it. You are totally clueless about tires engines and how fuel economy works. You severely need to educate yourself kid. After reading your last few comments, you've totally lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned. As someone who's owned a tire shop for over 27 years, I can tell you most tires do not have a different compound start to finish. Definitely not the first 3/32. Typically the only tire that changes compound is a winter tire and that's only been in the relatively recent years. The width of a tire does not dictate fuel economy. The weight of the tire and the overall diameter will affect it. Not the width. And most people calculating their fuel economy change do not account for the difference in diameter of their tire throwing their numbers off to begin with. I'm almost certain you're included in that group.

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