Gas Mileage

Shoey40 · **Joined:** Thu May 08, 2008 10:26 pm **Posts:** 29

Hey everyone, I was reading the thread about people selling their KJ's, and saw most had to do with gas mileage. I own a 2002 WJ Limited with the 4.7 and still get 14-15 mpg city and 16-17 highway (mountain highways, mind you-I live in West Virginia) with 265/70R17s and no other mods.

What do people average on the mpg's with a mildly lifted KJ and slightly bigger tires? I was thinking about trading in my WJ on a KJ, and if I get one, it will most likely end up with a mild lift.

-Jeremy

kolesy · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2008 11:37 pm

I know i average between 14 and 15 city and highway. I have about three inches of lift and 245/75/16 bfg at's on steel wheels, skids and roof rack too though. The crappy mileage is worth every penny in my opinion.

Mike

Shoey40 · **Joined:** Thu May 08, 2008 10:26 pm **Posts:** 29

The gas mileage I'm getting is only one of many reasons I'm wanting to trade my WJ in, and KJ's (and even the KK) appeal pretty well to me

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2008 11:43 pm

14/15 in town 19/20 on the road with lift/ full heavy skids, rock rails, roof rack, ARB, 75 lb at least of tools and parts, heavy foot, always run 5 over the limit, gas mileage...I bought it to drive and have fun and I don't play golf so I have extra money for gas and fun! :lol:

SpankyKJ · **Joined:** Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:20 am **Posts:** 83

I think around 17-19(18mpg, same as our v-6 camry in city 22-24(23)hyw. Fill up ~ every 8 days. We have been keeping our gas receipts and writing down mileage+ trip so we could put into a spreadsheet and see percentage gain w oil switch. We started doing this when we switched to amsoil 0-20w. No flaming 0-20w works for me. I will post back when we can get a more acurate ave. but I believe 1% savings already. Moreover, I'm stock with no skids or lift, on 225/75 but when I do get extras added I will use only when I go out on trail rides. I've been looking for a emergency doughnut solution (silly looking but I will add amsoil+off-road stickers to jazz up) to shed more weight and I see some KJs running without a spare to shave off weight. Every little bit helps and want to run an economy tire size like 215's during the work week. This week I bought Ea nano airfilter, NGK v-power plugs, transfluid, gear oil. I'm at 26,000 miles with about 4,000 on amsoil.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2008 7:28 am

15.7 after 6 years of ownership. Mostly City and loving every minute of it.

18 on the highway.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2008 8:43 am

If you take care of the KJ, it will take care of you. I was getting ~18mpg, but after flushing the coolant, changing the rad hoses, and replacing the tstat and rad cap, I'm now getting ~19 (city and highway).

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2008 11:54 am

You probably will get about the same in the kj and it will not get you up those hills near as good with bigger tires and a V-6.

I had 255/70/16 tires on my Jeep for around a month and couldnt get them off any quicker. I could hardly get up a hill where I live(eastern ky).

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2008 11:59 am

Im averaging about 16/17 and I drive 60miles everyday going about 62mph and I have small tires

235/75 but I do have front and rear bumpers that are a little heavy

NellyJeep · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2008 4:49 pm

I don't have my lift on yet so I'm still stock in that area with the factory tires however I do have a roof basket and renny lights on top. I average around 17 mpg in the city, I recently took a 1500 mile trip from NC down to Alabama and back and babied it up the hills with out the cruise on but left it on everywhere else and got 21 mpg for possably the best milage i'll ever get with the KJ. But I'd say normal highway driving I'd get around 20. But here in a month when I put the lift on, tires, arb and everything else I'll never see milage like this again.

swyszomirski · **Joined:** Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:59 am **Posts:** 286

probably 16 flat in the city now with the winch mounted, and 20 hightway.

isutherl · **Posted:** Fri May 16, 2008 12:04 am

I'm not lifted but I have been on the road for the last ten days starting out in Ohio and now in Utah with the jeep fully loaded and two people and have averaged 21.5 mpg that is with quite a bit of city driving. I love the six speed because it can make or break your gas mileage.

501 · **Posted:** Fri May 16, 2008 12:13 am

I went from Chicago area to Troy, Ohio on the smaller stop & go highways and got 18 mpg. That's with 2.5" lift, full skids & 255/70/16's. I'm sure if I was on the freeway I would have gotten 20 easily.

WV Jay · **Posted:** Fri May 16, 2008 12:29 am

With mods listed below the wife averages 18. She drives ~100 miles/day for work which includes highway, city and 2 lane backroads. We're gonna be taking a road trip to Tennessee next week, would be nice to see 20 mpg average.

omGoddard · **Posted:** Fri May 16, 2008 1:06 am

WV!!!

I'm stock right now, and recently drove from New Martinsville, WV to Charlotte, NC... got like 18 on the highway on the way down, and around 19 on the way back home. I think the WV turnpike ate up my gas on the way down... lol.

The gas mileage seems shotty with these things the more I read, some with lifts and heavy bumpers fair the same as me, while some others w/ stock setups fair worse. Maybe its just the hills vs. flat land.

nlife · **Joined:** Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:43 pm **Posts:** 226

I tend to average 18mpg in the city and 24 on the highway. Although being a poor student, I've had to park my libby and drive my little festiva. I just figured out the milage on a combined city/highway (mostly city) and am getting 41mpg in the little poop-box :shock:

. It's also almost half as much to insure as my jeep was. BUT the good news is I was able to save enough money to get a lift and should be back in luxurious jeep comfort by the end of August. Just in time for hunting season

EDIT: Anyone else notice the condiscending tone used by http://www.milesgallon.com/ when you use metric units? I've noticed it a couple of times when I switch from liters per 100km to mpg. It tends to go from something like "You like to burn fuel don't you?" when using metric units to something like "Not bad try these useful tips" after switching to imperial units :lol:

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sandracer · **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2008 10:29 am

With an OME lift and stock tires, I'm running 18-19 City and 20-24 Highway with a 4x4 V-6. It's the same as I got before the lift. Will be upgraging to 30 x 9.50 x 15 M/T's this fall but I'm hoping not to see too much drop in MPG. I plan to keep the stock wheels and tires for longer road trips and summer use.

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