I will need new tires this spring since my front tires got all worn unevenly when the previous owner didn't get the kj aligned. I am looking at the grabbers 245-70R16 and was wondering what would be the effect on fuel mileage (CRD) and what was the overall satisfaction. I noticed that the 225-75R16 weights only 13kg while the 245-70R16 weights 18kg. The 245 is 11lbs heavier! I have Toyo GO2 225-75R16 (13kg) for winter tires since we get serious winters up here in Quebec (lot of snow and quite often -15) and they're doing the job great. I do most of my driving on the highway and a bit of trail for camping and a bit of adventure.

What's your advise?
What's your experience?

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2006 CRD KJ, 245/70R16 A/T KO, GDE eco tune, ARB bull bar, OME lift, AVIC-N4, turbo timer, pulsetech solargizer, Racor CCV3500, Racor 245R122 fuel head, Caterpillar battery, oem light bar, KC lights, HID fog lts, cb, ...

i have the grabbers in 265 70 16 and they are great...i get around 13mpg i highly recomend these tires they are great in the snow also

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First Car 03' Sport 4x4; air deflector; debadged; Frankenlifted; Gen 4.5 UCA's; Custom Mesh Grille Inserts; Flowmaster Super 44; 265/70/16 General Grabber AT2's; Unique Series 42 "D" Wheels; Sony T330 CD Receiver Head Unit;Kicker 12" sub;Kicker 400.1 Amp

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I went from stock to 245/75 MTR's - so 29 lbs to 50 lbs or 13.2Kg to 22.7Kg /tire
and lost about 3 mpg

you should have more loss intown driving - you have to accelerate/decelerate the tire for every stop
on the highway - it should level out - it's shouldn't take any more energy to maintain the speed.

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2005 CRD
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