What have you done to your KK lately

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:12 pm

Gageraid wrote:

What part of NJ?

I'm from burlington (30 minutes south of trenton) but I'm going to see my girlfriend in Madison (north jersey)

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:33 pm

dcbelcher26 wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

What part of NJ?

I'm from burlington (30 minutes south of trenton) but I'm going to see my girlfriend in Madison (north jersey)

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Nice. I currently reside in Raritan.

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

I'm in Livingston lol

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:54 am

silverkk wrote:

I'm in Livingston lol

You're right near where I'm going haha. She goes to school at Fairleigh Dickinson

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dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:11 pm

Just filled up 17.3 gallons. Went 188.1 miles on that tank from full all city. Fml time to figure out whats wrong. took the tire off the roof just before i filled up.

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Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:36 pm

dcbelcher26 wrote:

Just filled up 17.3 gallons. Went 188.1 miles on that tank from full. Fml time to figure out whats wrong. took the tire off the roof just before i filled up.

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Spark plugs, air filter, low tire pressure?

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:38 pm

Tires are good, just had everything aligned. Spark plugs were replaced at last oil change. Air filter does need a cleaning. Thats next on the list

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dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:39 pm

I also got the 4.7l throttle body installed. This is the first full tank ive ran through it.

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:24 pm

dcbelcher26 wrote:

Just filled up 17.3 gallons. Went 188.1 miles on that tank from full all city. Fml time to figure out whats wrong. took the tire off the roof just before i filled up.

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Whoa that's bad. Keep the tire OFF the roof. That's doing you no good for mpgs.
Put the air dam on if you have it removed. Not too much else to do unless there is something actually wrong.

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:27 pm

The air dam is permanently gone lol

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:32 pm

She looks great, but with mpgs in mind, chopping the bumper is creating more wind resistance against the tires and underbelly and the air is hitting a wall on top of your roof.
Taking the tire off should net you minimum 2 mpg if I had to guess.
What load range tires are you running? Mine are E and I keep them at 36-38 psi.

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:35 pm

Gageraid wrote:

She looks great, but with mpgs in mind, chopping the bumper is creating more wind resistance against the tires and underbelly and the air is hitting a wall on top of your roof.
Taking the tire off should net you minimum 2 mpg if I had to guess.
What load range tires are you running? Mine are E and I keep them at 36-38 psi.

I'm not sure the load range. They're 6ply 245/75/16 duratracs. Ill see what happens without the tire

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Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:39 pm

Chopped bumper looks good. Once lifted, I don't think the air dam does much. So removing it won't really effect you. Now the chopped bumper, I have no clue lol.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:43 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

Chopped bumper looks good. Once lifted, I don't think the air dam does much. So removing it won't really effect you. Now the chopped bumper, I have no clue lol.

The higher you lift it, the more that air creates turbulence under the Jeep which holds it back. The goal is smooth airflow under the Jeep and keep the air off the tires.
That being said, I wouldn't be that surprised if you could slightly gain mileage with skid plates at highways speeds.
95 percent of modern cars have air dams, underbelly trays, AND wheel spats for this reason.

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:44 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

Chopped bumper looks good. Once lifted, I don't think the air dam does much. So removing it won't really effect you. Now the chopped bumper, I have no clue lol.

Yea it is lifted like 3.5 but only like 2.5 with the sagged stock springs. I never thought about the bumper creating more drag. I like the look and theres a lot more clearance

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:47 pm

dcbelcher26 wrote:

Bmxer524 wrote:

Chopped bumper looks good. Once lifted, I don't think the air dam does much. So removing it won't really effect you. Now the chopped bumper, I have no clue lol.

Yea it is lifted like 3.5 but only like 2.5 with the sagged stock springs. I never thought about the bumper creating more drag. I like the look and theres a lot more clearance

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What lift?

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:53 pm

Its a rock krawler xfactor 3.5. I know everybody talks crap about spacer lifts especially this one. But its only to hold me over till i can afford a full spring hopefully this summer. I needed to clear my new duratracs lol. I do have bilstein rear shocks though

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:48 am

Just picked up and installed Putco 4000K Mirror White headlight bulbs.

LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:39 pm

I think Gage is an expert on MPG. Seriously man.. You know a lot!

nFodzy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 389

Gageraid wrote:

Just picked up and installed Putco 4000K Mirror White headlight bulbs.

Let us know how those are. Maybe even do a test with pictures

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