SubeeTed Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hi ALL! I just had to put a set of Nokian WR's on my '97 GT Legacy Wgn. It's seems that my MPG has gone down (just judging by the needle for now) !? I've only got 250 miles on them. Maybe it's a break in thing! Anyone else have a set of these on? What's your milage? Many Thanks, SubeeTed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 are they wider than what you had before? wider tires typically decrease mileage some. for that matter are they the exact same size or a little "off" from stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubeeTed Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Nope! Stock 205/55/16's! are they wider than what you had before? wider tires typically decrease mileage some. for that matter are they the exact same size or a little "off" from stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I didn't notice any decrease with them on my Legacy wagon, but they're 15s and not 16s. Maybe you're driving a bit more agressively.:burnout:Also, does your gas carry 10% ethanol for the winter season? That drags my gas mileage down about 10%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I think some tires are definitely geared for low rolling resistance, while others are geared toward better driving. When I swapped the OEM RE-92 for RE-950, my mileage went down a bit, but the cornering G's went up a lot. As far as the loosening up thing, it does seem like some of my fuel economy returned now that I got about 40k miles on 'em. **** ******! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Wait 1,000 miles or so before you judge. Old worn tires have lower rollnig resistance. We have RSI's, it did go down but winter fuel and conditions made a bigger difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubeeTed Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hi again! I had used Hakka 1's, before I hit pothole and destroyed tire and rim. So I do have an idea what winter tire milage I do get. And I'm running 35 PSI in these WR's. I'll fill my tank today, see what happens. THX, SubeeTed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsuberu Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I have blizzak tires that for a month or so lowered my mpg. It is back to normal after that. The Blizzak's are awesome in snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendly_jacek Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I think some tires are definitely geared for low rolling resistance, while others are geared toward better driving. When I swapped the OEM RE-92 for RE-950, my mileage went down a bit, but the cornering G's went up a lot. As far as the loosening up thing, it does seem like some of my fuel economy returned now that I got about 40k miles on 'em. **** ******! Exactly, every new car in US is sold with low rolling resistance tire to help with CAFE. Most tires you buy in tire shop are not LLR-rated, especially the high grip ones. Looking for silica based thread helps as it decreases rolling resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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