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There is a dark green LX 450 for sale in Brandon. Sitting off hwy 80 in downtown. Ton of miles but the truck is all stock and straight. I think $6600 was on the sign. Oh, no lockers.
 
Sold 'em....

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Damn you gotta love the 80 market!
Den Mom Deb spotted this clean 97 in Orange Beach.
200 k
No lockers
Asking $9700 but in fine print will take $8300

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Saw a nice clean white 80 on Hwy 51 just north of School St in Ridgeland at a used car lot with lots of SUVs and trucks. It did have what looked like chromed OEM wheels. Not my style, but a little sanding and rattle can could fix that quick.
 
Lash, there is a 97 LX450 in Brandon for sale. No lockers for $6600 but I bet it could be had for around 6k. It's downtown if you want to take a ride.
 
After putting 4000 miles on my 80 with the 345's on it, I would rather spend $1000 on Tcase gearing than axle gearing.

I am enjoying being able to tun 70 mph at 2100 RPM. I am getting 13.7-14 mpg.

As for gearing, the only time I really felt the need was in Moab in a couple of spots that were super steep. I had to keep the accelerator on the floor in 4LOW.
 
wngrog said:
After putting 4000 miles on my 80 with the 345's on it, I would rather spend $1000 on Tcase gearing than axle gearing.

I am enjoying being able to tun 70 mph at 2100 RPM. I am getting 13.7-14 mpg.

As for gearing, the only time I really felt the need was in Moab in a couple of spots that were super steep. I had to keep the accelerator on the floor in 4LOW.
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Nolen, I'm a little slow. I'm trying to follow the logic.

So you put stock tires back on to get better gas mileage? I see the benefit there in having low transfer case gears instead of axle gearing so you can do that - little tires for street, big tires and low t-case gears for offroad.

Did I pick up what you put down?
 
Jordan7118 said:
little tires for street, big tires and low t-case gears for offroad.

Did I pick up what you put down?
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also, on the hiway, big tires are better with stock gears.... keeps the engine RPM's low and makes better MPG.
So... if you drive your junk very little in the city.... then keep stock gears, they're more stout and long trips are easier on the wallet.
 
Land Speeder said:
also, on the hiway, big tires are better with stock gears.... keeps the engine RPM's low and makes better MPG.
So... if you drive your junk very little in the city.... then keep stock gears, they're more stout and long trips are easier on the wallet.
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Ah... so a little larger tire helps in that department. Now I'm starting to decode Nolen's thoughts.

Gracias, E!
 
This is the only time I have ever gotten any MPG benefits from the lower RPMs of the larger tires for 2 reasons:

1) I intentionally accelerate like a grandpa to save fuel, use a/c when needed and drive 70 mph max (60 mph indicated)

2) MS is flat as a pancake.

If I was trying to drive this thing fast or in a hurry, these tires would kill the MPG. Wind drag, weight, taking the RPMs outside (under) the desired powerband of the motor all play an effect to offset the lower RPMs.

I don't get better mileage, but it is the same as it was with the 295's. Another side benefit of the lower RPMs, I usually put 1 quart in my truck every 2000 miles. I have watched and recorded it since I got it 20,000 miles ago. Since the lower RPMs of the 345's, I am almost at 3000 miles between filling and the add oil light...
 
^ was he high when he wrote it?
 
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