So after I lifted the LX last month, I noticed my miles per tank were nowhere near what it was before. Seemed kind of weird since I hadn’t changed the tires yet. But I’m talking about 40 miles less per tank. From 320-330 miles down to about 280-290. Checked all I could think of. Had it on the lift a few times, looked all over it trying to figure out what could have changed. As I was taking it off the lift the last time I looked against the side of my tool box and realized I hadn’t put the factory plastic “skid plate” back on. It’s the one that covers about half the length of the torsion bars. Didn’t think there was any possible way that could have made a difference but I put it back on anyway and went and filled up. That thing must have kept all kinds of wind resistance out because the first full tank was 327 miles. If someone else can come up with a better explanation as to why all of the sudden it went back to normal I’d love to hear it. But at this point that big stupid piece of plastic is worth it’s weight in gold.
