lift/gears mileage confirmation

[bryan89]

been actually trying to use the search button. found some stuff, but
can anyone confirm what kind of mileage they get in a 1st gen 4runner with oversize tires and gears?
post up gears, tires, and mileage please.
trying to figure out if i want to include lifted 4runners in my search for a classic daily driver.
in my search for a vehicle, have been writing off anything with a lift cause i thought it would kill gas mileage.(which i obviously want to keep as high as possible for a dd)
but now its proving difficult to find something that is not a piece of sh*T with no lift.
what do you guys know?
thanks

 

[toy4xfun]

the best i have gotten with 31-10.5 15 mud tires was 20, the worst was 17.

 

[Mike C]

17-18 city
18-20 highway

35x12.5 MT/R Goodyear Kevlars
4.30 diff gears
dual cases
22re bored .050" over, cam, decked, LCE header
3-4" of lift

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

33's, 4.56 gears 2 inch lift, drive it like I stole it... 17 average...

 

[bryan89]

cool. so it sounds like the added weight of the tires is not really effecting the gas mileage as long as it has been regeared to match.
thanks for the info

 

[Scrap Iron]

'87 Toy 4x4 regular cab
-36x12.5 Super Swamper TSLs
-5.29 Yukons
-230K mileage 22R with RV cam, header, shaved head, some exhaust work.
-7" lift

I usually get around 15mpg or less. It's a brick going through the air. The engine is worn out. The tires are heavy. It also runs at a higher RPM at any given speed versus stock. At 55mph I'm right around 3300-3500 RPM.

I like to go fast too.