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Old 02-15-2019, 10:23 PM   #1
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

Talking about wind resistance....a guy at work has a samuri... he put a roof rack on it and said it cost him 5mpgs....and he said it made it even more horrible to drive just from wind turbulence ...
He took it off...
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Old 02-15-2019, 10:56 PM   #2
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

the guy across the street went from a bumper pull camper to a 5th wheel unit and i said your going to wish you had a 3/4 ton over the 1/2 ton truck .

he did a run from new york to a southern nascar track and he said it pulled so easy / less gas pedal / worked so easy / rode so nice .

its all in the way the wind hits the first surface area . cut the bed down and make it clip in for the times you need it that big .
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Old 02-16-2019, 01:55 AM   #3
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

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Talking about wind resistance....a guy at work has a samuri... he put a roof rack on it and said it cost him 5mpgs....and he said it made it even more horrible to drive just from wind turbulence ...
He took it off...
That's because the rack weighed more than the vehicle. It was even more top heavy and underpowered. Lol
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