Thanks! They are Pro Comp 17" 69 Series alloys.
I’m getting 15mpg on a 2nd gen Taco, best case, post gfc. Curious if others are in the same range or if something is up with my truck. I dont have a good pre-gfc mpg.
Other factors: 3" lift/33’s (falkon wildpeak), carrying ~800 lbs including passengers, supercharged. Martin roof rack with deflector.
Umm, I think you’re fine. I get 14-16 on the highway in my third gen with 2 passengers and a light load of gear. With mtb or surfboard slightly worse.
Peace.
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3rd generation Tacoma with a loaded down bed, roof boxes and other stuff and I get 16…. I also run a tune for the transmission shift points
3rd gen taco trd OR 4x4 longbed with kings 2.5 all around, icon rxt option 3 leafs, sliders, c4 hybrid bumpers with lights and winch, 265/75 r16 falken wildpeaks stock gearing and a magnuson supercharger, GFC camper and mild buildout and if im driving under 70mph i get 18mpg, if i go over it drops fast lol.
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Honestly, stock 2019 Tacoma SR5 with stock tires and one 80/20 drawer build (stocked) and I have been averaging 21.4 over 5100 miles mostly to/from mountains around Colorado.
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Yeah. Mine will get 21.4 on a downhill with a tailwind, sometimes… Ha!
I still want to see pics of that that 78 westfalia…
Peace.
Funny enough it doesn’t exist. I’ve always wanted one. Tried to purchase several over the years. You know how it goes…looks amazing in person (that sage green interior) then you show up and its a rust bucket and you’ve been attacked by ants in a field.
One day though, I hope!
Holy cow, I can’t believe those Tacomas get such bad gas mileage.
I maybe lost 1 mpg on my 2500 Power Wagon on 35"s and average maybe 14-15mpg mixed and as high as 17.4mpg highway @ 75mph. In stop and go traffic I might get 13… 
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Gen 3? Automatic? Two things to do, first get the OTT or KDMax tune, Second is change your gears to 4.88 or 5.29:1 depending in how much weight you are adding. ATs run 3.91:1 stock while MT run 4.30:1. The ATs suffer from poor gearing and gear searching.
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I designed a wind fairing for my access cab Tacoma. My model here doesn’t show a plastic part (quantity 4) that I will re-use from a Rhino Rack wind fairing (one that didn’t seem to help noticeably with MPG’s).
I should have enough material left over to make 2-3 more, if anyone in the SLC area is interested.
Agree with the Tune. Can’t afford a regear even though I’m sure I’d benefit from one. My ’16 Access Cab Tacoma has 275’s with a 2” lift, and a 900 pound Four Wheel Camper (!) and was getting about 16-18mpg on a daily basis after a KDMaxx Tune. My understanding is the new KDMaxx Pro tunes are even better. If you’re in the Front Range, then Adam with Colorado Toyota Tuning is the man!
My new Tacoma is a long boi DCLB which has the OTT tune and is getting 18.4 with 275’s, no lift, and winter fuel. Eventually it will also get a 2” lift and a Martin roof rack (in hopes to offset the loss in mpg’s then lift may cause. I figure the likelihood of losing mpgs from a 2” lift is the same likelihood as gaining mpgs from a wind fairing lol)
I’m in a 19 Tacoma and I went from 17 mpg on the way to Belgrade and after my build out I might get 13 mpg. I did upgrade from 31s to 33s and I added quite a bit of weight. A full tank will get me about 220 mi now.
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Got a 2020 Ford Ranger 4x4. Mixed driving (30-55mph) I can usually get 20-21mpg. On the highway doing 68-70mph, I get 18.5-19.5mpg’s. My truck is always near it’s max GVWR too. I’ve been happy with my solar panel & thule wind fairing setup though; it helps with wind noise and aerodynamics I think. Btw, Lightleaf is working with a custom shop on mounts, probably easier than my custom 2020 aluminum frame build. Lightleaf instagram post link.
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It only took me a few months but this fairing is finally built and installed. I’ll report back on hopefully a bump up in highway MPG’s.
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Here is a 30" Sherpa Animas rack on an access cab. New to me truck and GFC install last month so I’m afraid I don’t have any MPG data for the comparison, but I feel like it helps lift the air from getting stuck in the void between the roof and the GFC. GFC allows the Animas rack to be in place at the GFC install. Only issue with the access cab is the roof has to be drilled to accept the Animas rack and given the location of the rearmost bolt that would have to happen with the GFC removed (or in my case installed prior to the GFC install). I don’t have any objectional noise at highway speed…but totally subjective data. Personally I like the look better.
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Looks great! Well, I did not want to drill into the roof and risk puncturing the air bags. So I made a wind fairing for my access cab build.
I drove for an extended duration on interstate and measured 18 MPG at 68 MPH. The most noticeable improvement is the wind noise reduction. Tacoma has 3" front lift, 1" rake, and 31.7" diameter tires at 35 PSI inflation.
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Picked up #4701 this past Saturday. MPG from North Bend, WA to Belgrade was 10.8 with not much gear other than wife and dog. For reference when I had my ARE cap on I’d tow the airstream and get +/- 11.5 MPG.
Added GFC and ripped same speed and same route back at 12.1 MPG. Granted it’s a one time result so I’ll see without the trailer but it felt slimmer and knifed through wind better so I’m happy.
Trip post pending under the appropriate section.
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