Isuzu Dmax Owners [ARCHIVED]

**jarhead** · October 29th, 2008 06:00 PM

1 factor na mahina ride is the size of the tire... the bigger the rubber the more the car has to pull and mabigat sya patakbohin.. also kung A/t ride nyo usually hindi cya aabot ng 140+ kc 4speed at lang yan... and another also is the maintenance.. just folow the company prescribed time to change oils, filter, etc... and also the tune ups...

na compare ko rin my cuzn dmax na always ginagamit na long drive and ours is just used mostly sa city driving... my cuzns dmax could go up to 120kms/hr in less time than it would take for my dmax to reach that speed... and my cuzns dmax could reach up to 160kms/hr and stock tires gamit namin lahat...

sir rwl777, maybe dahil sa A/t ride nyo and having half tank isnt enough to gauge the fuel consumption, maybe the time you gas up the ride was used mostly sa city or traffic... also, maybe you gas up during the time of day na mainit so the fuel would expand. i would recommend to fill the tank talaga and do some calculations the next time you gas up and be sure full tank ulit.. that way you could get a bit more accurate FC..

**isketi** · October 29th, 2008 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by jarhead

1 factor na mahina ride is the size of the tire... the bigger the rubber the more the car has to pull and mabigat sya patakbohin.. also kung A/t ride nyo usually hindi cya aabot ng 140+ kc 4speed at lang yan... and another also is the maintenance.. just folow the company prescribed time to change oils, filter, etc... and also the tune ups...

My D-Max (4x2 LS A/T, all stock) will be 5 years old in December. I have no problems making it reach 160 kph even when loaded with cargo. I never missed a PMS for it, all done in the casa.

**AKA** · October 30th, 2008 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by rna800

I tried to run at around 155 in NLEX last week. All stock, 5 persons and about 400 lbs of luggages. I could feel that it could still give some more but I just didn't want it anymore. It was raining that night so I didn't want to challenge fate. Baka mamaya bigla kaming mabura sa mundo.hehe

With mine, 1/4 tank would give me around 100+ kms depending on my driving and traffic. Sometimes it even reaches 200 to 240 kms if I stay at around 80 to 100 kph.

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Thanks will give it a shot..

**AKA** · October 30th, 2008 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by AKA

Yup meron sana problema di ako marunong mag post ng pic dito

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**jarhead** · October 30th, 2008 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by isketi

My D-Max (4x2 LS A/T, all stock) will be 5 years old in December. I have no problems making it reach 160 kph even when loaded with cargo. I never missed a PMS for it, all done in the casa.

pre, ok yan dmax mo... kung aka A/T ka den parati mo ginagamit sa long drive the computre or transmision owuld adjust to the usage of your car...

**kurt** · October 30th, 2008 12:01 PM

van and others >100,000 kms,nag palit nb kayo ng clutch et.al.? Lagi ko plano but cnt find budget for it. Yun clutch noise issue meron din ako. At dati

**Memphis Raines** · October 30th, 2008 01:20 PM

The OEM tires of our units are best recommended to fully optimize suspension efficiency and fuel consumption. This is the very reason why they are not oversized to wrong offsets. Change tire or rim sizes then expect differences in handling and fuel sipping so I guess the general rule is more weight, more consumption.

Unfortunately most of the time the problem are drivers who follow by the motto “Looks first, ask questions later”

We wish it could be that simple, especially in a pick-up truck wherein the default suspension is naturally hard to be able to compensate for the load you are expected to place in the pick-up bed.

Well that is if that’s what you bought your truck for.

Countless times I hear owners (including me before hehe) whining about how they lost power, got a harsher ride, have weaker brakes, lack of acceleration, etc all because they changed either to larger tires or larger/wider rims. The answer is right there in front of us: ADDED WEIGHT.

I learned this the hard way last year when I got wider rims (8.5 inch width). Aside from the regular artwork of mud and dirt plastered on both sides, because the offset was waaaay out, my suspension suffered some loosening which was acknowledged by unnerving knocking sounds upfront whenever I went over some rocks or bumps. The added width of course unselfishly added weight.

Now I was even on stock tires only, how much more if I got beefier tires then?

:twocents:

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**AKA** · October 30th, 2008 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Memphis Raines

The OEM tires of our units are best recommended to fully optimize suspension efficiency and fuel consumption. This is the very reason why they are not oversized to wrong offsets. Change tire or rim sizes then expect differences in handling and fuel sipping so I guess the general rule is more weight, more consumption.

Unfortunately most of the time the problem are drivers who follow by the motto “Looks first, ask questions later”

We wish it could be that simple, especially in a pick-up truck wherein the default suspension is naturally hard to be able to compensate for the load you are expected to place in the pick-up bed.

Well that is if that’s what you bought your truck for.

Countless times I hear owners (including me before hehe) whining about how they lost power, got a harsher ride, have weaker brakes, lack of acceleration, etc all because they changed either to larger tires or larger/wider rims. The answer is right there in front of us: ADDED WEIGHT.

I learned this the hard way last year when I got wider rims (8.5 inch width). Aside from the regular artwork of mud and dirt plastered on both sides, because the offset was waaaay out, my suspension suffered some loosening which was acknowledged by unnerving knocking sounds upfront whenever I went over some rocks or bumps. The added width of course unselfishly added weight.

Now I was even on stock tires only, how much more if I got beefier tires then?

:twocents:

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I say amen,

to that Sir!!!