I have a 2013 Platinum EB and am ready to pull the trigger on a 2015 with my X-Plan discount.....a couple of questions.....

When will the order cutoff for a 2015 orders likely occur this year?

Are there likely to be some 2015 incentives towards June-July?

If I order the 4x4 EB and do NOT plan to really do any towing or off-roading (want the 4x4 for snow in Prescott) am I fine with the standard 3.31 Non-Limited Slip diff or should I opt for the Locking version?

If I went locking, am thinking about the FX4 pkg......is the ride with that much different than the standard 4x4 on highway and city routes?

Thanks.......

 

Don't ever order a truck without a locking rear differential of some sort!

They are light in the rear compared to the front and they need it badly. I owned a 94 SWB F150 4x4 and used it up north in the snow. I then traded it for a new 2000 SCAB 4x4 with a traction lock rear. There was a huge difference in the rear traction in the snow whether or not the 4x4 was engaged.

 

Have the locked diff on my 4x2 and still did not like the snow....oh well.....guess I will decide between the FX4 package and just getting the Locked axle ($770 vs. $420 MSRP)...more value in the FX4 if I am going Locked anyway!? Thanks.

 

Traction lock also helps a bunch when you step on the gas on wet roads. Flooring when passing without traction lock could cause the truck to spin out. This isn't nearly as likely to happen with traction lock.

 

Thing is, I think the limited slip is pretty much a thing of the past on a F-150, it's now open or e-locker. The e-locker has to be manually activated and cuts out at 25 mph. With traction control, you aren't going to spin out when you floor it to pass.

I'd get the e-locker and use it when really needed, let the traction control do its job the rest of the time.

 

That's a shame because my experience with both is that traction control is not as effective as a limited slip unit.

 

Gonna go with the e-locker just to have it vs. not...

ANy inputs as to rebates/incentives as the model year comes to a close.....when will orders cut off.....Luckily i have X-Plan so get near invoice PLUS any incentives from Ford.....

 

I doubt you will see much, if any, incentives on the 2015's. You sure don't see many of them on the lots.