All of the various write-ups and promotional material that I've seen from Ford list the Harley-Davidson F-150 with the 3.73 Limited Slip rear end. (I have a couple of wall posters as well as a Ford dealer spec. sheet which all list it as a 3.73LS.)

My build date is 07/26/00 and it came with the 3.55LS. When did Ford make the change? Secondly, wonder why they made the change -- was it for fuel economy? I would have preferred the hotter rear end if a choice were given.

What did the rest of the HD Edition owners get? Is my vehicle the exception?


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'00 F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition
Superchip
K&N FIPK
Unicover Tonneau
Hidden Hitch w/Harley Logo
Peronalized Plate: F150 HD
'99 FLHRCI '95 XLH

 

Mine has the 3.55 also. And I agree with you, I would rather have the 3.73. I wonder what Ford has to say about this?

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2000 Harley Davidson F150
Diablo Performance Chip
AirForce-One FIPK
Gipson Super-Truck Exhaust with Harley Tips
ASP Power Pully
Belltech 2/2" drop
295/45VR/20 Toyo Proxes S/T
Luminated Ford Emblem
Windows tinted
GTS CarbonFiber head/tail light covers
SuperWhite headlights
more to come...

Other: Lexus GS400

 

Just took a look at the factory sticker.

Mine has a 3.55 too

Build date 7/19/00 Im not happy. Ill be contacting the dealership in the morning. I didnt even think about it till you guys brought it up..but it was sold to me with the pitch including the 3.73 rear end.

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**2000 F150 Harley Davidson Edition**
**2001 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R**
**1967 427 Shelby Cobra Replica On the way**
~~Bad Cop, No Doughnut~~

 

Mine also has the 3.55 rear. The brochure states Ford Division reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without incurring obligations. So Ford is off the hook by changing the rear.

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HD F150
2000 FLHTCUI
1970 OLDS Cutlass W 31

 

Well, the mystery deepens. I had really expected more 3.73 responses. Be interesting to see if anyone at all got the 3.73 rear end, or if they decided to just go with the 3.55 from day one. I hope all the Harley truck owners let us know.

We would certainly have a bit more off-the-line punch with the 3.73!

 

Mine has the 3.73...and as I know all harleys sold in Mexico comes with 3.73...

Robert

 

Hi Robert!

Am curious as to when your truck was built or when you might have purchased it? Are you sure that all (or most) of the trucks sold in Mexico have the 3.73?

My guess is that the very early HD trucks off the line had the 3.73 rear end, and then Ford switched to the 3.55 for some reason.

 

Mine has the 3.55 rear axle and the build date was 5/23/00

 

Mine has a 3.55; window sticker lists it as such with build of 7/24/00--tonneau wasn't listed either. Supect it has more to do with better gas mileage numbers--mine lists 18 city/25 highway miles per IMPERIAL gallon (Canadian eh!) More like 21 on a good day and a light foot. Also wonder if our transmission can handle the 3.73 very well; believe most F150 auto only avail with 3.55 while you can get the 3.73 with a manual. What's the Lightning got?

Casey K

 

the '99 & '00 lightnings have 3.55 rear gears.
the '01 lightning has 3.73 gears..

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brooks
'00 silver "L"
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Mexico???

I thought they were all built in Canada.

 

all 2000 HD were built in Oakville Canada about 20 miles from Toronto. If Mexico got 3.73's and an early build date, wonder why? Supercrew versions will be USA builds.

casey k

 

Clonetek: any idea if the transmission changed on the 01 L to handle the 3.73? Guess the gas mileage will go down further Just curious about your 'free' clunk--in transmission? and was it there before the chip install?

 

damn...My sticker said 15/19

Im sadly not even getting 15.

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**2000 F150 Harley Davidson Edition**
**2001 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R**
**1967 427 Shelby Cobra Replica On the way**
~~Bad Cop, No Doughnut~~

 

casey- there is a guy who builds the transmisions for the lightnings that posts in the lightning forum... i believe he has said that the tranny's did change a little bit for '01.

if the gas milage goes down any further on the the lightnings, you'll have to have a tanker truck follow you around.
(i get 10-11 mpg around town, and i drive it every day)

the "clunk" is a defective upper control arm in the '99-'00 lightnings.. ford hasnt come up with a good fix for it yet.




[This message has been edited by clonetek (edited 01-08-2001).]