FX4 has standard limited slip, option on Lariat
lariat you are stuck with 18" wheel options
skid plates are optional on lariat
More seat choices with the Fx4
FX4 has flairside option, giving better choice in body type
Doesn't have to be Biege on the bottom

bit more of a difference then just shocks.

I think of it more as the FX4 is more of an offroad, and Lariat is more of a highway truck. Both are the same truck, but the option packages make them purpose built.

too much chrome on the lariats. the fx4 looks like it's tough. the solid color of the fx4 is a +

Either way; lariat or fx4, floor shifters are for wussies.

no floor shifter here! don't like it. takes up to much space. make you feel closed in.

F'n excellent zinger from the "dim-witted" side!! :devil:

Another quote worth repeating! Some poetic license taken.

Sounds like someone wishes they had a floor shifter....Damn XLT geeks.:lol:


I bought the best I could get for what I wanted and needed. Yellow, which, of course, we all know is the best color. And I wanted a 6.5' bed. At the time I ordered it the FX4 fit the bill. Of course we all know that there all great trucks the only difference is the guy who ownes it.


Lazy A$$ Redneck In A Truck...Now thats funny, I dont care who you are....Right D:devil:

Down peasants down! :devil:

~sigh~ Its lonely at the top! :rolleyes:

...you ain't lying. :lol:

You guys are funny....maybe you should try something before you talk crap. Go to forddirect.com and build and price an FX4 with a lot of options, then go and build a Lariat with the SAME options and you notice that the FX4 is MORE.......hmmmmm how can pesants afford that? I built my exact truck and built a Lariat equipped identically and came out $120 cheaper for the Lariat. LOL! :devil: :devil:
But in all honesty it is what you like, I like the black/grey/carbon fiber look better so that's why I went FX4, some people like the woodgrain look. All up to personal preference.

The first change that was made to our 97F-150 and my diesel, was the removal of the 4x4 OFF ROAD stickers. If someone needs to be told with a large sticker it's a 4x4 truck, they don't need to know.

Why can't ford just still have the late 80s early 90s plain ole 4x4 logo?

Adrianspeeder

I would think FX4 is a package option code just like z71. its just the code for the off road package....

Now all you lariat owners keep going on and on, wait til the big king ranch owners come in and bring you down to reality.:devil:

Who needs all that plastic chrome and fake wood? FX4 all the way baby!

Who needs fake carbon fiber.. :fyi: