Wow that will take a little getting used to! Still, it looks less long than I had anticipated.

Has Ford officially stated the weight? And is it 6' or 6.5'?

 

I knew I should have waited for the 06!

 

now thats finally makes sense to buy the supercab. it always looked retared to have a 5.5 bed on any truck, makes the truck useless. awsome i cant wait to see one lifted.

 

My truck is not 'useless'!

I use it every day, as do many thousands of other 5.5 foot bed owners.

Do you think the world revolves around your needs? WTF?

 

Congrats big time, looking super good..

The "quiet & smooth" factor seems to be the trait of the 2006 models.

My 06 is my first truck ever, and my gawd this truck is quiet and smooth.

Maybe Ford needs to come here and package this "quiet & smooth" logo..And pay you and me some big royalties!!

 

My 05 is quiet and smooth too.

 

It is long - there's no doubt about that.

It replaced my '01 Sport Trac which while it was a really great little truck for me - left me frustrated with the smaller bed. To be honest 5.5' would do for me most of the time, but I should have no complaints with the 6.5' bed.

My garage is 21' deep so it'll fit, tight but it will fit. If it wouldn't of I probably would of gotten the shorter bed. The problem with fitting this thing in the garage isn't the lenghth its the width. Our 2-car garage has only about 1' on each side of the door so there is very little extra room. Not sure how well it'll fit in there next to my wifes Freestar.

So far parking hasn't been a problem but I have realized that our parking spots at work would need to be about 2.5' longer for me to fit completely in them. I'm sure I'll be parking further out in the lot when I run to the store.

I think they list the tow rating at 9100 lbs - It's a 4x4 with 3.73LS. It'll be a nice change - I was towing our 3500 lb (dry wt) 19' trailer with the Sport Trac. It worked but was probably pushing it. I should be able to move up to a nice size trailer later on down the road.'

As far as weight goes - the GVWR is 7200lbs, sticker on the door says my payload capacity is about 1400 lbs, so I guess that means it ways about 5800 lbs.

Besides a chorme grill I think I'd also like to find some fender flares / wheel moldings like the Lariat and paint them the Ariz. beige. Any recommendations?

 

Personally I really like the look I think the 5.5ft bed looks too stubby on a SCrew. Originally I wanted to get a SCrew but the unbalanced look drove me to picking the SCab when I got my '05 (also the fact that I wanted to fit my motorcycle in the back ). Regardless, long or short, Screw or Scab it's a sweet truck.

 

Really nice truck, I like the long bed. Wished they offered that when I got my 05.

 

Looks nice definitely better for the working mans truck. I don't haul anything but real estate signs in mine so I prefer the stubby 5.5 look myself.

 

Looks good and congrats on the new truck!

 

The longbed definitely adds something good to the overall proportions of the truck.

 

I was thinking the same thing. . .

Hell, my 04 is too.

How long are your motorcycles!?

 

How can it be not functional with a longer bed that'll fit more stuff in it. That's like saying a F-350 with an 8 ft. box is not functional either. I think there are some folks on here turning green and trying to cover up the fact.

Awesome truck man!

 

No, everyone always has to say something negative. . . Im guilty but its usually where it is due. . either way, I like the SCREW with both beds.