I was driving a friends '06 F250 (V8, auto, 4x4, nothing special) and I got in and I was driving... for about an hour or two, and I noticed that the speedometer went only to 100 mph and that I was doing under the speed limit a few times because I didn't bother to look at the scale. My '07 F150 on the other hand goes all the way up to 120 mph. On my '99 it only went to 100 mph.

Why did Ford change the speedometer scale on the F150 to 120 mph? I mean, who would do anything beyond 100 mph in a truck anyways?!

I showed my friend, and he thinks it's because people are accustomed to that scale and the new ones have it?

But I looked online, and I noticed that '04-07's NBS all go to 120 mph....

Totally baffled here....

 

Do you go to church?

I'll pray for the Lord our Savior to save you tonight before bedtime.

 

Ya I do... I'm Catholic...

But... Gee, thanks man!

 

Well for one, with the 150, you can get speed rated (P-series) tires. With the 250 up, No tire other tha LT tires are rated for the vehicles, and LT tires are not speed rated.
As far as speedometers, my first truck, a 78 only had the speedo go to 85, although I did get it up to the P on MPH at the bottom of the dial. I figure somewhere around 100-105. It was an "interesting" ride at that speed. Nothing like that speed on the new trucks. It sort of floated along the highway, touching down occasionally.

 

I forgot about that... I see.

 

Hmmm, when the speedo needle is pointed at 55 MPH, doesn't that mean 55 MPH, regardless of the maximum speed on the speedo?

Or do you guys have that funky aftermarket speedo where 1" = 5 MPH on his and 1" = 6 MPH on yours? No actual MPH numbers, only measurments!

 

Who cares?

So the F-150's speedo is capable of measuring higher speeds, big deal. I know my 06 will measure up to 120mph, but it refuses to keep accelerating once I get to 110mph. It's just something that is there, to be there. Be happy

 

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my 05 Lariat 4x4 shuts off at either 94 or 96mph.

 

Doesnt even make it to the speed limiter? Before I had my tires I could get my truck up to 99 and then the speed limiter would kick in. Now that I have my tires, my truck definitely has that floaty feeling. I dont like that feeling at all so now I dont even hit 75

 

I think every trucks top speed might be a little different, depending on tires, package, computer code, etc. I know the pre 04's had different limiters anyway...97mph, 99mph, some even 93 I think....

Mine cuts out at about 104 according to the speedo. Who knows how accurate the speedo is up there though (I would hope it would be accurate, who knows though...)

 

i hit 120+ on occasion. my 5.4L can do 120 in 3rd gear.

 

My thought exactly.

 

Get this, I had an 88 Mustang 5.0 some years ago. Full well capable of 140+. The speedo only read 85mph at the end. I never bothered to ask why...