ill be ordering my reg cab short box 4x2 with a 5.0 and locking 3.73 as soon as the rear end is available again. for some reason my dealer cant order it right now. Flame blue of course

 

Those gears in a RCSB with a 5.0L simply aren't available. In the matrix below you can see it is only available with a longbed.

http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/specifications/towing/

I would have ordered 3.73 if I could have, but had to settle for the 3.55 E-locker.

 

You can get reg cab 6.5 box, 5.0 with 3.73 if you select a 4X4 option. I prefer 4X4 over 2WD anyway. Makes getting around in the snow a whole lot easier.

 

I just use studded tires in the winter. I'm in the small minority that still wants a low 2wd sport truck.

 

Lucky for you that studded tires are legal where you are.

 

Nothing says that you cannot lower a 4WD to 2WD standards..........

Gotta think though that you would get harassed for lowering a 4X4, but people do what makes em happy.

 

snoop- is the e-locking rear end controlled by a switch on the dash? dealer wasnt sure as they only have 4wd models on the lot here in NY. he wasnt sure how it was on the RWD models

 

I haven't got my truck yet, nor have I seen a 2wd in person. Hopefully my truck arrives this week and I can tell you.

 

ok. im set to order today. salesman said he didnt think it was a switch but didnt know for sure. seeing as its electronic locking, i dont know how else it would be. if theres no switch i would think that that would classify it as a limited slip and not a electronic lock

 

my guess it's a switch on the dash or in the gauge cluster screen.

There has to be some way to turn it on and off, it won't automatically lock up.

 

It's definitely not automatic. I expect it to be a pull switch that goes in the place the 4x4 dial switch / coin holder normally is.

 

After reading all the scab responses I'll weigh in here since I own a rcsb. If you need the seat to go back further than a reg. cab you must be at least 8 ft. tall; I'm 6 ft. 2 with long legs and can push the seat back to where I damn near can't touch the pedals. With the seat in the normal position there is a TON of room behind the seat, I have a 3 cubic ft. ported sub box with a single 15 behind my seat and lost no leg room.

Another reason to go with a reg. cab is you can only fit 3 people at the most, 2 for me since I removed the center seatbelt because it looks retarded. This way you don't have people trying to bum a ride all the time..... I hate it when people want to ride with me, they always want to screw with stuff, move my seats around, etc. For a single guy its perfect, I've always had reg. cabs and I had 4 girls in mine one time riding with me so there are ways around the space. The reg cab is also shorter and more nimble than the scab (obviously) and is lighter so it should get better gas mileage.

I love rcsb's and the only reason I'd step to something bigger is so I can fit a bigger sub box in the cab, the only thing I don't like about mine is that its not a Chevy; other than that its great.

 

yeah i agree with you on the switch. i think it will be just like the switch for the 4x4. the 4x4 i drove with locking 3.73 was just pull out the 4x4 switch.

Did just talk to my dealer, he said i can get the 3.55 locking or a 3.73 anti slip. i told him i want the locking. sorry to threadjack.

however, im still buying a reg cab!

 

I can't imagine that 15in ported sub being inadequate. My old 2005 RCSB has two 13in Focals with a 1200W Hifonics amp, and it is plenty offensive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rurmE1tW-c

 

Lol, oh it gets down for what it is, I just know if I got a bigger cab I'd have a bigger box. I'm actually pulling the 15 in favor of 2 Sundown SA-10's in a 2 cubic ft. box ported, take up way less space and it'll be louder. In a scab I'd have like 6 SA-10's