Ask how happy some Ford owners were with the Continental Tires that were on their vehicles when they bought them.

 

I like my Hankooks... but the tread wear is just horrific.

 

I'm not sure what tire's came on my 06 but they really weren't bad. Many smoke show's and fast cornering with only 2 rotations still got me a solid 38k from them. No complaints. My Dodge came with Goodyears, those were nice!

 

Well, my candy-**** stock tires were only on long enough for me to sign the papers, and drive to Discount Tire. They're in the garage, stacked up.

Something just aint right about a truck that big on tires that skinny. I think mine came with 235's on it. (235/70/17's- if memory serves).

I immediately slapped on the 285/50/20's. If we decide to keep it, I'll probably put some 305's on it, or maybe go down a little in width to 275, so I can get some more of that wheel well gap closed, with a 275/55/20 (Pirelli Scorpions) or 275/60/20.

It's rare, and very ex$pen$ive to find some 285/55/20's or 285/60/20's.

I would go with 305's but my rim is too narrow- they wouldn't look right.

 

Yeah, mine was 4x4 and I believe I had 265/70r17s on it. Not bad, but these massive wheelwells make anything 32" or under look like a space saver spare

 

i have 275/65/18 on my 4x4, which is a 32.1" tires and they fill the wells perfectly.

 

I think you had 255's. Mine had 255 70R 17 Americraps, and I changed them with only 16k miles on them. I went to 275 70 17's.

The pic in my sig are the Americrap pizza cutters.

 

Your right, because I had the exact rims you have in your sig. I love my new 20's with the goodyear rubber, the traction is amazing

 

Try quoting my whole post, not just the part that you can use to support your point of view. It reads like so:

I think it explains itself.

 

Are you saying the f-150 with heavy duty package is only available through special order and you can't find them on the lots?

 

That makes sense... You probably have to order them, unless someone else did, then didn't take delivery.

You might find one near some farm community or out in West Virginia somewhere.

I cruise the Ford lot periodically- and I tell you- I have yet to see one (1) regular cab, long bed, 7-lug (or whatever max-tow derivative) F-150 on the lot, in 10 years of being a Ford F-150 fan. Not a single one.

I've seen one or two on the road, but very rarely- and I live in Texas. No one is going to buy a truck like that, unless they REALLY need it, or unless they own a business where they do a lot of towing.

I doubt anybody on this board who regulary talks about the 11,000 lb tow rating, has one in their driveway or garage. Why? because it's Ugly (personal opinion), and not family friendly. It's not even single guy date friendly. You can't roll up on a girl in a regular cab, long bed F-150 and get her phone number. Not unless you got her number before she saw the truck.

You're going to need at least a regular cab, short bed F-150, just so the truck looks proportional. Long bed, short cab- not pretty. A supercab, short bed- preferaby, and a SuperCrew optimally... That is if you're driving an F-150 and single.

If a person is married with kids, the SuperCab, or SuperCrew is a no brainer.

I think anyone who'd buy the maximum tow version of the F-150, and didn't really need it, probably wears an orange helmet everywhere they go too.

 

No, I'm saying that the only way an F150 will pull it's maximum weight rating is by selecting one with the heavy payload package, ie: the truck that no one buys. Most anybody that needs to pull 11K lbs is driving an F250 or higher.

 

your whole post explains what i asked if you meant, since, in the context of the sentence within your whole post, 'it's' can clearly refer to a 'straight off the show room floor F150'...hence my question, and my point of view

fwiw, my new assumption is that you are trying to say one can't buy a heavy payload package f150 off a dealer lot, and the heavy payload package is the configuration required for the maximum tow rating of the f150 lineup...but that's not what you wrote


had you more clearly written your thoughts, i'd have understood the fact you tried to convey rather than wonder if you meant to claim it's a fact that an f150 can't pull it's maximum towing capacity, but a tundra can, which is what your post, evidently unintentionally, says

since i'm not in the same room as you, engaging in direct dialogue, i have to rely on what's written to understand what you mean--you seem to have taken offense to my question, but the question is legitimate

edit: reading your latest post, it seems that there is also an issue of semantics involved, as i deem the 9200lb tow rating on my particular pickup to be it's maximum tow rating...ie, i don't consider the tow rating of a differently-equipped pickup to be the maximum tow rating of my pickup

i personally feel that the advertising is fair, as i've always seen or heard the some variance of the words 'properly equipped' when the maximum tow rating is mentioned by ford...

 

Well said, I agree the Regular Cab long bed is not an attractive truck, especially in work trim spec

 

I think the funniest part is people, whatever the towing capacity, will buy a ball and hitch rated for at best 6k.

Look at what people say about their Tundra's at www.tundrasolutions.com to see from them first hand how these things rank. They have one post about a guy who's tranny goes all crazy when pulling a 7 or 8000 lb travel trailer, a gooseneck too no less. The engineer who saw it and tested blamed the guy for overloading it causing a bad angle on the driveshaft. That is the stupidity, you'd think it would be better of an angle for the shaft seeing how it would be on less of an angle.

The better point is this. What holds up better with any given weight? Will the Ford only pull 9k at most, but solid and smooth to the Tundra, which I believe to be a 9/8th sized F-150, pulling almost 11k and all but blow up doing so?