If you could order your truck all over again, just the way you want it. What would you change, if anything? Not necessarily "available options" as stated in the brochures, but still only Ford factory parts up to present date.

Myself, I would order the same basic truck with these changes.
4 doors! I'd cut off my little finger for an extra door!
Some of them there eeelectric power seats would be nice.
Some other color than black, maybe red. Don't get me wrong, black is the best looking color hands down, when it's right. When it's not, it's ugly as sin!
3.73 gears. That would be worth a little toe.
Oh, man! I would be absolutely worthless if I had a lightning engine and drive train stuffed in there!
That's about it for me. If I think of something else I'll stick it in here.

Remember, only parts available from the factory!



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98 F-150 XLT 4X4 ORP Super Cab Short Bed, 4.6, Auto. Superchip, Gibson sing. cat-back, Airaid, 80/100w German head lamps. Warn HS9500i winch with semi hidden mount. Wrangler dual battery kit with red & yellow top Optima batteries. Torsion bars cranked up 2 turns. Needs one more door and a lot more power. I think I need to talk to Mr. Whipple.

 

I'd get it with cloth instead of leather seats.

The present Lariat has everything but the block heater, ORP, and/or skid plates. Maybe I'd ask for an aluminum drive shaft too, so I don't have to look at the rusty one.

btw, it's a '99 Lariat, SC, 4x4 SOF, 5.4L, 3.55 LS, Captain's chairs (leather), 6 disc CD, factory soft tonneau, tow. I think that's all it has from the option list.

 

I hear ya, Dennis! That's the one reason I didn't go with a Lariat. Of course I had to do without some of the other niceties that I would liked to have gotten. Oh, well.

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98 F-150 XLT 4X4 ORP Super Cab Short Bed, 4.6, Auto. Superchip, Gibson sing. cat-back, Airaid, 80/100w German head lamps. Warn HS9500i winch with semi hidden mount. Wrangler dual battery kit with red & yellow top Optima batteries. Torsion bars cranked up 2 turns. Needs one more door and a lot more power. I think I need to talk to Mr. Whipple.

 

I would take the 3:73 gears, get the sport package, and thats about it. Kinda like it the way it is.

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Fast46Triton ®

1999 Fast46triton Edition® Ford F150 XLT Supercab, Shortbed, 4x2, 4 wheel disc brakes/4 wheel Anti-Lock Brakes, Cloth Seats, Amazon green, 16" All season tires, Soft Tonneau Cover, CD Player, 4.6 liter Triton V8, 3:55 ls, towing package, 4 speed auto, K&N Airfilter
0-60 time of 8.2 seconds!
Email me at fast46triton@yahoo.com

 

I too didn't go with the Lariat because I didn't want the leather. But I sure would have loved to have that over head console/computer thingy and I like the Lariat wheels too. Oh yea, I think a leather wrapped steering wheel in black would have been nice. And while I'm at it, why not throw in some of the new Harley Davidson nick/nack dash thingys. These are the only things I couldn't get on my new SD, I got everything else I wanted

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2000 F250 Crew Cab 4x2 6 speed Diesel XLT Super Duty, Woodland Green
Power Mirrors, 3.73 LS, Captains Chairs, ARE tonneau top, mud flaps
Trailer tow Pkg, Class IV hitch, sliding rear window, running boards
rear privacy glass, 265/75/16 AS OWL tires, am/fm/cassette/cd
Clarion APA 5240 amp, Memphis speakers:Components front, 5x7 rear, 10"sub
SuperChip, Stepshields, Ventshields on windows, rubber bed mat
rugged liner bedliner on tailgate

 

Tina--People have told me that they don't regester the correct mpg's with a psd.

I of course would have gotten black, with a red interior, 4x4, 5.0L, E40d, manual locking hubs, aluminum rally wheels, and the same equipment as mine. Of course thats history, so maybe I'll just order my next truck to my specifications?

 

I bought mine used, but if I'd buy a new one. I would change the 3.08 to 3.55 or 3.73

Other than that I like my truck as is, well maybe if the gas prices would go down, I'd opt for a V8 and tow package.

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1997 4x4 XLT 4.2l ORP 5-speed
For more details and pics please see my site...Thanks
www.eph1fifty.cjb.net

 

This is why I traded my 98 5.4L supercab F-150 in for my 2000...I wanted 4 doors, factory CD player, overhead console, 4 wheel disk anti-lock brakes, dark graphite interior, towing package with heavy duty cooling system, heavy duty shocks and the additional horsepower 5.4L. My 98 was a nice truck..but nothing like what I traded up for!

As of now..there is nothing I would change on my 2000..except if FORD offered the keypad entry for the XLT. I do not like leather that much, so I loaded up my XLT..which is basically a Lariat.

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99

 

Well I bought mine off the lot it had just about every thing I wanted. The only thing I would change would be the color. White is a nice color but I like a dark blue alot better.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

The only thing I would like to add to my 98 Lariat would be a fourth door.

 

Would add a limited slip diff, got everything else I wanted.

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00 supercab, 5.4,4x4, stay up too late on this site!

 

Lets see, current truck is:

99 F-150 XLT SuperCab
4.2l V-6
4x2 3.55 rear axle

Change that to a:
99 F-350 XLT SuperCab
7.3l PSD
4x2 3.73 LS Differential
HD package

Leo dC

 

I too bought mine used, so if I bought a new one, hmmmmmmm....

The same truck with these options would be great!

-The Lightning engine, OH YEAH!!
-Fourth door!
-Electric rear sliding window( don't know if this is an offered option or not)
-Bucket seats.
-3.73 gears.
-4 wheel disc anti-lock brakes.
-Overhead console(wish they offered a moonroof)

I think thats about it.

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97 F-150 S/C 4x4 ORP XLT 4.6 K&N , Flowmaster w/dual tailpipes, Bosch+4 plugs,Ford 9mm wires,Superchip.Patriot fiberglass toneau cover, Westin chrome step bars. Rear seat lift 4".
Kenwood 4011 stereo, Rockford 150a1 amp, Profile electronic crossover, and 2 10" IDQ's.

FUTURE STEREO MODS:
Memphis components in front, Pioneer 3ways in rear, amp for the components, a cd changer,
and a RF 500a2 for the subs.

FUTURE PERFORMANCE MODS:
4.10 gears, Edlebrock shocks, supercharger, Airaid, power pulleys.

 

97 F-150 S/C LWB Lariat 4.6L.
Like the leather, no problems with it, and I slide in and out! Wish I would have spec'd the LS rear end. Tough to get started pulling out on a wet black top road, when making a right turn from a stop (that's a tight turn with the 157" wheelbase).

 

I would have gotten a V-8 w/auto and power mirrors! I was at my local Ford house yesterday and noticed several XLs w/ power mirrors now. The manual mirrors suck! I did not see one regular cab V-8. Damn, the prices have gone up, too.

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1997 F-150 XL, 4.2L 5spd
Mods: 16x8 Centerline wheels, Flowmaster, K&N, tint, alarm, billet grille, carpet, Kenwood CD w/Infinity speakers, 60/40 seats.
Coming soon: 285/60 GY Tires