Which body style do you guys prefer and why?
Flairside seems to me more sporty, but the style side seems to have a bigger bed. I'm undecided on which one to buy. Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

I went with the styleside for the larger capacity. I personally, really do not like the small tail lights on the flaireside.

Either one though is just fine to me.

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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, 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

 

All I can say is do a search on this site for flareside and styleside. I know there has been multiple discussions on this topic within the last 6 months.


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1999 Lariat SuperCab Flareside, Amazon Green with Silver trim, 5.4L, 4x2, 4 wheel disc/ABS, 3.55 limited slip, towing package, fog lamps, sliding rear window, captains chairs, keyless entry with alarm, spray-on bed liner, bug guard, and K&N. http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~bfriesen/truck.html

 

Well personally I like the stylesides better, especially on the 4x4's. It just looks more manly to me I guess. But I do like the flaresides, my girlfriend has one and it looks great. I guess it's just what looks good in your eyes. Good luck with your choice.

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Stone Cold edition F150, Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar, Superwhite Bulbs, 2 Baja lights, 8 165 watt KC lights (if I can't be the biggest I'm gonna be the brightest, so if ya need some light gimme a call, will 14 do?), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Rhino Taillight guards (thanks Pony), Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, Cobra CB radio, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: shocks, and Airaid. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
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I am completely ambivalent. I got the styleside because I liked the bed size. However, I find that similar models as my own in the flareside are starting to look awful good to me!

Good luck, you can't go wrong either way.

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BLK 2000 F150 XLT 4X4 SuperCab SB, Shift-on-the-fly, 5.4L, 4R70W, 3.55 LS, 4-Wheel disc/ABS, ORP, Keyless, PWR Seat, Slider, Soft tonneau, Cab steps.
MODS: Rhino, Molded flaps

 

Flares rule!!!!!!!!!

I can't seem to find the exact spec's on the cubic feet difference between the Flare and Style but its not as much as one might think. A buddy at work has a Style and we measured the inside of the bed of his and then my Flare. From what I can remember my Flare only lost 7"'s of with at the tailgate and cab. The new design(as opposed to the old design, a square box) of the Flare allows for increased cubic feet.

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99 4x4 XLT supercab 5.4L Flareside, Deep Wedgewood Blue/Med. Graphite w/Captain Chairs, Pioneer DEP-4000, Tint, K&N, Bedliner, 3" Catback w/3 Chamber Flowmaster, 285/75/16 BFG A/T on American Racing Python wheels, Stull Billet Grill, Clear Corner Lenses.

'00 Expedition XLT, Silver w/Dark graphite interior, 5.4L, Stull Billet Grill and some other stuff. All in all she'll stay stock. Ok, maybe a Flowmaster 50 series soon.

 

I like the flareside but I got the style side because its cheaper and lighter than the flareside and its all metal the flare is half metal the bed pat and the outside is fiberglass.

 

I prefer the Flareside.
I got the styleside because:

1)Flareside $858
2)'Sleeper' look
3)Less likely to get ticket(pass yourself off as a working stiff)
4)Wife said no.

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99 Lariat Normal Cab 2WD 120"WB 5.4 3.55LS, Tow,
Dark Toreador/Gold, Line-X
raoul_oba@hotmail.com
F150's of Virginia
Just cause we're from Virginia don't mean we're(well, you know)

 

I love my Flareside!!! You really do not sacrifice much cargo space with the Flareside and with the exterior panels being a composite you do not have to worry about door dings. I had an old lady hit my truck at the gas station in the Flareside portion pretty hard and all that was left as a reminder was some of the paint from her car. I buffed it out and you cannot even tell. I am sure that a Styleside would have dented. The steps also come in very handy when loading and tying down cargo or when you are washing the truck.

It costs a little more but I get compliments all of the time. Has anyone noticed that the new Chevy/GMC stepside looks like an almost exact copy of the F-150's???

What is that saying about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery?

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98 F-150 XLT SuperCab, Auto, Flareside, 4.6L, 4X2, CD, Moonlight Blue with Captains Chairs, Extang tonneau, Pendaliner bedliner

 

I have the flareside with a Snuglid and Man! do I get compliments on that combination...Styleside is nice but looks like every other truck out there...IMHO, of course.

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'99 F150 SC, 4x2, Oxford white, flareside, 5.4, 3.55 rearend,
bodyside mouldings, Snugtop hard tonneau, K&N dropin and airbox mod.
Duraliner drop-in (gave up on the Penda Nascar). Gibson Supertruck
No door cracks yet at 5K!!!

Future mods: 2/4 lowering, bra and some Roush stuff.

 

If I remember correctly, I read somewhere (dealership brochure while I was waiting for loose exhaust to be fixed I think) that the flareside had a better cargo load rating that the stylside, yet the styleside had a better tow rating than the flare side. Each with a difference of only a few hundred pounds.

Needlass to say that I went with a flareside because that is all they sold the Lightnings with. If the styleside made me less likely to hit a moose, I would have gone with that though.

 

Styleside here.
Looks "Tougher" IMHO.
But to each his own as lng as it's a Ford

 

I like em both, they are all great looking trucks, but I am partial to the styleside.

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2000 F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4 ORP 5.4liter V8, Towing Package, Rear Slider, Remote keyless Entry, Black Exterior, Medium Graphite interior, manual shift 4x4. Current mods Gooseneck hitch, mud flaps and Y pipe with duals.

 

When your 5'7", the steps on the Flareside are a big help. I can step up and reach anything in the middle of the bed, so can the kids! I wasn't happy about the additional cost, but I wouldn't trade for anything now. Biggest complaint is that you can't see the corners of the bumper from the mirrors, makes backing up to a trailer a bit more of a challenge!

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1999 F150 XLT Flareside S/C,Bright Red,4.6,K/N air filter

 

I have the Flairside and would not change that. But, there are more body parts available for the Styleside. I keep looking for fender flares and almost all the ads say "does not fit stepside or flareside".

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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, Windsor4.6, Magnecor 8.5mm wires, Bosch Plat +4s, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs