I tow a 23’ that weighs 6k loaded, with my 19 crew cab, short box. 95% of the time it’s great, I have a weight distribution hitch with integrated sway control, the other 5% I wish I had gone 3/4 ton. Not that it’s unsafe, just have to give it 110% of my focus and slow it down more than usual. I think ultimately it’s what your comfort and experience levels are.
I’ve noticed on newer fords that it acts as a puddle lamp, seen several that when the doors are opened the tailgate light comes on with rest of the puddle lamps. That would be a nice option to be able to select in the light program.
I think the heated steering wheel in my 14 definitely was more heated than in my 19. The whole wheel in the 14 seemed to heat, vs as the OP notes a sectional heating.
I run 45 cold, that’s what the installer recommended. I like the ride better, just stiff enough that it doesn’t feel like it wallows around, like it did with factory P metric tires. We run E rated on our F150s at work, that the City shop runs at 50. Whole different way of driving, we only get 20K out a set, but that’s double what get with P metric tires.
I totally agree for daily driving it’s great, just with trailer under load for an extended pull at 3k rpm it was a bit much for my taste. That said i am going to leave the resonators covered and give the flapper a shot in the fixed open position. I may start a fund to do a muffler/resonator delete, and straight pipe it.
Thanks, you are correct a little change, mostly on a cold start. What I did notice was when pulling our trailer and the RPMs got up around 3K plus it got a little obnoxious sounding to me. That’s just the resonators covered, the flapper doing its thing.
Our last camping trip of the year. Tows great.
Did around 200 miles round trip mostly interstate at 70-75mph, averaged 11mpg, running at mostly 22-2500rpm, 3-3200rpm on the bigger hills. I am happy with the way this truck tows, and overall just happy with it.
On my 2018 Tacoma I replaced all of the speakers and ran them off of just the factory head unit, world of difference in all aspects of sound. It was not going win any awards for being super loud but for me in my daily driving it was great, had enough bass, the clarity was excellent and I rarely had to turn the volume a third of the way up. I am wondering would I have similar results with my non Bose 19 SLE, if I swapped out the factory garbage for mid-grade JBLs like I did in the Tacoma? Has anyone done this? Did it make a noticeable difference, I know that with no amp or sub it will still lack real bass but I am ok with that.
thanks