Ordered back in early January. just picked her up Friday afternoon. All I can say is it was worth the wait. I'm coming from an 04 F250 CC SB 5.4l XLT going to a 17 CC SB 6.2l XLT wow what a difference!

My mini review after 300 miles:
1. Tons of power between engine and transmission upgrades

2. Quite beyond my expectations, although I can hear the Goodyear tires, perhaps this is because everything else is so quite, not a rattle or squeak, wind and outside noise is unbelievably low.

3. I have Snowplow prep, Camper package and FX4 just as the old truck had and the ride is far better then I expected. I know I have read of some others not being happy, in my opinion this is a truck, not a car, if I wanted to ride on a cloud I would have bought a Lincoln not a heavy duty truck. It rides far better then I ever imagined.

4. This thing is huge, parked next to my old one it towers over it, I love it!


Now for a few small critiques

1. I have average to perhaps a bit long arms and I find the window switch's are to far away, I find myself opening the rear on mistake often. My wife riding in the passenger seat also commented on this without me mentioning it. Not the end of the world by any stretch but I thought it worth mentioning.

2. I have the manual cloth seats just as my other had and I am having some trouble getting comfortable on long drives, I went out for about 2.5 hours yesterday and it bothered my back a bit, its almost like the seat back has a bit to much curve and if I raise the lumbar it feels more like a bump so it really doesn't help. My head hits the headrest pushing me more into a curve position. Idk perhaps I just haven't found the correct positioning yet but so far this is my biggest complaint.

3. I ordered the bed extender (can't remember the name) while I suppose it does work, it is made out of plastic and won't handle much weight so for the price I am a bit disappointed. The other negative to this option is that it blocks much of the light from the optional bed lighting that I payed extra for lol

 

Nice looking truck - congrats!

I noticed the window switches being 'far away' pretty quickly too, and I also lowered the rear windows a couple of times instead of the front. But I guarantee you quickly will acclimate to the new location and it will become second nature. It has for me.

Lots of us have felt the seat curve / lumbar are way too aggressive on this truck, and not necessarily as comfortable as the seats in the old truck (2011-2016 generation). If you have lumbar, reducing it down virtually all the way seems to be helpful. The head rests do adjust for angle and height. For angle, which sounds like it is tilted to close to your head, simply pull the headrest forward. It will release back to the straight up position...then you can gently ratchet it forward to a comfortable angle (or leave it straight up).

 

Looks great! Congratulations.....

 

Now you see I did not know that you could change the angle of the headrest I thought only the height, thanks for the tip troverman!

 

Nice looking truck. Congratulations.

 

What rear gear did you get?

 

Congrats on the truck

 

Great looking ride, if I didn't pull, that CCSB and Magnetic color would be my exact choice.

Good taste!

Sorry to hear about the cloth seats and back discomfort, hope it conforms up to you soon!

 

3.73 E Locker, I don't tow all that much and I managed with my 5.4 with 3.73's so this should be a dream, this truck flies compared to the old one for sure!

 

I had white before which I really like but after 13 years I felt I had to try something new. I really love the color although I can already see lots of cleaning in my future lol.

Jurys still out on the seat, I don't mind the cloth at all to tell you the truth it's the shape of the seat, I lowered the Lumbar as suggested, I'll see how the next long ride goes, I have had back problems in my past so I know I am a little extra sensitive when it comes to the seat.