What does FX4 mean?
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What does FX4 mean?
Ford did it so that they could be different, they wanted to get away from gmc's 4x4 sticker thing. Ive heard that it could mean Ford by 4, or else it could just be four spelled out, ya know four X 4. I dont know, thats just what Ive heard.
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The FX4 is the classic Black Cab. While the majority are black, there is in fact no requirement for them to be black. Over the years, the FX4 has been sold under a range of brands.
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And apparently no one still knows.
I own a FX4, in Blue, monotoned.
They can be had in a range of colors, blue, black, red, grey, white, in monotone and in two tone. They are mostly found configured as SuperCabs and SuperCrews. Some have cloth interiors, some have leather trimmed seats, and if you had leather trimmed seats, you could opt for the luxury package which included a power passenger's seat and auto HVAC controls, power rear slider, etc, etc, etc.
The FX4 is the only package that skid plates came standard on...you had to order the "off road" package on any other trim line to get skid plates. Generally the 3.73 is the most common ratio on the FX4, but 3.55's can be found here and there. The only engine choice for the FX4 is the 5.4L.
Anything else you'd like to know?
I own a FX4, in Blue, monotoned.
They can be had in a range of colors, blue, black, red, grey, white, in monotone and in two tone. They are mostly found configured as SuperCabs and SuperCrews. Some have cloth interiors, some have leather trimmed seats, and if you had leather trimmed seats, you could opt for the luxury package which included a power passenger's seat and auto HVAC controls, power rear slider, etc, etc, etc.
The FX4 is the only package that skid plates came standard on...you had to order the "off road" package on any other trim line to get skid plates. Generally the 3.73 is the most common ratio on the FX4, but 3.55's can be found here and there. The only engine choice for the FX4 is the 5.4L.
Anything else you'd like to know?
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It was the "off road" package/designation on the 97-03 model run.