No 3.55 gears?
Mountain Pass
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From: Eastern WA
page 2 of order guide. 3.55 is available job 2 for non Tremor. Also black appearance. Both aren't on build and price. Same with on board scales , etc
Laughing Gas
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I have spoken with Ford drive train engineers. They are quite convinced that 3.31 is the right way to go, even if you tow 20K all day long. They had to limit power in the first few gears already to save the drivetrain, and who cares if you are climbing a mountain in 6th gear or 7th?
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I have spoken with Ford drive train engineers. They are quite convinced that 3.31 is the right way to go, even if you tow 20K all day long. They had to limit power in the first few gears already to save the drivetrain, and who cares if you are climbing a mountain in 6th gear or 7th?
Dave
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I just tried to remake my 22 as a 23.
There is no 3.55 axle option with the 7.3 engine either
and unbelievably there is no 2WD option on anything XLT and up. Only the XL. The camper package suspension seems to be a different thing now.
No XLT value or Premium packages either, which means no heated seats (I guess?) But cloth and center consoles are still available.
I suspect reducing the number of axles available is a cost savings thing. That's a whole lot of parts that Ford no longer will need to manage.
There is no 3.55 axle option with the 7.3 engine either
and unbelievably there is no 2WD option on anything XLT and up. Only the XL. The camper package suspension seems to be a different thing now.
No XLT value or Premium packages either, which means no heated seats (I guess?) But cloth and center consoles are still available.
I suspect reducing the number of axles available is a cost savings thing. That's a whole lot of parts that Ford no longer will need to manage.
Laughing Gas
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I would probably be one of them with older technology. 1050 torque and a 10 speed changes previous notions.
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I just tried to remake my 22 as a 23.
There is no 3.55 axle option with the 7.3 engine either
and unbelievably there is no 2WD option on anything XLT and up. Only the XL. The camper package suspension seems to be a different thing now.
No XLT value or Premium packages either, which means no heated seats (I guess?) But cloth and center consoles are still available.
I suspect reducing the number of axles available is a cost savings thing. That's a whole lot of parts that Ford no longer will need to manage.
There is no 3.55 axle option with the 7.3 engine either
and unbelievably there is no 2WD option on anything XLT and up. Only the XL. The camper package suspension seems to be a different thing now.
No XLT value or Premium packages either, which means no heated seats (I guess?) But cloth and center consoles are still available.
I suspect reducing the number of axles available is a cost savings thing. That's a whole lot of parts that Ford no longer will need to manage.
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From: Southern Crescent
Yeah my info is based of the build-a-truck tool. Since I'm not actually ever going to buy a new truck again I'm not diving deep into the order guides like I did on the 21's and 22's before I purchased this truck. Like many here I just wanted to poke at it and see what was going on. 
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