Electronic Locking Axle, Necessary?
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The front fender wheel wells all have a liner/splash shield of some sort and that would mean the trucks without rear liners would rot out from the front anyway. Considering most vehicles on the road have wheel well liners, face it, Ford left the rear bare to save money and be able to nickle and dime lower trim truck customers, similar to how starting in 23 you cannot get a 7.3 gas motor without paying for 4wd and also buy a mandatory 5k driver's nanny program on top of the motor upcharge, or directly starting at an XLT. In 2022 you could get a 2wd XL 7.3 in the low 40k range if you skipped other options. Today you cannot get a 7.3 without spending about 58-60k depending on cab size even if you don't need 4wd, driver's nannies, and other assortment of mandatory packages.
And yes the front end fenders rot out quickly if you dont remove the fender liners and actually clean where the sand collects against the fender seems and in the drain pathway near the rocker panel.
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Whatever their reasoning im glad its something thats not standard equipment and forced upon me in price as well as I now have to spend the time to remove.
And yes the front end fenders rot out quickly if you dont remove the fender liners and actually clean where the sand collects against the fender seems and in the drain pathway near the rocker panel.
And yes the front end fenders rot out quickly if you dont remove the fender liners and actually clean where the sand collects against the fender seems and in the drain pathway near the rocker panel.
you don't need to justify anything on Ford's behalf, you pay them for a product, not the other way around.
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What purpose do rear liners serve for you? They are just in the way when I clean the sand and road salt from my truck and serve no purpose that benefits my ownership and use of said truck.
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Seems like your mind has been made up to not want rear liners, so we will just have to agree to disagree.
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From: Too close to Houston
I live in South Texas and don’t have to worry about snow or road salt packing up in my fenders. Salt and sand from driving on the beach is easily rinsed out without the liner. Mud, even the black gumbo, isn’t terribly difficult to get out either. I kind of miss the old days though when I could rinse behind the front liners by simply opening the hood. There never was a good way to rinse behind rear liners.
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For the price the locking rear is one of the options that's a deal. I use it all the time plowing, hauling,etc and have noticed a huge difference in using it both while in 4x4 as well as 2x. Myother superdutys in the past had the limited slip and did nothing like this locker does. And I wish I had an option for the front. Northern NH has ice below the snow for months. You'll never see dirt until late in the season. Then it's deep mud on the road and most places. Including ones back yard. Don't even think of going on the lawn then. And very uneven ground most places. Love to hit the button to lock it in 2x when the road changes fast. It locks in real fast compared to the 4x4.
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For the price the locking rear is one of the options that's a deal. I use it all the time plowing, hauling,etc and have noticed a huge difference in using it both while in 4x4 as well as 2x. Myother superdutys in the past had the limited slip and did nothing like this locker does. And I wish I had an option for the front. Northern NH has ice below the snow for months. You'll never see dirt until late in the season. Then it's deep mud on the road and most places. Including ones back yard. Don't even think of going on the lawn then. And very uneven ground most places. Love to hit the button to lock it in 2x when the road changes fast. It locks in real fast compared to the 4x4.
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Necessary? maybe not, but it sure is nice to have something at least.
personally, I hate Ford's E-Locker. I've used it a few times and it's frustrating the way it works. Gimme a dang LSD like i had in my RAMs.
I've used 4wd way more than the E-Locker.
Zee
personally, I hate Ford's E-Locker. I've used it a few times and it's frustrating the way it works. Gimme a dang LSD like i had in my RAMs.
I've used 4wd way more than the E-Locker.
Zee
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