2021 F150 Tremor Thoughts?

[Todd780]

Honestly asking here. Serious question. How many have actually needed a front locker on the trails in a full-size pick up? Things are fairly sticky out here in the west. But maybe mud slogging east coast may be different?

Not I.

But, it's better to have it an not need it than to need it and not have it, right?

 

[NoTraxx]

I would prefer the LSD, look at the clutches in the diff as a fuse of sorts, they will slip before breaking. The F 150 makes a lot of HP and torque, add a locking diff and hard parts tend to sheer.
Besides if you have the driver skills to not break things with a locker and high HP/torque then you have the driver skills to not need the locker.

 

[ricoisme26]

My current truck is like an old version of a Tremor. 2012 XLT 3.5lEco Supercrew ShortBed 4x4, Bilstein 6112/5160's, 275/70r19 General Atx. Unfortunately the poor truck has lived its entire life in the salty mess of Wisconsin winters. The body is rusting faster than i can keep up with it. Only 120k on it and i dont plan to get rid of it, however when i do get a second vehicle it will be demoted to my hunting and, "truck stuff," vehicle. I really, really like the Gladiator Rubi- but with two kids, two adults, and 100lb fur missile the payload capacity is tough to ignore. We do travel really light (wife and i were avid backpackers once upon a time), but even so i dont like the idea of riding around at or are very close to payload capacity all the time. Thus we are considering a Tremor as an alternative.

How do you like the 6112/5160 combo? I too have a 2012 XLT 4x4 crew cab short bed and I'm torn between this set up and a raptor swap. Specifically how does it ride on rough roads? I live on the east coast so I don't need the raptor suspension for open desert driving but I want a level/lift that preforms better than stock both in dynamic handling and ride comfort.

 

[nickw]

Honestly asking here. Serious question. How many have actually needed a front locker on the trails in a full-size pick up? Things are fairly sticky out here in the west. But maybe mud slogging east coast may be different?

I don't think they make sense on rigs this size / type, so agree. I like the idea of having but not needing, but it would be even less used than rear locker, which is basically never....

 

[phsycle]

Not I.

But, it's better to have it an not need it than to need it and not have it, right?

Same, but I’d rather put the money towards something else. ?

 

[Todd780]

Same, but I’d rather put the money towards something else. ?

Fore sure. But what? Hmmm... 100 orders of 5 guys fries? A used canoe?

 

[phsycle]

Fore sure. But what? Hmmm... 100 orders of 5 guys fries? A used canoe?

Way gas prices are going, probably that. Honestly, I’d much rather get a front winch or even some Max trax before a front locker. But even those are low in priority for me.

 

[NoTraxx]

I wonder how Gaia will look on that 12” screen. Hmmmmmmm.

 

[Buddha.]

Honestly asking here. Serious question. How many have actually needed a front locker on the trails in a full-size pick up? Things are fairly sticky out here in the west. But maybe mud slogging east coast may be different?

I don’t really off road but I’ve been stuck in snow enough times. I wonder how much a front locker would help.

 

[phsycle]

I don’t really off road but I’ve been stuck in snow enough times. I wonder how much a front locker would help.

In my experience, if you’re stuck in snow, usually means you’re high centered. It means winch time.

 

[NoTraxx]

Well, think about this. When the rear end is locked or the limited slip kicks in on ice the vehicle tends to move sideways. We don’t get a lot of snow here but we do get wintery mix that freezes over pretty quickly. That and throw in that Tejas is not always rigged up for snow and ice, things get interesting.

 

[Todd780]

Way gas prices are going, probably that. Honestly, I’d much rather get a front winch or even some Max trax before a front locker. But even those are low in priority for me.

What about a front receiver and a winch you could use front or back?

 

[NoTraxx]

I guess that will work on the not turbo engines. But wouldn’t the winch block the airflow to the inter cooler on the 3.5 and 2.7 TT

 

[phsycle]

What about a front receiver and a winch you could use front or back?

That’s a good option. If you’re using your winch a lot, I’d definitely do that. For me, I’ll just throw in a come along and hook it to the front tow points.

 

[nickw]

Well, think about this. When the rear end is locked or the limited slip kicks in on ice the vehicle tends to move sideways. We don’t get a lot of snow here but we do get wintery mix that freezes over pretty quickly. That and throw in that Tejas is not always rigged up for snow and ice, things get interesting.

Agree with this, lockers and ice / snow can be a really bad recipe. On a sloping road, locked rear can step out quite easily unless you are familiar with how they work....I've never driven a front locked rig on the snow, but I'd imagine the same lack of stability...