F150 versus RAM 1500
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I had 3 F150's, ( FX4 w/luxury package and Lariat ) all with 5.4L and 3.73 gears. For 09, I bailed on Ford and went with Dodge. The Sport and Laramie interiors have minimal hard plastics compared to the F150's. Ram's padded door skins and padded/stitched dash that combined with the console shift gives the F150 good competition for interiors. ( the integration with MS SYNC as well as their nav system is nice though ) Back in 04, I chose the F150 over the Dodge because of the interior. Not the case for 09. Plus, if you get the hemi and 3.92 gears, the F150 just does not cut it.
I'll take another look at Ford when the 6.2L gets all the TSB's worked out and is available on the FX4. This months Truckin mag has a small writeup on that motor, 411hp... It's about time they get a decent power option as long as they offer it without the SVT premium pricing..
For 09 and now 2010, my vote stays with the Ram. I do not tow, it is my daily driver, and this truck drives like a car. That video here was rather interesting if it was not rigged, having owned a few 5.4L, they have no midrange power at all - a good tuner will certainly help though - so that is certainly believable for acceleration and maintaining speed on a grade.
I'll take another look at Ford when the 6.2L gets all the TSB's worked out and is available on the FX4. This months Truckin mag has a small writeup on that motor, 411hp... It's about time they get a decent power option as long as they offer it without the SVT premium pricing..
For 09 and now 2010, my vote stays with the Ram. I do not tow, it is my daily driver, and this truck drives like a car. That video here was rather interesting if it was not rigged, having owned a few 5.4L, they have no midrange power at all - a good tuner will certainly help though - so that is certainly believable for acceleration and maintaining speed on a grade.
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I have the ST Q/C hemi 4X4, and by the looks of it, it is very well loaded. Only thing I don't have that I am a little disapointed with is the evic with mpg reading. Other than that I didn't want a center console, it looks real nice, but I sometimes have a full cab of people, so that wouldn't work. When I am inside this truck, I feel good, you know what I mean? I feel really good, confident of every movement the truck makes, there is no second guessing, when i press the peddle to accelerate it does just that, I love my truck and wouldn't change it for anything else, maybe change the colour but I am on eof those that really don't care about looks......I need confort.
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Did they ever say what the configuration of the trucks was? Gear ratio?
I'd be more interested in seeing what happens when they are not towing over the rated tow limits. MY comparisons are based on pulling a 3500lb boat and a 5K loaded car trailer. My F150 was rated to tow over 11,000 lbs with street gears and would. My Ram is rated to tow 6000 lbs, and there is no way in hell it would tow 15,000 lbs up a hill (with 3.21 gears).
Granted my F150 was an 02 - so maybe things have changed (although it's the same motor)
I'd be more interested in seeing what happens when they are not towing over the rated tow limits. MY comparisons are based on pulling a 3500lb boat and a 5K loaded car trailer. My F150 was rated to tow over 11,000 lbs with street gears and would. My Ram is rated to tow 6000 lbs, and there is no way in hell it would tow 15,000 lbs up a hill (with 3.21 gears).
Granted my F150 was an 02 - so maybe things have changed (although it's the same motor)