2015 f450
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thecroz
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thecroz
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thecroz
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RoyBoy
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Looks awesome.
I want to know how the ride is on rippled/ wavy concrete highway. The stock suspension is not too bad but on the wavy stuff it gets pretty annoying.
I want to know how the ride is on rippled/ wavy concrete highway. The stock suspension is not too bad but on the wavy stuff it gets pretty annoying.
C130H
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Great looking truck, I just traded my 2011 F-250 to a new 2015 F-450 last week. Appears to be same color as yours and also ordred the Retrax Pro bed cover. Any suggestions or recommendations? I occasionally tow a 5th wheel toy hauler with it, otherwise a daily driver. What kind of gas mileage are guys getting, non towing?
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RoyBoy
Diesel Dork
Nice truck, is that tuxedo black or ? Mine is blue jeans metallic.
Daily driver? Wow
I love driving mine around empty too, but I think the truck likes working better
Should get 16 or so empty. Can get closer to 18 if you drive under 60. Haven't been able to do a good MPG check with the 15 yet. Only have 1750 miles on it so far.
Retrax is the best cover IMO. I carried mine over from the 11 and it still works like new.
Enjoy!
I'd recommend some good size flaps on the front, especially if you get on any type of gravel road. The front of the dually fenders like to chip. The flaps help, but still don't block all the stones.
Daily driver? Wow
I love driving mine around empty too, but I think the truck likes working better
Should get 16 or so empty. Can get closer to 18 if you drive under 60. Haven't been able to do a good MPG check with the 15 yet. Only have 1750 miles on it so far.
Retrax is the best cover IMO. I carried mine over from the 11 and it still works like new.
Enjoy!
I'd recommend some good size flaps on the front, especially if you get on any type of gravel road. The front of the dually fenders like to chip. The flaps help, but still don't block all the stones.
C130H
SDD Junior Member
Thanks, yes mine is Tuxedo black. Retrax is supposed to be here tomorrow so plan on installing it Saturday. Looking forward to pulling the 5th wheel with it, I bet it tows very nice. Hopefully I'll get used to the size and not hit anything with it. It's a lot bigger than my short bed F-250 for sure. I love it so far but only have about 500 mils on it. It rides a lot better than my F-250 which surprised me. The F250 had air bags and it never rode very good after they were installed and I tried every setting I could but never got any better.
One more question, did you install air horns? Definitely on my list though it might be a few months. I looked at some today, one set was around $750 installed and the other was around $900 installed. The guy said both were very good but the $900 set was very loud and much more of a real train horn sound.
One more question, did you install air horns? Definitely on my list though it might be a few months. I looked at some today, one set was around $750 installed and the other was around $900 installed. The guy said both were very good but the $900 set was very loud and much more of a real train horn sound.
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DaveBen
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I have a set of used air horns that I took off of my 2004 F-350. Complete with two horns, a compressor, relay and electric valve. I can shoot you a photo or two later today and a few more details, if interested. I mounted my air tank and horns under the front of the bed. I used 1/4" nylon air hose from a big rig for an easy install. I would let them go for $200 + Freight. PM me if you are interested.
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DaveBen
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After doing a little digging, I found Air Horns of Texas, where I got my horns. They are similar to these: http://www.airhornsoftexas.com/collections/truck-air-horns/products/th15 but with a separate compressor and air tank. Also the horns are NOT chromed. They sound the same to me.
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