2011 Ford F-150 FX4

[PDenbigh]

Jake, I think you'll love that truck. I really enjoy mine. The biggest pick I have with mine is that it errors on the side of fuel economy too much. Particularly the drive-by-wire throttle. When I mash it to pass, it's as if the truck is going "Oh, I see you have mashed the throttle to the floor. Are you aware of the fuel economy implications this might have? If you accept these implications, please maintain full pressure on the throttle. Ok, I see you must need full power, let me downshift one gear to see if that's enough. Not enough huh? Ok, here you go, full power."

When what I want is "Power request delivered. Burn fuel burn!"

I think I can solve that with a tuner. But that's a slippery slope for me with two turbos.

Also, look into "lockpic" for Sync. It'll let you do some stuff you might find useful.

+1million on the backup camera. It makes life so much easier. I've seen some aftermarket ford-emblem cameras, even on Amazon I think. The placement of the ford emblem version does make it so hooking up a trailer is nearly brainless. It will be some of the best money you spend on the truck.

I've learned that tire size has a big impact on fuel economy. I never really paid attention until I "expected" better fuel economy in my pickup... but I went in favor of "get me over the snowy mountains" tire size/tread pattern and I lost ~4-5 mpg. Whoops.

You might *consider* a full topper vs. tonneau cover. "ARE" makes the best toppers. I'm disappointed with my Leer. Toppers add a huge amount of utility to the truck and make moving stuff around way easier. Good for dogs or disobedient/drunk friends too. It's always enclosed and rainproof and you can kinda walk around in it w/o having to expose everything by opening the tonneau or doing a belly crawl to reach something in the back. They're still removable if you need to move something tall of course, but do weigh 150-200lbs. I have a topper with a slight rise to it - not so much I look like a grandpa, but "that extra 6" makes a huge difference."

I also installed a switch so I can turn on LED lights in the bed - highly recommended. I put a 12V socket back there while I was at it too.

If you want to go pimp, you can also get these two things (I'm not yet pimp):
Lock mechanism: locks the tailgate with the rest of the doors:
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Tailgait Dropper: Smooth like butter:
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And of course you need a LED light bar, because pickup truck. (half kidding - it does fit in that lower front bumper slot really well)

Enjoy!
Peter