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For those who went to a Tremor Super Duty...
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WestTXRaptor6
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Congrats on the nice truck. Any questions on it, feel free to reach out to me. I think you will be happy with your decision.
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Thank you - I am loving it so far. I was concerned with a few things as this is my first diesel, but I cant believe how quiet and smooth they are. It also rides much better than my previous 2500 Denali
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The seats in the Superduties are much more comfortable in my opinion than the GM seats.
Also, having the DEF filler under the hood was a pain in the ass for me at 5'8 when I had my 2014 Denali HD. The side filler by the fuel is much better.
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100% agreed, my seats were hard as a rock in that truck and they had the warning motors in the seat for lane assist - it drove me crazy. It was so uncomfortable
One question I have - although Texas might not be a problem for you with cold weather (until recently). At what temps are people plugging these in at night? It was single digits here last night and -10 or so with wind chills. She was cold this morning but started right up and I let it run quite a bit before driving it. Any idea what temps they need to be plugged in at?
zombiekiller
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I plug mine in if it is going to be below 20. that's really my own personal habit, not necessarily a "rule". I'm from the south. below 20 feels like hell froze over to me.
Well I officially made the switch. Was able to find the right truck and strike a deal this weekend. Picked up this morning - first impressions are much different than driving a raptor obviously but it drives very nice and the diesel is just a torque monster
I will miss my raptor though so it was bittersweet!
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That is a sharp truck! Can you give us a few of the largest points of contrast with your Raptor? What's better about the Tremor? What was better about the Raptor?
Forget wind chill. Trucks don't feel it. Only warm bodies do. If the low temperature for the night is 0, your truck cannot get colder than 0 even if the wind is pushing it off the driveway and the wind chill is -100.
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Sure - first initial difference is definitely size. The Tremor is longer and taller, definitely an extra step to get into. Interior is very similar - my raptor was an 802A and this truck is a Lariat Ultimate which has similar options. I miss the raptor steering wheel, I liked how thick and bolstered it was around the grips...the superduty lacks that and I think it would be a great addition. Handling is much different between the two which is the most obvious. The raptor to me felt very planted and the steering was excellent, superduties are solid front axle and you can tell...you get just a little bit of wander compared to how stable the raptor is. Overall I am pleasantly surprised with how well it rides and handles normal bumps in the road, hit a washboard road though and that is really where you can see a Raptor shines. You bounce around a bit in a superduty. As stated before I was also surprised with how quiet and smooth it is in the cab. I had 35in Toyo MTs on the raptor and the Tremor on duratracs was a nice transition. The diesel is just awesome, massive amounts of torque anywhere is just impressive. For a big truck it really moves out. You just lose the quick and nimbleness of the Raptor but something about the big diesel makes up for it. Planning to hook my trailer up tomorrow and see how she pulls, something tells me i wont be disappointed
Both great trucks in their own right!
zombiekiller
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Sure - first initial difference is definitely size. The Tremor is longer and taller, definitely an extra step to get into. Interior is very similar - my raptor was an 802A and this truck is a Lariat Ultimate which has similar options. I miss the raptor steering wheel, I liked how thick and bolstered it was around the grips...the superduty lacks that and I think it would be a great addition. Handling is much different between the two which is the most obvious. The raptor to me felt very planted and the steering was excellent, superduties are solid front axle and you can tell...you get just a little bit of wander compared to how stable the raptor is. Overall I am pleasantly surprised with how well it rides and handles normal bumps in the road, hit a washboard road though and that is really where you can see a Raptor shines. You bounce around a bit in a superduty. As stated before I was also surprised with how quiet and smooth it is in the cab. I had 35in Toyo MTs on the raptor and the Tremor on duratracs was a nice transition. The diesel is just awesome, massive amounts of torque anywhere is just impressive. For a big truck it really moves out. You just lose the quick and nimbleness of the Raptor but something about the big diesel makes up for it. Planning to hook my trailer up tomorrow and see how she pulls, something tells me i wont be disappointed
Both great trucks in their own right!
Carli sells two options for steering stabilizers. I'd highly recommend getting both of them. One is a direct bolt-on factory replacement. The other is their "low" stabilizer that comes with a front differential guard too. They install and function opposing each other.
Until I put the lower stabilizer on, my truck would pull slightly to the passenger and I'd get a bit of a "wiggle" in the steering when towing over 8K lbs. Since I installed it, I've had zero issues and the steering feels "tighter" and inspires confidence.
I know it is a brand spanking new truck, but my two best mods have been the s&b 60-gallon tank, and the steering stabilizers. I wish Ford did both from the factory, but the good news is, neither mod is prohibitively expensive.
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