We live in a time where people think if we come up with new names for things, they'll sound more intelligent, or at least less bad: "Unalive" instead of "dead", "gaslight" instead of "lie". Now "Active" is supposed to sound more appealing than "XLT" and all the legacy that label brings.
Make 4A available at least down to the XLT.
Option to not have the foldaway shifter party trick.
Level it and get rid of the rake.
Introduce LOTS of fun, bold colors.
Lower the price 15%-20% across the board.
TFL Truck has an older video of Micah taking an F150 with 4A through some deep CO snow, and it went through great. I remember he was having so much fun at how well it did. But I'm not discounting your experience at all.
I also live in western PA and only have a '20 5.0 XLT, so no 4auto (thanks, Ford, you suck at option availability). Anyway, in 4H the front really binds when I take a slow turn, even in snow. It binds and then releases.
I have a Bachelor's in Applied Mathematics. Now I'm 61 years old. Started out in Fortran programming and worked up to directing software support teams. Here's what I learned and it's too damned late for me to do anything about it:
1. No matter what you think your plans are now, your body is...
I'm so pissed at Ford. I know this is a personal quirk, but I would like a little chrome on the outside and cloth seats. So that would be an XLT, right? The seats on the non-sport XLT's was very light. I was hoping it would be darker this year. But nope. Look at how light the cloth on these...
I got 20" General Grabber ATX's this year. Love them so far but one test remains: Snow. They were rated highly on Tire Rack for snow, so fingers crossed.
When you sink a metal mailbox pole into an entire bag of concrete, it's guaranteed that your wife will back your F-150 directly into it taillight first, the first time she drives your truck.
Anyway, for my 2020 F-150, it cost me $230 at the dealer's parts desk and 10 minutes of my own time to...
How about installation and any issues? I hear the Morimotos are easy plug & play. Were the Aplharexes the same? I have no wiring skills whatsoever. Getting away with $1k less spend keeps the wifey-poo happy.