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v8440
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I eventually found a '24. Had snowmageddon not happened in Atlanta this last Friday I would have the truck now. Trying again this coming Friday. Against all odds, a dealership in the Atlanta area that I completely forgot contacting months ago apparently took my number to call if another rcsb 4x4 became available. They called me a couple of weeks ago and I jumped on it. The incentives on a '24 were well worth the plane ticket and non-negotiable dealer add on crap.
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The guys doing tractor pulls with their truck have had their transmissions built to take the added stress in advance. The cost of the built transmission is part of the overall project cost.
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I'm in a similar boat right now. For me, the truck would be used to drive every day with the occasional truck thing of picking up lumber/mulch, may use it to tow a car to the track, hauls to the recycling center... The only reason I would potentially "need" 4x4 is if I ended up tossing a Whipple on it. I have an AWD SUV for the full family and a dedicated offroad rig should we actually get snow or whatever offroad thing we want to do.
I had the supercharged Lightning back in the day and 2WD was perfectly fine, but it also didn't have near the power that I'm seeing folks get out of these 5.0 Whipples. Clearly there's a reason that everyone is going the 4x4 route to hook up, but as someone that is looking at this just as something fun to drive everyday, is the extra $5k+ really needed? This won't be going to the track or anything. If it really is a prerequisite to Club Boost, then so be it. But can you upgrade the diff (if needed), traction bars, better tires, etc and get pretty close? Who out there is running 2WD and boost?
I saw this other thread, too. Didn't see a reason to post the same thing twice...
https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/does-anyone-have-a-4x2-with-a-supercharger-on-here.27263/
I had the supercharged Lightning back in the day and 2WD was perfectly fine, but it also didn't have near the power that I'm seeing folks get out of these 5.0 Whipples. Clearly there's a reason that everyone is going the 4x4 route to hook up, but as someone that is looking at this just as something fun to drive everyday, is the extra $5k+ really needed? This won't be going to the track or anything. If it really is a prerequisite to Club Boost, then so be it. But can you upgrade the diff (if needed), traction bars, better tires, etc and get pretty close? Who out there is running 2WD and boost?
I saw this other thread, too. Didn't see a reason to post the same thing twice...
https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/does-anyone-have-a-4x2-with-a-supercharger-on-here.27263/
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If rolling burnouts sound fun, 2WD...want to launch, 4WD on boosted, rather be supercharger or turbos.
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Exactly. In 2wd, with factory tires, mine will spin them until I let out. No brake power stall needed. Rolling at 5 or 10 mph in 1st and floor it and it lights them up. I've spun them thru 7th and started getting sideways so I let out. 4x4 it hooks and goes straight.
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Thanks for the feedback! I've not driven one with big power - 4wd nor 2wd - so I don't have any true understanding of just how big the traction problem is for the truck. I've driven my share of high powered vehicles, but admittedly not a high powered truck with no weight over the tail. My old Lightning was a relatively stock truck aside from smaller pulley and things of that nature, so nothing quite near what I'm seeing on these new Coyotes.
So 4WD is the right way to go and completely worth the $5k, no question about it from what I'm seeing. Doesn't hurt to ask!
Thanks all... We'll see what I can do to secure a truck here soon.
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Depends entirely on your goals for the truck... I'm newly whippled, 740wheel rcsb 4x4 and on the street, on street tires it is a rolling four wheel burnout from anything less than like 50mph.
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2025 RCSB 2wd stage 2 whippled here. Since I'm old school, I removed the spare tire and added 400# weight ballast mounted to the frame. This is around the same difference in weight as the 4wd vs. the 2wd. With this arrangement I can add or remove 100# incrementally. No unmanageable traction issues with 285 tires, 2nd gear starts and diff locked. I will be adding an Eaton Truetrac to replace the E-locker soon.
If I go to the strip I will have a drag pack with the front sway bar disconnected.
If I go to the strip I will have a drag pack with the front sway bar disconnected.
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I also opted to add weight to increase traction. I kept the spare tire but did add a 2" plate bolted to the frame as close to the rear bumper as I could. Plate is approx. 102 lbs. and spare tire I believe is about 70 lbs. Truck rides so much smoother and traction increased with the added weight.
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