Looked at new F450 at our State Fair
I have a 2011 F350 I bought new. Went to the state fair last Thursday and Ford had a new F450 on display. Same color as mine. Sticker price was 72 and change. It has a built in tire pressure monitor t...
Forum Discussion
2BLAZERS wrote:Taco wrote:
Don't quote me on this but I am prett sure the switch from the 19.5 to smaller in the past was because of customer complaints about the truck being governed at 75 mph because of the speed rating of the tire.
Some reason i thought it was 87MPG.
Anyways my cruise control on my Ram 3500 will not go above 85MPG :( (Utah and ID have 80 zones) This is for not towing or hauling. If I tow I stay under 70 no matter what.
Yeah, I remember the old MPH Speed governor on the pre 2010 F-450's. People didn't understand that the commercial treads on those 19.5 rims are not meant to go much above 80. That's why they were speed limited. Good to see the F-450 back to being an actual 450 with the wider front axle and tighter turning radius that used to distinguish it before it was watered down due to customer complaints of not being able to go faster than its speed limiter.
