Velosprout

CLAYCOMO, Mo., March 13, 2015 – Ford today marks the official start of production of the all-new 2015 F-150 at Kansas City Assembly Plant, which joins Dearborn Truck Plant in building the toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 ever.


Since this build date was before the official start of production...a test or training build truck?

Feathermerchant

What I think is weird is that it is a SCREW with HD payload package. I thought they were all SCABs.
It also only has six lugnuts...

brulaz

No. You can get HD Payload in a Reg Cab 8' box, SCab 8' box and SCrew 6.5' box. And there are other limitations, only upto a Lariat for example, and certain restrictions in other option packages.

EDIT: and yeah, only six lug nuts. That's a 2015 change and is not a problem, there are much heavier trucks out there with only 6 lug nuts, but only 2101# weight rating? That's from the source book and must be wrong as the rear GAWR is 4800#. So those wheels must have at least a 2400# weight rating.

xcntrk

I was looking at that the other day and really scratching my head. So for 2015 with the HD payload option, the rear axle is 6-lug but still but carries a 4800 GAWR. We know there's 2 different options for HD payload wheels. The 17" option has a rating of 2022 while the 18" option is 2101. But to your point, neither of those match the rear axle GAWR of 4800.

https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas...F-150_v1-0.pdf

nihilus

I find it weird that they have 2 weight ratings based on wheel size. I DONT want my payload dependant on my wheels.
I wish they would of stuck with the 7 lug. The best part of it was there was no confusion on getting a heavy duty truck. Do a search for a used heavy duty f150 and you get all kinds of hits. Do one for a 7lug f150 and u get the correct truck. What is the problem with the 7 lugs anyway? No cool aftermarket rims?! Boofrickitywoo.
Great find by the way.

brulaz

Agree. I like the OEM 7 lugs, but have just recently seen two different aftermarket 7 lug wheels on HD F150s. Both looked good. So aftermarket wheels do exist.

11screw50

Nothing fishy there.

Load Range C tires have a max PSI of 50, if your tires list 44psi on the sidewall, they are not LR-C tires. LR-D max is 65psi, LR-E is 80psi, it does not vary. If your door sticker shows 35psi, your truck probably came with P-rated tires.

Beyond that, while different load range tires are rated for different weights, those weights are at maximum PSI but the higher the load range, the higher the PSI required to carry the same weight. For example, my truck came with P-rated tires and the door sticker calls for 35 psi. I changed tires to a load range E tire and to carry the same weight I need to run 52psi. If I air them up to 80 psi, they will ride like bricks but they will be rated to carry more than the wheels or axle (and the pressure may be higher than the wheels can handle as well).

If the tires on that truck need 48psi to carry what the truck is rated to weigh, it is very close to the limit of the tires.

Feathermerchant

FWIW Centerline makes several wheels for the 7 lug.

Cbd5457

Thought HD payload always had 7 lugs...

brulaz

True from at least 2011 to 2014.
Then they changed in 2015.