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12-02-2016, 10:17 PM

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smokeywren

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Originally Posted by Brake_L8

I'm amazed that a Lariat (which strikes me as a luxury-esque package) can be delivered with dinky wheels and a front bench. So odd.

The 2015-up F-150 Lariat HDPP comes with 18" alloy wheels and LT275/65R18C tires. I don't consider those to be "dinky".

Ford offers 20" wheels on F-150 Lariats that have the chrome appearance pkg or the sport appearance pkg. But those "show off" packages are not available on Lariats that have the HDPP. As solarity indicated, the F-150 Lariat HDPP is intended for the hard work of hauling, not showing off on Saturday night.

My '99.5 F-250 came with 16" alloy wheels and LT235/85R16E tires. I ran Michelin XPS tires and did a fine job of towing my 8,000-pound 5er for around 100,000 miles over 10 years. Those tires and wheels come a lot closer to being "dinky" than the 18" jobbies on the new F-150 HDPP.

My F-150 Lariat has 60/40 bench seat with fold-down center armrest/console. I prefer that to the front so-called bucket seats with floor-mounted console

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