zimm17

When I pass an F150 on the road,
I can tell an XL, STX, XLT, Lariat, Platinum, Limited, King Ranch from the badges
How do you tell a 4x2 from a 4x4 without the bedside stickers?
What about if it's packing a 3.3, 2.7, 5.0 or 3.5 engine?
I also know that only the max tow package trucks have the hitch with the safety chain loops on angles- but that's hard to see driving down the road.
What other "hints" does an F150 have to show what options/specs its carrying?

SCrewYou

I can tell 2 or 4 wheel drive by ride height usually.

LED headlights means 502A package on Lariat. If it has halogens with BLIS taillights it's a 501A, and if it has incandescent taillights it's a 500A.
Shark fin antenna for sync connect.

Indy2015

2wd tend to sit a bit lower, and they generally have smaller tires than the 4wd trucks. Same size wheels, just smaller tires.

Tough to tell engine type, but if it has the ecoboost badges, then it's got an ecoboost motor. :-) If it's a higher trim truck, most likely the 3.5 eco, if a lower trim truck it's a toss up between the 2.7 and the 3.5

Generally the 5.0 and the 3.5 engines have the flexfuel badge. Not sure about the 3.3 motor. Unless the truck is a base XL, a flexfuel badge will 90% indicate a 5.0

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

unless its an XLT with BLIS

4leggedbucket

Ecoboost badges give part of the motor equation away, as for the n/a counterparts really aside from sound the only visible difference is the tailpipe diameter is 1/4 inch smaller on the 6 banger and the base 6 is only available in xl and xlt. If the eco's safety chain hook angles on the hitch will give away if it has max tow thus meaning it's a 3.5eco....that's about all I can come up with off the top of my head lmao

rohada

No tow hooks on 4x2, unless it's mine where I installed them after swapping out for the proper lower valance.

zimm17

I read somewhere that 5.0 has ribbed or different front bumper inserts?

What do the BLIS tail light look like?

zimm17

Interesting. You'd think tow hooks would be more important on a 4x2.....

TW3NTY2

I could rattle off differences for days, but that is probably my OCD kicking in. That or the hours that I spend on the Ford site building all of the different trim levels.

As long as you are talking stock for stock, one of the quickest tells for me is the front grill. This will give you the trim level.

Turbo motors will likely have an EcoBoost badge on the front doors, with nothing on the tailgate. N/A motors are typically the opposite with a flex fuel badge on the back.

The rest of the tells get to be pretty nit-picky, but they are there...

TW3NTY2

Chrome package is typically an easy one too. You can look at the door handles and mirror caps.