Regular Car Reviews: 1996 Ford F-150 XL
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The 9th-gen F-150 was a transition period for Ford and Pickups in general. The Dodge ram showed the world that a pickup can be a toy and the other manufacturers followed frantically. This is still a very 80's stuck. it boasts that it has electronic fuel-injection. OOOOH.
This is the best generation of trucks ford ever made. Those “smoker windows” are really nice if your ac is broken. It cools the cab off pretty fast.
If you angle them right they are nad coolers
Speaking from experience, they're great til they stop opening. Mine got rusted shut on the driver's door and with no ac, I was stuck with just the vent fan. It got pretty toasty.
Or your nuts
This is true, my 1995 f150 has them and is truly amazing on nice cool days in nice fresh air.
Man do i miss vent windows.
call me old school, but this is my favorite looking F150.
bro the mid 60's models do!!
*doe!
yes, yes they are
+Holdadolla those Ford trucks from the late 60s and early 70s are definitely up there on my list. But personally, and this may be weird because I don't really know of the similarities and/or differences between the two, I'd rather own a Bronco from that era.
***** ah, those are the Broncos I was thinking of. Still, the smaller ones look pretty cool, too.
I miss the utilitarian look quite badly. Modern pickup trucks look like an ugly streetwalker trying to be a geisha and failing.
What in the honest fuck kind of comparison is this
+SAViNGLiVE5 Strange but I like it, lol!
+SAViNGLiVE5 Works for me.
I like the more modern look
John Petito
You animal.
Dude that Bojack Horseman outro parody was so great
Mohammed Khan He sounds like the asexual guy from that show.
I caught that too. Bojack is awesome.
DoggosarenotPuppers not really
I love Roman's music anyways, but wow I did not expect this. Huuuuge props.
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My pop-pop drove a late 80's F250(?), I never drove it because alas I was never taught stick, but this review brings up a conversation I had with my grandfather about the when I was a small boy.
"Heh, the speedometer only goes to 80' (mph)" I boyishly scoffed.
"It doesn't need to, life's not a race," He replied.
I miss that man.
Yeah there is a reason that older pickups go slow, first of all they indeed aren't race cars. The ride is bouncy and wallowy but actually settles down a bit with a load of stuff in the back. Secondly the steering tends to be a bit vague.
had my 93 f150 goin 120 down a hill and that's the most scared ive ever been going over 100mph olny reason I know the speed is because I had my phone and a gps speedometer
These older trucks are great to learn how to drive manual. I learned on an ‘86 F250 with a 460. I miss that truck
going anything over 65 mph in a 1980s f250 is like suicide
Says ford owners because they never win.
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE RIDING YOUR 4 WHEELER ON THE ROAD
yep yes sir e
Speirs why are you here? This isn't a Dodge Ram
oh really
Why not? I do it all the time to get to the trails
Never thought I'd find you here speirs :P
A '94 is my daily driver. Regular cab, 4.9L inline 6, 4wd, manual, work truck package, just clocked it to 277k miles last week. Love it for its simplicity and wouldn't trade it for a new "truck."
Same here, a new truck would be nice but I cant afford to have it in the shop every other week. My wife has a 2010 mustang and that thing is nothing but work.
My family has a 92’ XL 4.9L Inline 6, 2wd (saddest part), auto (actually the saddest part) with the extended bed. It only had 152k! Plenty of life left, was a loaner car for my step dads moms old business, so it didn’t see all that much “work” as what you would expect with a truck.
@@Nazareth69420 That's just gettin broke in! Mine is about to roll to 289k, still wouldn't trade it for a new truck lol.
i have a 94 f150 4x4 5.0 5 speed regular cab short bed. I love it i just bought it about 2 months ago. It only has 107k miles too.
BUTBUTBUT NO 0-60 IN 2 SECONDS????? MUH POWER
Smoker windows should come back. I drove a friend's bronco and the way they direct air and have low buffeting makes me ,in my Honda Fit, want to have my little front triangle windows actually do something.
Fuckin MacGyver something I guess.
Yeah I have a ‘95 and some days it’s just as good if not better than the A/C
@@xavierpayne7179 damn right I use my vent windows to cool the cab down in my 94f150.. only thing I don't understand is the seals for the vent windows cost more then the seal for the doors..and it's a small one piece rubber trim..there over 50$ the door seals are only 25$ wtf
Have them on my 89 Blazer. They are great in the winter when you want just a tiny cold fresh air without getting frozen
I agree, Someone with some brains should suggest it.
This was the last model year of trucks before they started getting super ugly in my opinion. They keep trying to 1 up each other with looking big and aggressive and bulgy.
no joke... they look like rolling tampons
Agreed
Now they're copying toyota lmao
The GMT900 body is definitely one of my favorites though.
Best looking trucks IMO were 1974-79 Chevy c-10. Nothing fancy just a nice looking truck with no 80's gimmicks or anything. A 350 engine usually, that you can crawl into the front and sit in the engine bay to work on. No electronics or useless crap. Love the old days.
The only "modern" truck that looks 1/2 decent is the 05 Silverado. But still, I'd take a 70's 80's square body any day of the week.
The vent windows blow air directly into your lap while driving, great for mitigating swamp ass during the summer months.
Or for keeping your lady cool while she juggles the family jewels ;)
as the driver of a '94, I can confirm this
I want that exact truck. Everything about it is perfect; that is what I think about when I think "pickup truck" in my head.
And you can tinker around and boost the power at will. Plenty of parts for the windsor
Ween rules
@@rooftop.voter542 Extra spicy, extra brown
Wow, wish my truck had that much paint
TwilightTheShooter the official truck of holding a piece of cardboard with a screw while bondoing it to the lower rear fender, spray painting it and passing it onto the next Craigslist $1500 dollar sucker.
Public Enemy #1 How many miles does you're Ford Truck have.
CJ Colvin it's a 92 with 199k, unfortunately it's previous owners never really took care of it
Public Enemy #1 have a 97 with 250k previous owners couldn't even put the power steering pump in right, but I fixed her up for about 1200$ in total cost, and she's still going strong, definitely lasting better than the 06 f150 I bought, bought it a couple months ago and I've already got a parts list a mile long and she's only got 146k, and was the better maintained of the two
I just recently bought a 96, it has 281k but still has lots of power but the previous owners put the brake shoes in wrong
I remember those when they were new. Back then, you bought a truck because you needed one. They weren't fancy, and that was okay---it wasn't supposed to be. Those F150's were great trucks.
justsomeguytoyou so reliable and durable.
Have a 1990 f150 daily driven since 1990 what a great truck
90’s Chevy trucks were so much better though. The smaller v8 in both were turds though. The 305 Chevy was a slug just like this 5.0. The f150 5.0 was the worst of both worlds, no power and still crappy fuel mileage. The 4.6 v8 that replaced it in 1997 was a big improvement in the next gen f series.
@@gregrowe1168 people sell them for like double the price of an 90-96 f150 sadly, they do look sexy though
@@gregrowe1168 every gm product that i or friends or family have owned has been a dumpster fire of a piece of shit. I have a 94 f150 4x4 5.0 5 speed and the manual trans wakes it up drastically! The 90’s auto trannys were really fucking slow. my truck is so much more responsive with a 5 speed then the shitty AOD!
My Favorite Ford pickup body style. Clean, purposeful, everything you need, nothing you don't.
I like the bullnose ones better than the 90s ones looks wise but its hard to find a bullnose that doesnt have rust on it
I wonder if you could just take the bullnose front end and tailgate and put it on a 90s one. The side panels didnt change except supposedly the wheel wells look very slightly different
P77777777 Bullnose wheel arches are squared off a lot more. Brick nose and Aeronose wheel arches are round.
P77777777 Bullnose front end is from the 7th gen F-series truck (80-86). You can front end swap onto an 8th gen (87-91), but not onto a 9th gen (92-96). Reason why is the 9th gen included a crumple zone.
Here's hoping Ford brings this style back someday like they did the retro Mustang.
P77777777 if you really want to convert it get bedsides and weld them on. Same dimensions. Just weld on bedsides and paint
Your explanation of the front manual lock in hubs is incorrect. It doesn't make both front wheels turn at the same speed. It still has an open diff up front so the tires are allowed to turn at different speeds, the hubs connect the wheels to the axle shafts. The front wheels are free to spin when the hub is unlocked.
All depends on what you run in your differentials...I've got a 1974 Bronco, gobs of horsepower and torque from a 347 stroker, so I'm runnin a 9" with a Detroit locker in the rear, and a Dana 44 with a posi in the front, 4.88 gears....
agreed they are locking hubs this guy's is thinking locked differential.
Agreed. The F150 didn't have a locking differential in the front. The narrator doesn't know what he's talking about. The 4X4 system with manual hubs doesn't work at all if the hubs are not locked in.
The real reason you can't drive in 4wd on pavement is because in order to take a turn the front and rear driveshafts need to spin at different speeds. But because the transfer case splits power 50/50 between the front and rear, both driveshafts are forced to turn at the same speed. This will not allow a difference in rotational speed and as a result the front wheels will slip
>bojack cover
Nice
Got the front locker info all wrong. All the locking hubs do is lock the wheels to the front axle. It's still an open front differential but your front tires wont get and power if you don't lock the hubs even if you shift the transfer case to 4hi or 4low.
huh thats funny i was told you only gain one front wheel to spin more unless you lock the hubs, my suby has vacuum auto luck hubs so dont have to think about it just keep wheels straight and go
Right on... Was about to make the same exact comment.
This. On a truck like this, it doesn't matter if you're in 4hi/lo if the hubs aren't locked.
true but theres no diff between tyhe front and rear axle, so while the front tires can move at different speeds of eachother, they will still want to spin faster than the rear axle during a turn because they're farther from the pivot point so itll chew up the tires and cause the front end to make a hopping motion, especially when on packed snow.
Mr. Regular doesn't do trucks often and I think it shows sometimes
4:50 Oh lawwd, you and trucks. ;)
That's not what locking hubs do. You're confusing them with a locking differential. What locking hubs do is they allow the front wheels to be disconnected from the front drivetrain on a 4WD vehicle.
In unlocked mode, the front hubs are disconnected from the front axle shafts. This improves fuel economy and reduces wear and tear on the 4WD system when used in 2WD mode because it means all that front drivetrain stuff isn't uselessly turning all the time.
Turning them locked mode locks the front hubs to the front axle shafts, which allows power to be transferred to the front wheels once the transfer case has been shifted into 4WD.
Brand new 4WD trucks still have locking/unlocking hubs, but all of them are electronically controlled now and automatically lock when the vehicle is shifted into 4WD.
I guess my comment about that got lost in the flood of others great response :)
How long did it take you to Wright that , you could have just made a video of you saying that and post a link in the comments
It is easy to get the 2 mixed up because having the hubs locked will turn the axles and keeping a vehicle in 4wd will turn the axles regardless of the hubs being locked or not. The forces that make the the axles move in both situations are different but you end up with the same result.
irsever Yeah I think he's just not into trucks, so he doesn't really know much about them. It's okay though. I mean, I think all car guys have those areas where we're practically experts, and others where we're completely clueless. Like I couldn't tell you the first thing about motorcycles...
vaughan zappa Um, like 3-4 minutes? It would have taken way longer for me to make a video and post it to youtube.
You talk about the graphics like all the trucks had them. Most of the F150/F250/F350 trucks from those years did not have decals like that, if any at all.
Sam Robb and I also believe the 5.0 didn't have 215hp that was the 351
Agreed. Dad had an f250 of that generation, and no decals existed
Sam Robb this is coming from a guy who admitted he screwed up in mis-informing the tow ratings for Dodge. He must have misread his Google search.. Definitely not a vehicle expert.
Sam Robb Yeah, lots of them had 2 tone paint jobs and or Chrome trim along the body and only a small amount came with the ugly looking decals, I've got 3 sitting in my back yard and none of them have any decals
Exactly, it is amazing how little hp they gathered from the 351 windsor. But the torque makes up for the lack of punch.
Flocking to the Dodge? It was hardly the case - Dodge was still 3rd in sales behind Ford and Chevy.
Dan Thurston but let’s I see a lot of 2nd Gen Ram is on the road
Agreed. I always thought the Dodges were ugly. The square body ‘92-‘96 F150 and square body ‘88-‘98 C/K 1500 were the best looking trucks made since then. Unfortunately it’s all been downhill since they discontinued those models
The reason why they are bad in sales is because they are horible Chrysler made vehicals in general, my dad had a 1996 Plymouth breeze that was BRAND NEW and it already started leaking oil, antifreeze and a.c. fluid. And not to mention (I'm not saying this is just Chrysler becasie other companies do it too.) their customer service is horendous! They said the oil puddle that it left was an old stain from the driveway, and yet the house was brand new also, so there would not be a stain there in the first place. And when we took it in to get it fixed, they refused to fix it because it was "not the right dealership to take care of the car." Which I found dumb of them to say that becasue it wad in fact a Chrysler dealer that should take the car in. It just comes to show how chrysler just is not great as they used to. Take a look at them now, owned by fiat? One of the worst companies for reliability? And now they are owned by a French automobile company which also has horrible reliability issues? Very sad Chrysler, you let us down with your products and your service.
@@captiancraft3020 Oh, Chrysler dealers. X3
I bought my diesel Ram several years ago, and when I started fixing all the things the previous owner let go, I wanted genuine parts.
After running to a few different dealerships, I discovered that no one cared about a 25 year old pickup, and all the parts had been discontinued anyway.
O'Reilly's to the rescue! :3
Moist pork.
Rotten pork form China
meow larry so Moist Polk?
Misread that as Maoist Pork for a second.
BBQ
Ford had auto locking hubs long before 1996 but the manual hubs were more reliable. A lot of people (myself included) converted back to manual hubs for this reason.
21 years later, still a great looking truck. Ford needs to find some respect for the manual transmission again. Ford, not Mazda; but Ford. US and A.
Zf comes from Germany
@@TheCattlekings this 5 Speed trans was a Mazda transmission
@@FirebirdCamaro1220 the m5od
Ford used many Mazda transmissions, very reliable smooth and economical. M50d M50dr1 M50dr1HD M50dr2
@@americanidle1277 They were fine for daily driving, hauling stuff and the occasional light trailer tow. But the begin to fall apart when you want to consistently tow a heavy trailer. Then you want either the ZF S5-42 or S5-47 transmission.
I have one very important fact that throws your whole “this truck was trying to copy Ram” argument out the window:
• This generation of F-Series truck came out in 1992
• The Ram that started the whole craze of modern trucks, came out it 1994.
Check your facts before saying GM, Ford, and Toyota were half-ass trying to copy Ram. This was just a regular update to an aging platform.
There was no “tRyInG tO cHaNgE tHe EyElInE” with that decal. It’s just a regular decal that some dealers or the owner put on (not Ford). It’s simply the 90s showing on it. So I think you’re overthinking that.
A simple look on Wikipedia would have told him that
Basically the guy is just a snarky idiot who doesn't know shit about trucks
hes talking about how after 94 they started to use the graphics on the side to make it look more cool change the sight line.
@@Luke-tm5oy Ford never sold them with graphics like that. It was dealerships and companies like Centurion.
It's simply a 90s era decal. No goofy over thought "change the eyeline" bs
@@FordFan01 not to mention I'm pretty certain they're shown in brochures from 1992 or 1993.
So glad you did a review on this generation ford truck. I have a 94 f150 xlt thats been my daily driver for 2 years now, and ive got to say its the best generation of f150s ever built in my opinion. You can rebuild the thing with a socket set and it starts up every morning no questions asked. Rides nice, cheap parts, and looks good. Absolutely love these trucks.
5.0 tappet lifter engines were rated at 215BHP (brake horsepower) while 5.0 roller lifter (a.k.a. roller motors) were rated for 250-275BHP. Also, all "F" series trucks had a throttle body with two throttle plates. The engines that shared this design were the; 4.9l, 5.0l, 5.8l, and the 7.5l engine.
Now, on to the transmission. The four with overdrive manual transmission has been with ford trucks from 1986 to 1998. The need to imply an overdrive with a manual transmission was because ford had a five speed manual that did not have overdrive. Rather, first gear was a "granny" or "bulldog" gear.
Locking hubs, they allow the front hubs on which the front tires mount to spin free of the axle shafts. This in turn allowed greater fuel economy by disconnecting a considerable amount of metal that would have been turning otherwise and would generate drag and place more strain on the engine and drive train (this occurs in every dodge truck equipped with four wheel drive I have ever worked on).
Now, I'll let everyone else teach you something. Class dismissed.
the roller 302 rated at 250-275 where when? no never happened bye
Cool story bro.
How does a roller lifter increase horsepower?? The only difference is decreased wear. Now if the cam profile was more agressive, that would be a different story.
It’s basically the same engine as the mustang had, I guess the mustang got the good 5.0. The one in the f150 and explorer was a bit of a slug and gobbled gas. I remember some would cram this engine in a ranger, I guess it felt powerful in a small truck like that.
That power point wasn't a luxury included on the truck as a response to what Dodge was doing, as my '92 XLT had one which was a couple of years before Dodge aped semi-truck styling. The Ford had such luxurious things as inflatable cushions in the seat backs which acted as lumbar adjustment, and the dome light was flanked by dual eye-catching but hand-searing chrome-trimmed map lights. And it had a big 'ol armrest in the middle that tucked into the seat when you wanted a bench. But Dodge had the bright idea of putting a cubby inside their giant armrest that could fit a laptop. This is something they made a big deal out of in the '94 Ram brochure. I'll agree that was a big deal though because all the other companies started putting laptop cubbies in their trucks after that. Also bigger hood bulges. Everyone has a bulge now. Dodge made it okay to show off your bulge.
My friend had a white one but with no keys . Just a flathead screwdriver to start it up. Loved it.
I love love loved my '89 302 Bronco. It was a very classic truck, full frame, no airbags. The dash was so thin, thin doors, and a blue and cream 2 tone, with blue vinyl interior :D
10th Generation Ford F-150.
The official car of "Thanks, Uncle Gary"
what he doesn't understand is manual lockers are better all this new shit gets stuck on top of the ground
+Truckkiller12 Games He dosen't understand a lot of things. He's just a sarcastic snarky bitch. Really not knowledgeable at all. More about entertainment and his ego stroking.
+yougear
He spends some hours learning about each car he reviews from the owners. I'd like to see you do better.
+Bladsmith Anyone with hands on car experience could do better. I'll say 10-20 percent of Americans do a fair amount of car work on their own. Meaning this guy isn't anything special. You could also have never touched a car and spend 5 minutes on Google. Meaning this guy really isn't anything special. A guy with an IQ of 90 could read and explain it. Your point is unreasonable.
A slightly smaller amount of Americans make concise and detailed introductions to different cars from different time periods every Monday. You can't reasonably expect him to fact check every little thing the car's owner tells him.
I've always wondered this with manual hubs I can put it in low gear and still be technically in 2wd bc the hub's are unlocked
Uh, this truck debuted in this form in 1992, the "new" body style dodge ram didnt come out until 1994. How exactly is this truck trying to "copy" the dodge ram styling when it came on the market first? Ford didnt give one flying f**k about what dodge was doing because the F150 had been wiping the floor with the ram always and still is.
+mrl390 Then why is the Ram currently rated the #1 truck? And why did it win motor trend truck of the year back to back in 2013 and 2014? Sure didn't seem like Ford was "wiping the floor with ram" did it?
+LightButDark575 bubble breaking time. Ram won the first TOTY by default. the only real competition was a 6 year old F150 with a grill job, and some doofy looking euro vans. The second year the Diesel version is what won it and just barely over the all new GM twins. arguably the Ram should not have been allowed in TOTY that year anyways as a new engine does not a full refresh or redesign make... "ford started this trend though when they entered the F150 once for new body. and once for the ecoboost..."
now to throw some salt! the Colorado beat the Aluminum wonder last TOTY XD so lol at ford XD
+ScottaHemi and if the new engine = TOTY eligable. next years winner will probably be the COlorado Diesel. that is if GM decided to pull a Ford... they haven't yet.
actually...thats only a technicality. Ford can claim this because it's the best selling nameplate. F-series vs Silverado will always be in favor of the F-Series. BUT if you go FMC vs GM the numbers change ;) the GMT800 series Silverado/Sierra outsold the entire F-series even when you add the Lincoln mark wahtever into the mix. the early GMT900 also outsold F-series for a couple years as well.
My 92 f150 has everything he claimed ford copied from the 94+ ram
Having recently acquired a '97 F-250HD with the 5.8l (351W, which is mostly the same as the 5.0l/302), I can attest to the somewhat poor spacing of the belts in relation to the coolant hoses on the front of the engine. The fact that you can pull apart the entire front end of the engine (including timing chain) without even removing the radiator, however, makes up for that. It should also be noted that '96 was the last year of the F-150 before the newly restyled F-150.
I love f150 sqaure bodys....
AKA: the brick-nose!
I have a 1990 and I will never part with it.
Square body generally refers to GM pickups produced from 1973 to 1987.
square* bodies*
Phil Williams what are the 92-96 trucks called? All I’ve heard is OBS but I thought there was a nickname for that gen
@@ACG7001 you are correct. 92-96 F-150s and '97 F-250s and 350s are called OBS.
Overall, the 9th generation Ford F-150 was indeed built tough and made to last despite several flaws in its design; I don't care for the current model pickup trucks very much due to being "overzealous" and "eco friendly", I prefer something that is what I can call "basic" and "hands on" craftsmanship with the bare necessities in mind.
Amen to that brother
The overdrive label came from the tradition that last gear was direct drive. 3rd gear in a 3 speed would give you the same speed as 4th gear in a 4 speed. Labeling it as 5th gear would give the impression that it was direct drive, which is wasn't. Also hubs don't do what you say they do.
Hey, you realize that the locking hubs don't lock the differential, they simply connect the axle to the hub of that particular wheel, thus allowing it to turn the wheel. The differential is still open or LSD or a locker, however the front and rear sets of wheels have their speed locked.
TL;DR: if your hubs aren't locked, you have no four wheel drive.
I came here to point this out, thanks
My 90 Year Old Grandmother has a 95 F150 XLT as a fantastic lawn ornament (Ordered New in 1994). It has just barely 67,000 original miles on it. Its Purple. Ford called it Blue. Fully Loaded (By which I mean Automatic Transmission, a CD player, and Digital Climate Control.). Oddly enough, Even though its a typical rustbucket Ford truck - The thing rides like a damn cadillac with that Solid front Axle. The steering wheel has sat neutral at about 3 o'clock since 1998 and the Starter died last year, which is likely the final nail in the coffin for that truck, but there truly is something magical about these generation F-Series. Would not hesitate to own a really mint one.
***** Is that what it is? My memory isn't what It used to be. Sadly I think Grandma's ol Fords next stop will be to me. I operate an automotive recycling business - So you know what that means. Shame indeed, but sitting LakeSide it's entire life has properly taken its toll on the poor truck. The low mileage isn't necessarily a good thing in this vehicle' case. =\
my dad's old 92 F150 300 straight 6 4x4 auto lasted to 385,000 miles with very few issues. engine finally spun a main bearing twice.
My 96 is real/green but title says blue ugghh
Teal *
I finally understand your outro song. Nice Bojack reference, it literally made my night xD
Bojack reference? Awww, thanks guys. Knew you were cool from all the Ben Folds name drops in the reviews, but this seals the deal.
The bojack horseman tribute was awesome
OH MAN,
Bojack Horseman credits song.
Love you Roman : D
I've always loved the body style of this generation of F-series especially the F350 and Bronco.
I own a 96 XL and love it to death, nothing will separate me from it
Great review. Although, the wheel hubs do not lock the differential like was implied in the video, but they only engage the front wheels to turn with the front axle. When in the "free" position, the wheel will spin without turning the gears in the front axle which saves fuel and makes the truck easier to drive. When in the "lock" position, the wheels are locked to spin with the front axle. Sorry to have to correct this little piece of info, but I grew up with every bodystyle of F250 in the driveway (From the late 70's through the early 90s) and they all has what is know as "free running hubs" and trust me, you did not want to take one of these trucks on a long trip with those hubs turned in as it would vibrate the crap out of you about 20 miles into the trip.
this was bugging the shit out of me, thank you
that redline name drop. thank you mr. regular
That was a great movie
95 F250 5.8 V8 351Windsor, Standard Bed, that means 8ft. Threatening 400k. Still works hard everyday hauling, towing and looks great doing it. Compliments almost every time I fill both tanks, And its a thirsty beast. One of the finest trucks ever mass produced, It will outlast me
Your references are always so wonderfully obscure. I just watched the anime Redline a few weeks ago. It's one of the craziest animations I've ever seen. Love this channel. I wish I could get you guys to drive my 01 F-150 just to see what roasts y'all could come up with
Locking hubs do not mean locking differentials dude.
Someone explain this for the newbies like me
Rear differentials can be OPEN, doing the "one wheel wonder". When they lose traction or POSI, LOCKING or LIMITED SLIP. Meaning they both turn when traction is lost.
Front Diffs are usually permanently locked and that's why they have locking hubs, so when you engage the hubs you will notice the inside tire jumping when you turn on asphalt.
But some Cadillac and BMW SUVs have open Diffs at both ends and comically get stuck in a few inches of snow despite technically being AWD.
These are my favorite Ford truck. I would own one of these in a minute for the right price. The boxy styling is awesome looking, and you can't beat the 5.0L with the 5 speed manual. This is the kinda truck you keep for 25 years.
Did a little research and, if I found the right firing order, this truck has two throttle bodies because the intake manifold physically separates odd and even firing cylinders into different banks. This has the same effect as a Tri-Y exhaust on a four cylinder in that it keeps adjacent firing cylinders from interfering with each other when the valves open; they open to a plenum that has had a chance to re-fill with air and closer to atmospheric pressure rather than opening to a vacuum after the adjacent valve just closed. It helps build low end power, I think, below 2000rpm, and definitely in the idle to off-idle range, which would be great for off road and towing from a stand still. Probably why it has such a great torque number compared to the hp.
This is correct. Further, the MAF system in the reviewed truck was "new" for the engine, the trucks had a "speed density" TBI style EFI prior and Ford did not update the intake/TB when they went to MAF. As for torque, Ford's truck EFI(and cars to a lesser extent) in the 80's/90's had this unique design for the runners, where they sort of folded over- picture a straight peice of hose, now bend it into a gentle 180 so the ends are next to each other- thats sort of how the intake is. That design allowed for the same space under the hood to hold twice as long of an intake runner, which meant twice as much air volume avilable, which greatly improved torque at low RPM. However, it also greatly hindered high RPM HP, but in Ford's case their auto trans tuning meant the trucks all shifted at like 3500 RPM even at wide open throttle. The 4.6/5.4 modular engines to follow did away with that design and got something more similar to Dodge and GM's intakes.
rustyATV- Thanks for sharing, I honestly didn't know why they did that. Very interesting!
I just recently bought a 94' F-150, single cab long bed (dual tanks), 4x4, automatic paired with the 5.8L. Got an amazing deal and it's in great shape for its age and i'm learning so much, i've always been a chrysler/Dodge fan or VW. But so far the truck has treated me well and plan to fix her up more.
MR REGULAR WATCHES BOJACK HORSEMAN!!
In the mid '70s Dodge dumped the hubs for a full-time system, figured out it sucked, and went to auto hubs, which broke, and eventually stuck with the manual hubs until the gen 2 Rams. Ford kept the manual hubs with the breakable electric crappers as an option. Appears Ford did it right.
The electric crappers were standard on the trim levels above XL(same on Broncos), but pretty much all of them the owners converted to Warn manual lock outs at the first sign of the crappers, well, crapping out. So, Ford sort of did it right, in that the swap was very simple and they did offer the option for manual hubs.
This is my favorite generation of Ford truck.
96 F150 4x4 with straight six 5 speed, my favorite truck I ever owned. Easy to work on, tough, and dirt cheap parts. Miss those lockers especially
go FERD F-TEENTHOUSAND
I always wondered, can you do a review of the Pontiac Aztek? It is very commonly driven in my town.
Prepare for all the breaking bad references you can handle
awesomeologyism Oh I am ready, I have created list in case he decides to review it.
He finally did it
My dad gave me this for when I turn 16 and can drive, and I am so ready to drive it, we are going to work on it together over the next 2 years and I'm so happy. I love this truck.
Thanks for the redline reference. I now have a new movie to watch.
It frustrating getting told that this model was trying to play catch up to Dodge's truck, even though it was introduced two years before the 1994 dodge ram in 1992. Also you have no clue of the purpose of hub locks.
tehgangstadawg You’re exactly right! I clicked onto this review because I used to own one of these, except it had the 300 I6. Turns out that he did nothing but talk down on this truck, even though he was way off about alot of the things he was talking about.
alex sorom I don’t even know why I’m still subscribed to his page, go to his other videos as well and listen to several other things that he’s off about. Probably just a condescending moron who gets some of his “facts” from google comments and reviews. This is why I like Saabkyle04
This guy doesn't have a clue about a lot of things
I had both of them, a ram of that era and an f150. Dodge had better engines, the 5.9 v8 was a great engine in that era. The dodge was newer when I had it too with much less miles. By the early 2000s, Chevy had the best truck I think until they started the cylinder deactivation to save mileage in 2008. If I were looking at a new truck, I’d get an f150 with the v8. The ecoboost performs well but I just don’t see many of those surviving much past 100k miles without problems.
My '89's still got the high beam switch on the floor! That would have made a funny talking point. But in reality it is way easier and more safe then taking your hand off the steering wheel. And its awesome when someone says "Hey why when you kick the floor the lights get brighter? Is it broken?". (Usually women).
my family has a '87 f250 and the second I realized this (about 3 years after starting to drive this) I was astonished haha
My 96 F-150 is still going strong with 300,000 miles with the 5.0 L. The only engine work done on it was changing a bad distributor and alternator.
These trucks with just simple fluid changes run FOREVER
Love the Bojack tribute!
Do a video about small 2wd pickups, s10, ranger, Dakota, ect.
Brat
+JL Cannone Yes!
I own a 1995 F150 XL to the day! She's 21 years old and runs better then a new truck!
95 f150 XLT 4x4 is my daily driver, 221,560+ miles and runs great
Tops don't run
there, edited it for you smart ass.
+Drew Eller Got 196K on my '94 with the 5spd and straight 6.
Nice.. good ol straight 6.. my f150 has the 351w, my f250 has the 460
That's not how lock out hubs work. Turning the hubs to the locked postion doesn't mean the wheels spin the same speed all the time, all that means is that the front differential will be allowed to transfer power the the wheels. The different still functions regularly even withe hubs locked, sending power to one wheel at a time. The reason for lockout hubs is so your front driveline (axles shafts, differential, front driveshaft) won't spin while going down normal roads in a non off road situation. This reduces wear on the front driveline and increases fuel economy. When the hubs are in the free wheeling position the the wheels and hub assemblies spin on the spindle while letting the axles shaft remain stationary inside the spindle. There is no way to lock the front wheels together unless you install a locker or limited slip diff.
THIS!!! This is my favorite truck of all time. I want one of these trucks so bad, except I would rather get an XLT with the long bed. Either that or a same year Bronco with the 351 V8. I've always loved them, and they're one of my favorite body style of vehicle Ford has ever made. They have that friendly looking "face" to them that always looks like it's pleased with itself and smiles back at the world (well, that's my weird perception of it anyway). Only thing that disappoints me is the huge rust problem they have around the rear wheels and the tailgate, especially in the Northeastern US. Every time I go to look for a Ford in this body style, F series or Bronco on craigslist in my area (Philadelphia) they ALWAYS have some rust problem, and if they don't then the seller wants a stupid amount of money for it and acts like it's a vintage Cadillac or something..
Oh yeah, and smoker windows FTW!!! Another thing I love about these trucks that GM and Chrysler at the time stopped doing.
my 96 Bronco is just rust free but it has spent its life here in the Idaho desert. Just took it to hunt deer in the mountains and it just drove and handled the rough terrain like a champ. Awesome vehicle
Love that generation of Ford. Simple, tough, reliable, and readily available. I've had 4 and I love em
same I've owned 2 and grown up with a lot of these trucks.
Not to mention that they'll outlast pretty much any EcoBoost truck out there.
I got a 94 f150 from a farmer down the road from me, Unlike the rest of us this guy had taken immaculate care of this truck, he bought a bed liner when he got it in 94, kept every receipt down to the fuel, and logged every piece of maintenance in a binder. Which I’m continually doing now.
95 f150 with 300 i6, first truck, still going strong.
LOL redline reference
I don't think your description of what locking hubs are is true. If the vehicle has a front open differential and you lock your hubs, your tires won't wear out. They are not locked together, side to side, so as long as the front differential itself is open and doesn't have a locker.
Having the front hubs locked is no different than on a 80s-90s Jeep that didn't have selectable front hubs.....AKA, they were always locked, permanently. This is basically the same as ANY 2wd front wheel drive car or van. The front hubs are permanently locked just the same.
Oh, Redline... Yes... Over seven thousand hand-drawn images were used to make it, and every god damn one of them was a sight to behold.
This is my favorite body style of any truck ever made
Apparently you have no idea how manual hubs work.
yeah the front wheels can still turn at different speeds.
also if you leave the hubs locked on the highway the main danger is that you can spin the oil out of the diff.
@@nmarbletoe8210 That won't happen. If power is not being sent to the front then you can lock the hubs and drive however fast you want. Fuel economy will suck though
@@legostar55 In a 1985 4Runner i got on the highway after four wheeling in the Gila, and after some 20 miles at highway speed I noticed a strange smell -- differential oil, and it was all over the bottom of the truck.
I had taken it out of four inside, but not unlocked the hubs.
I unlocked them, it ran fine another 20 miles home, and later when I changed the diff oil it was full of silvery stuff. Still it ran fine in two or four for years and years, no sign of damage.
Bojack horseman ending? why yes.
Had one, an ‘85 with a 302 and a 4 on the floor. That baby was rusty, dented, the tailgate latch doesn’t always open, the AM radio didn’t work, neither did the fuel gauge. But man, my brother and I went everywhere in that thing. Whistling down the highway and back roads on bald mud tires we bought at a junk yard.
Everywhere we went, people loved that truck, it was a great old reliable pickup, not too big, but big enough. It was a TRUCK. The old school beef of that truck even saved my brother and his passenger when a distracted driver blasted through a red light and turned their Buick into a mangled heap on the front end of that ol’ f150. The truck was totaled, but it protected its passengers. I was never a Ford guy per se, but I never had a truck that was “THAT DARN TRUCKY!”
Currently about to buy this exact truck. Has about 107,000 miles, straight six, 2wd, auto, minus the stripes on the side but same exact green. The body abs frame are perfect. My 87 year old neighbor owned and always garage kept it. Only 1500 bucks too!!! I mean the thing has literally no rust. Im very excited
😂 Kevin Spacey. If only you knew then what we know now..
I like the Bojack Horseman reference at the end.
These trucks are built like TANKS compared to trucks now! I have a 94 f250 and the difference is stark.
Wish they still built trucks like this.
the description of the honest father at the end made me cry, reminded me of my own father. Thank you honestly
Do a dodge shadow best car ever lol
Stephen Alfaro i wanna
Sweet that wold be awsome
Stephen Alfaro I had a 1994 Plymouth Duster (Basically same thing). It was actually a pretty decent car.
+RegularCars well if you ever stop by CT, let me know! I've got a really nice one!!
+Stephen Alfaro One of the first cars I drove was a Dodge Shadow. Loved that little car.
1996 Ford pickup trucks was very good truck I have one
Had a 92 with a straight 6 4.9L. Loved it
I regret binge watching all of your videos because now there are no more to watch at the moment. I need you to test my car now.
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I currently drive a BONE STOCK 1996 F-150 XLT with 4x4 and a long bed. And when I say bone stock, I mean it. That goes for everything from under the hood to the suspension, all the body work, and even the radio. There’s nothing non-stock except for filters, tires, and other things that need periodic replacement. Everything is numbers-matching, and the truck is in nearly perfect condition, outside of a crack in the windshield (which I’m still miffed about) and a dent near the rear. And you know what? It’s *surprisingly* nice. Sure, it’s slower than a Prius and uses a gallon of gas every 8 miles, but it’s really quite nice to drive. The A/C blows ice cold, the suspension rides smooth, and the speakers would be good quality even by today’s standards. The exhaust is quieter than some trucks today, but still has a nice note, and no drone whatsoever. The seats are some of the most comfortable I know of, and everything seems quite well-built. It’s not perfect, of course. It’s a Ford, after all, so the electrics get upset pretty easy. But still, I’m very happy to drive it.
Anyway, that’s my two cents.
I near-daily a 92 F250 with 4x4 and the 7.5, it gets kind of uncomfortable on trips longer than 45 minutes. Maybe bucket seats would help that
Wait what? That wasn't true about locking the wheels together. That's how you engage the hubs FOR four wheel drive. Other wise the front drive axles just spin in place.
I have never had that issue with My 92 F-150 XLT with the 5.0, with your Radiator hose. Id say your friend should of replaced the hose sooner. Also they did have automatic Hubs on these trucks aswell, It was an Option. Please do more reaserch before Labeling Something. Also Dodges had a HORRIBLE Desighn Flaw with the Oil Cooling System in the Transmitions in the 90's Causing them to burn up. My 92 F-150 has 235,000 Miles on factory engine and Trans. I dont know too many 90's Dodge owners who can say the Same. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder. Also you did an XL Did you ever look at the XLT Lariats or the Northland Edition? How about the Eddie Bower Edition? Waldock Convertion? The Lightning... Come on man... You went and took the most Basic version (Literally ment for Fleet use). The XLT Lariats were a lot better looking as far as Paint's and Interiors Especially with the Special Editions. also the "5th gear" Is labeled as an Overdive because ITS NOT MENT AS A TOWING GEAR!. Its no different than an electronic Overdrive. They label that 5th Gear different so you know its not meant to be used for towing heavy loads on the road. If you tow heavy loads with your overdrive on you can wreak the Overdrive. Ford did have the M5 which was a Non overdrive Manual Transmittion. Resulted in fewer MPG's but was a Great Work horse transmittion.
Agreed. Those hoses don't sag like that overnight. After 20 years or so you might want to replace them.
Lone Tree Ridge Farms I see and know a lot people the 90s Dodge Ram 1500 with way over 300k on it with factory engines and transmission newer trucks sucks
If you got one of these with the 6 cylinder, it's still going strong!
First the cowboy bebop reference, and now redline? You just know how to make my day.
Well that wasn't the best of reviews, but I'm still driving my old 96 Ford truck. Yes it did have some flaws, the twin I beam suspension was kinda dated, but it was durable, didn't make the most horse power or get the best fuel mileage. But my old 96 F-150 is still going strong with over two hundred thousand miles on it, and most of those miles have been trouble free! I'll just keep what I have, àll the new Trucks are way too expensive. Built Ford Tough. :-)
Find the best pick up with 4wd you can get for $3.000 (even if it has no low ratio or lockers), take it to a desert with friends and drive it like a rally car for 9 days straight (weekend+take a week+weekend) until you wreck it. Congratulations, you've had more off road fun for $3k than anybody with a six figure mercedes 6x6. Then sell it either to a used car program (the ones to incentive buying new cars) or for scrap, and cover fuel costs.
+SalveMonesvol Hey I joy rid in on of these in alaska doing what you described (trade desert for forest) and I must say I'll never have that fun again. Even my canyon car i'll never put thru that abuse hahaha.
This guy gets it. Also, the engine in this truck can be tuned like crazy (if you think pushrods prevent you from reaching high rpm search "turismo carretera"). The stroke is really short, and the bore really wide. With decent tuning, you can go from the original 205HP to way over 410HP.
after seeing this 7 and a half months after it was posted, I JUST FOUND THAT ROMAN PARODIED THE BOJACK HORSEMAN END THEME! I DIDNT THINK I COULD LOVE REGULAR CARS ANY MORE THAN I ALREADY DID BUT I WAS WRONG! I LOVE YOU GUYS EVEN MORE NOW!
They need to start making trucks like this again
This is completely miss informative and stupid.
Dodge making the sporty truck first? Lmao.
Before Dodges SPORT model in 1996, Ford already had the Lightning out in 1993.
And no, that 302/5.0 was 195hp/285ft lbs.
You're also explaining the locking hubs COMPLETELY wrong hahaha.
And clearly the 1992-1996 F series resembled the 80's...they shared the same frames, same cabs, same beds (besides some different body lines) and same OBD-1 first generation EFI which started in late 1985 for 302s and transitioned to all engines being EFI in 1987.
Sounds to me like you have no damn clue about automotive...
+ken horstman You're right, they didn't make the first sport truck. They made a BETTER one. Ram SRT-10 would wipe the floor with a Ford Lightning any day.
+LightButDark575 cause it would be newer and 3 liters bigger
Wasnt there a sporty version of the chevy s10 too? It's not really a big truck, but I remember a really fast version of it
3:22 Made me laugh i dont know why😂 2 throttle bodies
I used to have a 93 F150 with the long bed. Things I liked: 1. The bed was actually useful and you could haul 3x more than these tiny cubes automakers call "beds" today. 2. The bench seat. 3. The window vents. 4. Sliding rear window. 5. Decent MPG for its day. Reasons I got rid of it: 1. Heater Core would go bad every 2 years and leak antifreeze and need to rip out the dash to fix it. 2. The rebuild transmission needed to be replaced. 3. Got some rust around the wheel wells. 4. Needed a new engine bearing. Still miss that truck!
the vent windows (smoker windows) were nothing new, they'd been around since the 60s or 70s... my old 74 had vent windows, and were necessary to keep the windshield from fogging in the rain unless you wanted to run the defroster and cook yourself out of the truck
Actually they were common from the 1930s on. They were great for cars with no AC, fold them forward and lots of air blowing in the cab. They had nothing to do with "smoking".
In my opinion they're better than AC. Noisy as hell, but provide much greater airflow. Plus they come in handy when your widow motors stop working.
This is one awesome F150