Anyone using FWC Hawk in a 5.5 or 5.8 bed?

[BBZ]

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/2014-ford-f150-xlt/6491509891.html


quick search found one..

 

[Pax2525]

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/2014-ford-f150-xlt/6491509891.html


quick search found one..

thats a great price!

 

[BBZ]

thats a great price!

actually.. absurd price... I would hop all over that if I didn't already have the exact same truck minus 25k in miles..

 

[mattig]

Let me save you some time and trouble, as a guy with a really nice 5.5 ft bed crewmax who now regrets it...

Get a Chevy 2500 short bed crew cab with the 6.0 vortec. I'm a Toyota guy through and through, but my neighbor got this truck for a solid 10k less than I paid and I should have done the same.

From what I hear, the 6.0 vortec is a reliable motor even though it's not a Toyota 5.7 which is quickly becoming legendary.

Also, if you're anal about payload, read the owner's manual for the tundra. There are some shocking surprises in there that I don't see much mention of online.

I will say that after hauling 3000 lbs of gravel that I have no doubt the tundras are conservatively rated, but still... I like to stay within spec if I can, and there's essentially no way to do that with any FWC shell and the crewmax.

The double cab could probably work with a hawk (in terms of adhering to the owner's manual), but it depends on configuration. Of course it "works" in general, as I'm sure many here can attest.

I've owned a double cab in the past and they have plenty of rear seat room. The Chevy has a bit more with the same size bed, much higher payload, and a much lower price.

I'll personally still probably try to make a Raven shell work in my crewmax, but if I had the truck to buy over again, I'd spend the same money, grudgingly, on a 1-ton, SRW, and not have to think twice about payload.

 

[JCatt]

Ford and Chevy both have 6.5 crew cab 1/2 tons but they are a little difficult to find. I was thisclose to trading for a Chevy 6.5 bed crew cab with the 6.2 but the wife and kids talked me out of it lol. I'm not sure what kinds of payload they would have though its probably the heaviest curb weight configuration 1/2 ton truck. The 6.0 in the Chevy HD is a very good engine, probably will go down as one of the best ever made. Almost all the newer UPS package cars are using them with a GVWR probably triple most pickups. Not wild on power but very reliable, just never mind the RPM's in the mountains its going to spiiiin!

 

[fireball]

The double cab Tundra and a hawk is a great combo as long as you're ok with the double cab rear seat. The crewmax is much bigger but Toyota won't make it with the 6.5' bed. They really should as I'm confident they'd sell a ton. You can spend 10k and have it done by longbedmytruck.com if you're really committed to the toyota name!

 

[fireball]

 

[Timothy McGowen]

I'm not sure what your exact needs are for a crew cab but if it works for you you might consider the F150 SuperCab. I have a Hawk mounted on a F150 Supercab 6.5 foot bed and it works great. Granted I had to order it since they are hard to find but that way I could order the extended fuel tank and payload package.

The old cab and a half SuperCab has a new design and I call it a cab and three quarter. The rear seat area is bigger than it used to be. My 6' 2" son has ridden for hundreds of miles back there and says he has plenty of room. With the flat floor (no transmission hump) and suicide doors I find it to be a great platform to work out of.

You might just take a look and see if it might work for you. It will give you more payload as well.

P.S. Although I don't tow, for the nay sayers, I have the 2.7 liter eco-boost and have no problems passing other RV's at 11,000 feet.

 

[JCatt]

I don’t doubt that 2.7 did just fine in the mountains. With the twin turbos you have very similar power as the Chevy 6.0 and yours won’t suffer from the altitude nearly as much.

 

[BBZ]

Love my F150 Super Crew 5.0, 6.5 bed.. but it is a very long truck..

Curious about how your gas mileage suffers with the camper on it for those of you who have the EcoBoost? I have heard they take a bit of a beating when carrying weight? I am a roofing contractor so when the camper is off, I can often be found hauling quite a bit.

We spent 3 weeks driving Baja and averaged 16.2 mpg with camper, over 4500 miles. Not bad in my opinion.. the 5.0 is also damn good in the mountains, never a problem with the get up and go...FYI.. my camper is very light.. 81-81 Fleet 7.5.. totally gutted with no amenites.. I guess that helps with mpg?

 

[abqbw]

I have a Tundra with a 6.5 bed double cab and a Hawk. As Otto showed, the Tundra double cab and Hawk is a nice set-up. You can identify the double cab easily as it does not have a horization door handle for the back seats. I think the double cab is plenty roomy in the back seat. I had leaf spring upgrades done at Boise Spring Works in ID when I picked up the camper. I wish my Tundra had a larger capacity gas tank.

I have the same truck, camper, and springs by Boise Spring works. It's a great setup. I believe the Tundra Double cab with the 6.5 ft bed is the smallest full size truck with 4 regular opening doors and a 6.5 ft bed. That's what I like about it. Good balance of off-road capabilities and size. Granted, the rear seat doesn't have as much room as the larger cab trucks but that is what minimizes the overall and wheelbase dimensions.

I added a TRD pro suspension which greatly improved off road capabilities and a transfer flow 46 gal replacement tank which is incredible. The stock 26 gal tank was horrible for a vehicle getting 12 mph with the camper installed. Apparently a 38 gal tank is avail on the new tundras.

 

[OutToLunch]

I have a 2013 F150 with supercab with 6.5 ft bed and ATC Ocelot. My six foot son does fine in the back seat on long trips.

I’d advise you look at both the extended cabs and the crew cabs of the major brands and judge how much difference there is in space. When i looked at trucks in 2013, i found the difference between the extended cabs and the crew cabs to be the angle of the seat backs in the rear and maybe six inches of leg room. I went with the extended cab as i figured that my son would only be tall and coming on trips with me for a few years out of the many years i would have the truck, so the extra space of a crew cab wasn’t worth it.