New Truck Seat Comfort..

Atsah · Mar 12, 2016

My sister in FL is going to buy a new truck, she pulls a cattle and big horse trailer constantly all over the south, she had an 08 6.4, she hated the seats in that truck and traded it for a Dodge, she had engine trouble with that truck, she wanted me to ask anyone who had a 6.4 and now has a 16 if they improved seat design and comfort.. She really likes the Ford..

Thanks guys..

Notneb · Mar 12, 2016

Atsah said:
My sister in FL is going to buy a new truck, she pulls a cattle and big horse trailer constantly all over the south, she had an 08 6.4, she hated the seats in that truck and traded it for a Dodge, she had engine trouble with that truck, she wanted me to ask anyone who had a 6.4 and now has a 16 if they improved seat design and comfort.. She really likes the Ford..

Thanks guys..

I have a 15, depends on the trim. Platinum seats are softer than KR and Lariat, I've done 1600 miles towing, and I have a service related back injury, never experienced any discomfort.

sootie · Mar 12, 2016

Get her a Denali...

drunk on diesel · Mar 12, 2016

the 6.7 seats are more comfortable than 6.4

uga33 · Mar 12, 2016

drunk on diesel said:
the 6.7 seats are more comfortable than 6.4

X2 on this!

LovetheTide · Mar 12, 2016

With 84K on the truck they are no where near as comfortable as they used to be. I drive mine a lot and can tell a difference after the truck has been sitting for 36+ hours compared to driving constantly. The foam on the driving side needs to be replaced, all of the others are great but they don't get near the use.

gnxtc2 · Mar 12, 2016

Notneb said:
I have a 15, depends on the trim. Platinum seats are softer than KR and Lariat, I've done 1600 miles towing, and I have a service related back injury, never experienced any discomfort.

What's softer????? The foam or the leather??? The KR leather is all together a different animal.

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Atsah · Mar 12, 2016

sootie said:
Get her a Denali...

LOL that's what she is trading..

drunk on diesel · Mar 12, 2016

gnxtc2 said:
What's softer????? The foam or the leather??? The KR leather is all together a different animal.

Billy T.
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the KR leather is the same animal as the Lariats in the 6.7's... it's no longer real leather

HeavyAssault · Mar 13, 2016

Drove the Lariat Ultimate.....drove the Platinum.....Seats in the Plat were noticeably different. Bought a Plat.

Tell her to test drive them SEVERAL times. She will figure out which one suit her best.

For me the hardest part was just driving and getting the seat set (height, recline, lumbar, etc etc) to my liking. Once that was done, and 39k miles later I can ride for long trips without discomfort.

Jacob @ No Limit · Mar 13, 2016

Have rode in a xlt, lariat, king ranch, and my platinum seats are amazing, big deference.

Atsah · Mar 13, 2016

White15 said:
Have rode in a xlt, lariat, king ranch, and my platinum seats are amazing, big deference.

Shae is going to drive a Platinum Monday to see what she thinks..

gnxtc2 · Mar 13, 2016

What's so different about the Platinum seats?

Billy T.
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drunk on diesel · Mar 13, 2016

The leather is a softer grade. It's more prone to wrinkling though. The king ranch leather is just vinyl painted low grade leather like the lariats these days.

Black lariat seats hold up the best IMO

UpstateDieselGuy · Mar 13, 2016

The problem is in what's under the leather/fabric. They all break down over time.

drunk on diesel · Mar 13, 2016

on the 6.0/6.4, a new foam pad is under $100 from Ford

I can't imagine the 6.7 is any different.

The problem is that Ford actually has quality construction/assembly of their seats, so you have to cut and install hog rings (though you can use zip ties if they couldn't take the ghetto out of you) vs. a Dodge where you can just pop the fabric back and put a new seat bottom in in 10 minutes or so.

Notneb · Mar 14, 2016

The "Platinum Wrinkle" struggle is real! Less than 15k miles and I'm already seeing it! Do t care, too comfortable!

tbsimmons · Mar 14, 2016

drunk on diesel said:
the 6.7 seats are more comfortable than 6.4

Agreed my 16 is much more comfy than my 08. Both Lariats.
The leather is softer in the 16 also.
I am noticing that it will wrinkle quicker though like stated above.
I just started using Lexol instantly and try to step out of the truck instead of sliding.

slowcoupe · Mar 24, 2016

See I'm the opposite of y'all. I liked the cloth seats in my 08 better than the 15 seats I Just swapped into my RCSB truck.

Maybe the foam underneath hasn't broken in yet but my 08 seats were definitely a softer ride than the 15's. Matter of fact I'm going to pick up some 08 cloth seats this weekend to swap into my 04.