Surface book at bottom ? <| sep |> I can give you an insight into a few things . I know I have a different truck that fills a different niche , but I ' ll do my best . It may worth getting a 6 . 5 bed if you ' re going to be putting bikes in the bed , plus its just extra bed room , however if you need a crew cab to haul your family around I ' d avoid getting the 6 . 5 bed . CC 6 . 5 is just a really long truck , and if you live anywhere near a city you will regret it . With the 5 . 5 bed you will have to have your tailgate down to put your bikes in the bed , and that will mean you have no backup camera while transporting , which is kind of a bummer . I can easily put two dirt bikes in the back of my truck without issue and I don ' t use the bed extender , however that might be something to look for . I do not know if the 302 A comes with the tow package . There is the option for towhaul mode which I happened to have on my truck , which may be worth it for towing the car . It wasn ' t necessary for me since I only tow 1 jetski right now . As for the transmission cooler I ' d say most have them mine has one and I don ' t remember it being an option , but if not there is plenty of aftermarket support for that item from performance shops . The axle ratio of 3 . 55 is a common mid range option for trucks and SUVs . I personally would go with the 3 . 55 or if you see the 3 . 73 with the electronic locking rear diff for either as the preferred choice for a truck that will do some towing . If the truck has 4 . 10 gears only an option on Raptors , Tremor and 6 . 2 L equiped FX 24 s , if I ' m not mistaken you will probably have a lot more RPM on the highway which could cause added wear on the vehicle , while a 3 . 31 may not have enough grunt to get the load moving . 4 x 4 is always nice to have and I don ' t think I could bring myself to buy a 2 wd truck . I don ' t think it will matter for when you are towing . Unless you are bringing the dirt bikes up a rutted trail or something most of your driving let alone towing should be in 2 WD . 4 x 4 is always nice to have in bad weather and any muddy paths you may find along the way . Though , if you ' re not offroading , having the right set of tires could go a long way . I know I ' ve kind of hemmed and hawwed on this , but basically get the 4 x 4 if its in your budget it shouldn ' t matter for towing , but you ' d rather have it and not need it than the opposite , plus come time to sell it 4 x 4 is an easier sell . For what you ' re looking for you should have no problem . But don ' t count out the 3 . 5 Ecoboost , as it has a fair amount of grunt and should give you better MPG numbers when you ' re not towing . Avoid the naturally aspirated V 6 as its a dog and shouldn ' t have ever made its way into production with the far superior Ecoboost available I know they did if for fleet sales , but thats besides the point . If you happen to come across the 6 . 2 that is a great option as well but will give you the worst MPG results and has about the same torque numbers as the 3 . 5 EB .