Any 2020 Lariat owners out there?

[rydfree]

I am trying to figure out if the heat shield between the spare tire and exhaust has been deleted by Ford or if my vehicle's was left off by mistake (December 2020 build here).

Thanks for looking

My 2020 Lariat FX4 crew cab has the heat shield.

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[Grumpaw]

Screw it !!! I'm just gonna hang a piece of aluminum foil there and call it a day !!!

 

[Dgc333]

This is the first truck I have had in the past 45 years that had a heat shield and some of those previous trucks the exhaust came closer to the spare than it does with the Ranger. Much adu about nothing IMHO.

 

[that408guy]

This is the first truck I have had in the past 45 years that had a heat shield and some of those previous trucks the exhaust came closer to the spare than it does with the Ranger. Much adu about nothing IMHO.

Yeah, definitely not the end of the world. I have yet to go on any road trips with this truck so not sure how hot things would get after a couple of hours on the road. Things didn't seem too crazy from city driving though.

 

[rydfree]

This is the first truck I have had in the past 45 years that had a heat shield and some of those previous trucks the exhaust came closer to the spare than it does with the Ranger. Much adu about nothing IMHO.

The exhaust on modern vehicles with the multiple Cats and emission controls probably runs a bit hotter on average than past systems but it would seem that the Ford engineers agree with you .
Just as the auto makers find out after launch that a vehicle may need a revised part due to an unseen issue , some items will be deemed unnecessary and be deleted over the production run as well .

 

[MXGOLF]

My 2020 Lariat does have the heat shield. I happened to check the spare tire two weeks ago prior to my trip to central Oregon. I just wanted to make sure the tire pressure was good and it was close enough.

 

[RedlandRanger]

FWIW, you guys made me go look at my 2019 Lariat - I do have the heat shield - I never noticed it before though.

 

[JoeDop1]

2020 Lariat FX4, built in July 2020- no heat shield. But I do have the splitting Naugahyde shifter boot?

 

[RAYJAY]

2020 Lariat FX4, built in July 2020- no heat shield. But I do have the splitting Naugahyde shifter boot?

shifter or e-brake boot ..

 

[JoeDop1]

e-brake boot. apologize, don't want to start a new shifter issue panic.

 

[MathGod]

My 2019 Lariat crew cab has the heat shield.

 

[UnregistredHypercam2]

my 21 lariat FX4 does not have that heat shield

 

[Gary]

I am trying to figure out if the heat shield between the spare tire and exhaust has been deleted by Ford or if my vehicle's was left off by mistake (December 2020 build here).

Thanks for looking

My 2020 XLT has it

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