On some weekends I'm wanting to take my rig camping... thinking about a front runner rack and a Eezi Awn roof top tent over the bed area... all that plus gear=weight... can the stock shocks work for this every now and then or should I upgrade shocks? I'd hate to be in the middle of nowhere and my shocks explode... any help here would be appreciated... thanks.
Weight on rear shocks?
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BigScott
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Shocks should not "explode" but from what I have been reading you could bend your frame. Read about Big j's 40,000 mile check up thread.
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Hi Kostecky. You and I sound like very similar Raptor owners. I load up my Raptor, and head out to explore and camp with it as often as I can. IMHO it makes an awesome "expedition" type vehicle when properly set up!
Having said all that... you might want to read this: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/40k-mile-suspension-checkup-binding-blown-shock-bent-frame-10550/
The bottom line? If you plan to adventure in your loaded Raptor, if I'm in your shoes I invest in a bump stop/frame support kit ASAP. Here's the route I went: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/rpgs-stage-2-kit-rear-frame-support-fox-air-bumps-10553/
Hope that helps, and by all means feel free to fire away with any additional questions!
Having said all that... you might want to read this: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/40k-mile-suspension-checkup-binding-blown-shock-bent-frame-10550/
The bottom line? If you plan to adventure in your loaded Raptor, if I'm in your shoes I invest in a bump stop/frame support kit ASAP. Here's the route I went: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/rpgs-stage-2-kit-rear-frame-support-fox-air-bumps-10553/
Hope that helps, and by all means feel free to fire away with any additional questions!
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If not that route, adventure trailers might be something to look into. I am seriously considering this route for the Texas trip.
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When I take my Raptor camping, I unload all that weight in the bed and leave it at the campsite before I even consider hitting it hard off road.
You don't want to hit any big bumps at speed when your rear end is over halfway compressed already. Kinda common sense though.
You don't want to hit any big bumps at speed when your rear end is over halfway compressed already. Kinda common sense though.
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I know you didn't mean it this way, but a lack of common sense, or not, doesn't have much to do with it
You can't exactly leave all your gear behind when you plan to camp 200 miles down the trail the following night
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I see what you're saying J. I didn't mean to offend with the common sense statement. I just meant that I wouldn't hammer my truck when it's loaded without expecting some bad results.
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No offence taken Mad! Its all good. 
We agree on not hammering it when loaded up. But if my experience and recent discoveries have shown anything, its that you don't have to hammer it to cause some damage. At least not in the sense I think we call conjure when using the word "hammer". Honestly I can't recall any time where I hammered 'er with a bed full of crap. And yet... if that makes sense?
I think the safe vs not threshold moves around quite a bit with every pound added or taken off. The heavier she gets, the less she can take and that "hammering" becomes a "jolt" or even just a good solid "bump". Follow?
That's something I had to learn the hard way. I SO went into that inspection thinking "hey I've never hammered her when she was heavy so I'm fine." Yeeaaahh not so much
We agree on not hammering it when loaded up. But if my experience and recent discoveries have shown anything, its that you don't have to hammer it to cause some damage. At least not in the sense I think we call conjure when using the word "hammer". Honestly I can't recall any time where I hammered 'er with a bed full of crap. And yet... if that makes sense?
I think the safe vs not threshold moves around quite a bit with every pound added or taken off. The heavier she gets, the less she can take and that "hammering" becomes a "jolt" or even just a good solid "bump". Follow?
That's something I had to learn the hard way. I SO went into that inspection thinking "hey I've never hammered her when she was heavy so I'm fine." Yeeaaahh not so much
Madcowranch
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Haha. Shit I'm trying to be all black and white and you have to go and muddy the waters!
But you got a good point there.
But you got a good point there.
thanks BigJ (aka The Dude)... I was looking at the RPG... sounds like a must... yea, I don't plan on hammering it fully loaded (i tread lightly when loaded), but when I camp, its not at a campsite... Its in the middle of nowhere so I gotta travel heavy... so other than bump stops, the rig should be able to handle a
heavy load?
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