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OK keyboard jockey, if open diffs are "aren't fucking good, dude", why are 99.9%+ of all vehicles sold with an open diff? Even the Raptor's primary drive is an open diff. As for "the wheel with more grip", which wheel has more grip on dry pavement? Can't wait to hear the answers you come...

It isn't added traction that causes the torque steer, but the diff design putting more power to the slower turning wheel (the inside wheel). This characteristic gives Torsen equipped vehicles a firm centerning feel when driven in 4A. Something that is not felt in open diffs in typical AWD designs.

The only part of the Raptor that is wider than a standard F-150 is the tires and wheel wells. It has the same cab dimensions as the F-150 and the mirrors are also standard width. It is no more difficult to manage in a parking lot than any other full size pickup. As for the ride, it is Cadillac...

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If you don't like rain sensing, use the manual settings. It seems some people have a really hard time grasping the difference between "AUTO" (dashes) and manual (triangles) detents on the stalk. The only problem I have with auto is the occasional phantom wipes when dust is on the windshield...

FYI, the reason the 4WD/Diff lock are not position based switches like in the regular F-150 is because the Raptor has driving modes and the truck changes 4WD and Diff lock settings automatically based on the mode selected.

There are 3 or 4 auto wiper settings on the stalk that vary the sensitivity of the auto sensing, it is clearly labeled on the stalk with the capital letters "AUTO". Twist even further for manual wiper. First setting is off. I suspect the problem you have is you are leaving the wipers in the off...

The first wiper detent is off. Second detent is auto min. Third detent is auto medium. Etc. Etc. Last few detents are manual wiper modes. If you read the wiper stalk, this is written on it.

The only thing that matters is you are happy with your choice and I am happy with mine.

Base truck starts in low $50s. It takes nearly every option to get the price up to $69k. But most of these trucks come loaded, so that is a typical price.

Wow, sounds like someone is sensitive about their white privilege.

Can get a new 2018 for mid $50s with 4 more years of life left in it. $2.5k/yr discount for used didn't make any sense to me. I never bought a new vehicle in my life, but I bought a new Raptor because used prices were so ridiculously high.

Agreed, nothing more than a reckless driver blaming his equipment for his bad decisions.

LOL, ditching a locking diff for a LSD on an offroad truck. But hey, whatever floats your boat.

Sounds like a street racing setup. Most off roaders would rather keep their locking rear diff and I'm sure many would have prefered a locker up front too instead of the Torsen.

Raptor has electronic nannies for street use and locking diff for "performance" use. I'm not sure where the LSD fits in and the lack of a compelling use case is why you are not seeing any enthusiasm for your proposal.

I'm familiar with FWD and AWD vehicles, but the Torsen is on a different level. It is so pronounced it convinced many Raptor owners into thinking something is wrong with their truck. There are plenty of threads here on the subject. Raptors without the Torsen don't have this torque steer and...

Under the pencil tray is a cover that lets you access the shifting mechanism. If I recall correctly, that is how the tow release is activated.

I have the Torsen, but find it annoying on the street because of the excessive torque steer. I only use 4A when I absolutely need it because I hate the steering feedback.

It will be entertaining to see the V8 crowd lose their shit when Ford announces the only engine option in the G3 is a 4 cylinder hybrid.

Raptor has electronic traction and stability control so a LSD is kind of redundant on the road.

Fender flares are a magnetic grey while most mud flaps are black. For some reason Ford put an odd mix of magnetic grey and black accent pieces on this truck. The hood scoop and side vents are black while the fender flares and grill are magnetic grey. Why? I have no idea. But the black mud flaps...

Everything is in the eye of the beholder. To me Husky's molded plastic looks OEM while Rokblokz looks looks like it was made out of scrap material someone had lying around and they just screwed it into the wheel well.

Ford could put the newly announced GT500's 700hp, supercharged V8 into it, but I doubt many buyers would pay the extra $10k - $20k for the upgrade and be stuck with 8mpg highway. V6TT would still be the most popular engine option.

Econ 101: It is more profitable to put those transmissions in trucks that haven't been sold than use them in trucks that have already been paid for.