At the risk of being banned, shunned, and generally ignored from this point forward - I am intending to lift my ride in the future.
16" is stupid, and so is anything over 6" in my humble opinion. But I know I can create a really mean look with a 4-6" mild lift and tires to suit.
This puts me in the 1% of Raptor owners category, but I could care less. With the lines on this truck, the appearance (not that I give a ****), and functionality offroading in trail-running, will improve with the modified suspension lift.
I'm going to design it over the next year and will plan on building in winter 2012 as budget allows. Having a slightly taller stance, and wider tires, will certainly make this truck go more places. And the way I plan on designing it, with Ford SVT Engineers input, will not affect it's ability to run through the desert at full speed with the rest of them.
Aside from the mindless drivel on other sites about lifting this truck and ruining the look and feel - there are a number of benefits to having improvements to the suspension. Body lifts are crap, and involve intricate modifications to the steering components - but a suspension lift engineered to suit the truck can help you go places you never dreamed of before.
Yes - 16" is stupid for this truck, and defeats the purpose. But there are other options out there to acheive a little better performance with a little mild tweaking.
When I get there, I'll post pics of what I intend and do to my truck.