17 to 21 - Initial impressions

[NJ2020]

Front and rear suspension are much closer in terms of how they handle bumps, particularly noticeable with mid-corner bumps. My 17 front suspension would soak it up and then it would hit the rear and break traction. The 21 rear is much more settled, probably as much as we can get without independent rear.

I'm looking forward to some more seat time when I can test the sport and off-road suspension settings on the same stretch of road. Sport does reduce body roll, but haven't been able to see how it reacts to bumps (mid-corner or otherwise).

I’m running 38 psi which is probably on the high end of FPs recommendation, but it feels a lot softer than my 2020. Not sure if you agree between the 17.

 

[BoostCreep]

Front and rear suspension are much closer in terms of how they handle bumps, particularly noticeable with mid-corner bumps. My 17 front suspension would soak it up and then it would hit the rear and break traction. The 21 rear is much more settled, probably as much as we can get without independent rear.

I'm looking forward to some more seat time when I can test the sport and off-road suspension settings on the same stretch of road. Sport does reduce body roll, but haven't been able to see how it reacts to bumps (mid-corner or otherwise).

Have you ridden in or driven a Gen2 with deavers, if so how does it compare?

 

[Raptorlaw]

Have you ridden in or driven a Gen2 with deavers, if so how does it compare?

Haven't driven a G2 on deavers, so can't make that comparison.

 

[Raptorlaw]

I’m running 38 psi which is probably on the high end of FPs recommendation, but it feels a lot softer than my 2020. Not sure if you agree between the 17.

I'm 38 front/36 rear, which is what I ran on my 17, but feel like the 37s should be even lower. Will try that this weekend.

As for the comparison to the 17, the 17 was softer overall, but also much less controlled. I had the shocks rebuilt at 40k and would still feel continued moment well after hitting any big bump. The 21 soaks up the same bumps with no continued movement. The 19/20s were probably better controlled with the live valves than the 17/18s, so that comparison would be helpful.

 

[MSP]

Do you feel like the 37s reduced power? Any 0-60 times? Curious how well Ford did on adding the 37’s. Hopefully loosing a little bit of mpg and wheel travel are the only trade offs.

 

[franky16]

Do you feel like the 37s reduced power? Any 0-60 times? Curious how well Ford did on adding the 37’s. Hopefully loosing a little bit of mpg and wheel travel are the only trade offs.

the 37 raptor will be the slower truck

 

[Knight]

Thanks for the insight

 

[FORDONLY]

Hopefully the 37 is not much different than the 35 speed and feel wise

 

[Torchy]

OP were going to need pics!

 

[Billybob454ss]

Hopefully the 37 is not much different than the 35 speed and feel wise

I just picked up my 2021 raptor 37 ...I had 2018 raptor and it feels like the 18 was quicker
off the line and it had those hard shifts ...
But my 2021 feels lighter and handles better that my 18 ,but not as quick ....