Best On-road, Street Raptor upgrades...

[MurderedOutSVT]

best upgrades for a Raptor that is only used on the road -- I'm going to go with the TRX. You never see those things off road, I think they only know how to do the quarter mile or light to light drag. They also look good at the mall parking lot and Starbucks.

Que?!?

 

[Dr Racecraft]

Who cares about how much grip offroad tires have on the street?

I always need more grip, why would you ever buy new tires?

35 on the ko2 is so much smoother than the stock 40-42. If they wear out then buy new ones IMO

 

[smurfslayer]

Who cares about how much grip offroad tires have on the street?

Me. Because no matter how much of an off road Bad @$$ I might be, I still live near and next to pavement. I have to use pavement to get off road unless I’m tearing up my back 40 and there’s only so much of that I can do before my tractor has trouble. Lucille leaves rather large, deep ruts. In fact, i care so much about how much street grip my “off road tires” have, I probably erred on the side of street traction in lieu of max off road traction because traction is like a bank account with no overdraft protection.

Once you’re broke, there are consequences.

So, yeah, since most of my driving actually happens on pavement, as 99.9% of the users here, I like tires that actually stick, and particularly so in the rain.

 

[II Sevv]

Me. Because no matter how much of an off road Bad @$$ I might be, I still live near and next to pavement. I have to use pavement to get off road unless I’m tearing up my back 40 and there’s only so much of that I can do before my tractor has trouble. Lucille leaves rather large, deep ruts. In fact, i care so much about how much street grip my “off road tires” have, I probably erred on the side of street traction in lieu of max off road traction because traction is like a bank account with no overdraft protection.

Once you’re broke, there are consequences.

So, yeah, since most of my driving actually happens on pavement, as 99.9% of the users here, I like tires that actually stick, and particularly so in the rain.

I drove my track car on NT05’s (basically grooved slicks) in the rain and never once hydroplaned. I get what you’re saying but for the average person driving a 6000+ pound truck, street traction doesn’t really matter. With completely bald tires you’d have enough traction on a raptor to get you where you need to go. But that’s beside the point of his original message.

 

[MurderedOutSVT]

I don't know about better. There are a lot of options out there, I am not sure someone has done a side by side comparison or in vehicle testing on them. Either option does something similar, increases spring arch, increases leaf count, changes the rate, and gets rid of the rear block. They are both higher quality than stock, tapered, and I think both use teflon pads between the leaves.

I looked and searched all over the forum and can't find a side by side comp. I know new leafs are like the no.1 Gen 1 replacement. Just trying to learn and be a good Rap Parent

 

[Donovan]

Who cares about how much grip offroad tires have on the street?

I like to not slide straight the **** off the road in the rain.

 

[RaptorRnr]

This will be controversial with the group but I have 20”x10” Fuel wheels from my previous F-150 with 305 K02s on them. But only for on-road periods of time. The tires are smaller than stock and the speedometer is slightly off. If I went up to 315s they would rub, because of the offset and the width. When I’m planning to drive off-road I swap them in with the stock bead lock wheels. The truck handles much better when doing sweeping turns like freeway onramp loops. I also did Deavers which eliminated the hop on bumpy roads, helped with towing and improved offroading. It was a win, win, win. I would recommend both deavers and wider wheels/tires for on-road experience. Most on this forum would never think of trying this. Which, when I am offroading, I wouldn’t do 20s, so I would agree with their assessment.

 

[LT_Liberator]

This will be controversial with the group but I have 20”x10” Fuel wheels from my previous F-150 with 305 K02s on them. But only for on-road periods of time. The tires are smaller than stock and the speedometer is slightly off. If I went up to 315s they would rub, because of the offset and the width. When I’m planning to drive off-road I swap them in with the stock bead lock wheels. The truck handles much better when doing sweeping turns like freeway onramp loops. I also did Deavers which eliminated the hop on bumpy roads, helped with towing and improved offroading. It was a win, win, win. I would recommend both deavers and wider wheels/tires for on-road experience. Most on this forum would never think of trying this. Which, when I am offroading, I wouldn’t do 20s, so I would agree with their assessment.

Your truck; your build; your say! I like it. I had Fuel wheels on my Sierra before the Raptor. I liked them.

Looks like the leaf springs are a no-brainer. That's the one upgrade I will be making for SURE. I am considering the front springs, too, though. Working on getting a quote now.

 

[Cody Templeton]

It seems like for trucks that are mostly used in a "normal" application of street/light offroad the recommended setup is the stock Fox shocks (rebuilt if needed) with Geiser's up front on low or middle perch with +3 Deavers in back with the stock block removed (depending on if you're looking for level or not). Most will also recommend sticking to a 35" A/T tire with a little lower pressure as well.

 

[B E N]

Also, stick a set of load range c tires on it when you are due for replacement, the stock gen 2 BFG specs will be great for a road truck.