Hello from Southern California

[Slaughterhouse]

Hello from the Inland Empire!

I have always been a Raptor fan but have never owned one. That will hopefully be changing soon. I have been following the 2017 Ford Raptor release closely and it definitely has my interest. My plan is to purchase a white 2017 Supercrew and to turn it into a quality expedition rig. It will still be my daily driver, but will definitely see some offroading/exploring on the weekends. I only live an hour from Barstow, CA and 30 minutes from the high desert.

My current truck is a 2015 Toyota Tundra Crewcab that I have built into a decent mid travel rig. I have nothing bad to say about Toyota, the truck has been great for me. There are things I would have done differently to the truck (that would have saved me a lot of money, live and learn), but all in all in turned out the way I wanted it to. I have gotten a little bored lately and want to build something new. I enjoy the research and process it takes to build a nicely functional truck. I hope I can learn many things on this forum, thanks.

 

[2014RubyRed]

Welcome to the mayhem!!!

 

[Slaughterhouse]

Welcome to the mayhem!!!

Thanks!

 

[Trick.Raptor]

Welcome to FRF... you still have some waiting time on the new Raptor. Post some pics of your mid-travel Toyota anyway.

 

[Slaughterhouse]

Welcome to FRF... you still have some waiting time on the new Raptor. Post some pics of your mid-travel Toyota anyway.

Yeah I do. Plenty of time for me to do some research.

 

[Zeke555]

Welcome to FRF.

 

[LekRap]

Welcome! Where exactly are you in the IE? Born and raised in Chino and now in Corona here. May I be the first to suggest looking at a used 1st gen (2010-2014) as opposed to a 2017 with the V6...but hey, to each their own

 

[jdruzik]

Welcome to the site... Enjoy the ride...

 

[Slaughterhouse]

Welcome! Where exactly are you in the IE? Born and raised in Chino and now in Corona here. May I be the first to suggest looking at a used 1st gen (2010-2014) as opposed to a 2017 with the V6...but hey, to each their own

I am in Devore, work in Riverside. That will be my second option. First I want to see how the V6 performs and what the reviews are. I have not driven an ecoboost yet, I may stop by a Ford dealership to test drive one to see how it performs.

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Welcome to FRF.

Thanks

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Welcome to the site... Enjoy the ride...

Thanks

 

[Trick.Raptor]

Yeah I do. Plenty of time for me to do some research.

That's a nice setup... How much travel do you have front and rear?