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Sorry to revive an old post. 12" of suspension travel means that from fully compressed (bump stop squashed flat) to fully extended (truck airborne or no suspension load) is 12". Most of the Raptor suspension is "droop" suspension meaning that more of the travel is below the loaded loacation than above. Removing the bump stop will not help anything, it will only make impacts that much harsher.You could change the suspension to eliminate some of the droop at rest by going with stiffer rear springs, this would raise the rear of the truck and allow you to hit larger bumps at speed without bottoming out (due ONLY to more available suspension travel).The drawback is that now your shock damping would not match your spring rates, so the ride would be "bouncy", as well as being stiff as crap due to higher spring rates.SO -you could hit bigger bumps at speedBUT -Stability would sufferTraction would sufferRide would sufferor, you could uh, slow down for big bumps.
Sorry to revive an old post. 12" of suspension travel means that from fully compressed (bump stop squashed flat) to fully extended (truck airborne or no suspension load) is 12".
Most of the Raptor suspension is "droop" suspension meaning that more of the travel is below the loaded loacation than above. Removing the bump stop will not help anything, it will only make impacts that much harsher.
You could change the suspension to eliminate some of the droop at rest by going with stiffer rear springs, this would raise the rear of the truck and allow you to hit larger bumps at speed without bottoming out (due ONLY to more available suspension travel).
The drawback is that now your shock damping would not match your spring rates, so the ride would be "bouncy", as well as being stiff as crap due to higher spring rates.
SO -
you could hit bigger bumps at speed
BUT -
Stability would suffer
Traction would suffer
Ride would suffer
or, you could uh, slow down for big bumps.
