How "smooth" is a Raptor really supposed to be?

[Trick.Raptor]

Compared to my previous Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee and Nissan Titan the ride in the Raptor is night and day. Where the Raptor really shines is off-road, at speed this is where you really notice how great the ride is stock.

There is a difference between great ride and smooth though and I think your expectations are not what the Raptor is made for. In the end, this is a big pig of a truck and there is no hiding that...

It's just the most bad-ass outrageous big pig of a truck you will ever drive

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Sounds to me like you have way too much air in the tires.
Try airing down to 40 psi. I ride 40 in front and 38 in the back.
It's the first thing I did when I received my truck 4 years ago, they had 50 psi in all the tires. The 44 psi. recommended pressure is still to hard for me.
If you don't have a Tune you won't be able to go lower than 40 without the warning light going on.
And a set of Deavers rear springs will diffinetly help with the rear jitters.

How are the tires wearing at that pressure? I ask because my older Jeeps ran BFG KO's at the recommended pressure and they wore evenly over the time I had them. My Titan at 35PSI (recommended) wore the centers out and it was not noticeable until 30,000+ miles but I was able to adjust the pressure and at 50,000 they looked normal again (and quite used!).

At 44PSI the Raptor is riding rough but I have not looked at what others are running and at what point will the tire wear unevenly...

(edit... didn't see the response about PSI until after I asked a question)

That said, at 38PSI and below you will get a pressure warning, correct? Anyone seeing any uneven tire wear at 40PSI?

 

[MTF]

18,000 miles and they are 1/2 worn maybe a tad more and so far they are even, but I've rotated them three times and had my alignment done twice at KHC.
It wasn't out by much each time but I like a steady solid ride. The first alignment was just a toe adjustment after mid-perch.

 

[6cuda6]

Find a dirt back road somewhere and drive it at highway speeds...you'll change you mind...lol.

Or drop 2 wheels onto a gravel shoulder and you won't even notice the difference...that is how well this suspension works... Word of caution though here; avoid the mailboxes, this truck is wide....lol.

 

[Truckzor]

That said, at 38PSI and below you will get a pressure warning, correct? Anyone seeing any uneven tire wear at 40PSI?

My warning light is usually on. I just ignore it. No uneven wear noted but I'm only at 6k.

 

[MTF]

Get a tuner and unleash the beast and set the psi. to what ever you want.

 

[Westside Offroad Group]

I had a Platinum F150 that I traded in on the Raptor and when I first started driving the Raptor I thought the Platinum rode better on the highway but not by much. After driving the Raptor for nearly a year I'm still grinning ear to ear every time I get behind the wheel. The only drawback is that I can't stop thinking about shit to buy for the Raptor.

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