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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KAH 24" data-source="post: 1569971" data-attributes="member: 43659">DFS,Rear IRS is not one dimensional by any stretch in trucks.  I ponder IRS for a “halo vehicle”—which in theory the Raptor is.  IRS would set the Raptor apart from the competition—easily improving handling, ride quality, high speed on-off road performance, and set the truck apart in the market.  Towing and simplicity are the advantages of a solid axle.  Ford and the truck market has that covered—with a plethora of solid rear axle, leaf spring/coil spring, air bagged, etc. Raptors to me are similar to other Ford niche vehicles—low volume (tremendously in  comparison to the F150 family of trucks).  Ford has created niche/halo vehicles with success—the Shelby GT500/350 comes to mind. In the ‘00 era the SVT Cobra went IRS rear while the rest of the Mustang lineup maintained the solid axle.  My bias/experience professionally leads me to guess—every 2 Raptor owners who off-roads, there are likely 8 Raptor owners who barely put 30k miles on the truck over 3 years—with the majority being on-road (mall/grocery/family road trips).  IRS would mean more than more horsepower for me—in terms of the “halo” vehicle concept.  Again, just me.  Overall—just pondering, what if?</blockquote>