Jake's Raptor Build

[A.I.I.Raciing]

Truck looks great, I like that the spares aren't to high. Do you guys not have to worry about lights being covered in AZ?

What's the valving like in the shocks with them horizontal? I know its more work to set them up right, but I have no idea where you would start

 

[yomudderputter]

Damn that looks sick with the spare tires.. I took a double and triple take on those pics.

tastefully done!


interesting combo with the white fender flares up front and factory set up in the back. Are you going to paint them white too?

 

[CineSLR]

Duuuuuude, that looks kick ass!

 

[Jake Y.]

Thanks guys I'm excited to get her back for a little while!

Mark- It feels similar to stock, maybe a little more aggressive? I think the tires hooking up better may make up a lot of that feeling, because it isn't just endless tire spinning like i could with the stockers.

AII- Thanks man, yeah its nice with the bedsides being so tall, we could keep it lo-pro. What lights are you referring to? And we started out a little stiffer than the way they had been running them for their 3.0 kit on the deavers w/o canti and went from there. Ended up dialing out some low speed, upping the high speed a bit. I'm not for sure on the actual valving, but i know ive got some more work to do to get it spot on. I will say i was surprised how close it was already.

Yomudderputter- The front end is going pack into paint to have the flares painted to match the back.

And thanks Austin, i'm thrilled

I'm on vacation with the family in Oceanside for a bit, but i'll get the truck back for good on saturday and maybe do some more testing. If anybody wants to know anything more specific or some more specific pictures lmk.

 

[A.I.I.Raciing]

AII- Thanks man, yeah its nice with the bedsides being so tall, we could keep it lo-pro. What lights are you referring to?

The 2 Vision X lights on the rear.

 

[Jake Y.]

Not that i'm aware of, I had the same lights flush mounted in my last bumper for quite a while with no trouble from leos.

 

[SOCOMech]

We don't have to have off-road light's covered in AZ.

 

[whtrapta]

Love the look of the pre-runner tire rack! But that mod is not one you can revert back to stock so easy. Other wise I would be all over that. Plus having to buy 2 more matching rims and one tire. And the bumper. Damn I need to start my career!

 

[Jake Y.]

So guys after what feels like a lifetime I am reunited with my truck! Brought it home this saturday and took a boatload of pictures, and here they are!

Cantilever set up through the wheel well


New Tires, 37" General Grabbers


All finished up with the hood vinyl and rocker panels, still not sure if i'm going to leave it all. Also the boatec fiberglass


Rear view of the new bumper/tire carrier. Vision x solstice LEDs and camera relocation


Another side view


From the back


Lower shot of the bumper and rear set up and the new diff cover/4:56s


I'm thrilled! Love having my baby back and forgot how much i missed it. The Cantilever set-up is performing great and i will be doing lots more testing to get it nice and dialed. Tires and the gears are great, snappy, hook up off road far better than the stock BFGs. No rubbing issues at all with the fiberglass!

 

[Jake Y.]

Not sure where to post this, but that morning i got the raptor back we went out testing in the short course race trucks and i got to really drive my stock mini build for the first time, had a blast. I never realized how big of a difference it makes to be in so light a vehicle.

Loaded up and fueling






At the testing spot, assembled en masse.




Some of the finished stock mini!














Raptor Posing with the Chase Truck!



One short, low-quality video of the suspension testing
69320138.mp4 video by clifftubbs - Photobucket