Lifted Raptor

[claustin]

No, thats too high and too far. Going to post Big Blue pic instead.

I hear the Dukes of Hazzard Dixie horn playing in my head when I look at this

 

[A.I.I.Raciing]

You'd be amazed at what this machine was capable of.

Fixed

 

[Cleave]

Lol, this is gonna be good

You're just gonna have to deal with the talking shit, you're not gonna be unique in receiving it, everyone does on this forum, doesn't matter what you did or didn't do to your truck, and it only gets worse the more you hang around, but that's the fun of FRF

 

[Harblar]

Hahaha... Would have sworn we were getting Trolled till I saw the pics. Pretty sure I've seen every single thing the op's mentioned being flamed horribly separately and on Multiple occasions.

Your truck, your call, but damn dude... Talk about opening Pandora's box!

Some things you're really going to want to consider:

1.) -44 is asking for trouble. Rubbing is the least of your concerns. Extreme negative offsets have been known to tear up cv boots and quickly wear out ball joints. Off roading or mot, that's a bad thing. The sweet spot seems to be around 0mm offset. Any less and you're going to start seeing damage. -12 is probably ok if you don't use it 4x4 very much.

2.) Lifts... Also not a great plan. Probably ok for a Street Queen, if combined with the right wheel combo. The 4 inch lift changes the geometry of the suspension and can lead to similar problems as the large negative offset wheels. Combined together things will wear out even quicker.

3.) Leveling kit? NOOoooooooo!!!!! Everything 1 and 2 do bad, the leveling kits will do to. Maybe worse. The suspension on these trucks is what really makes them different than every other F-150 out there. That being said, the room for error when altering it is much tighter. A lift kit and leveling kit may be considerably cheaper than a specifically engineered long travel suspension system up front, but, depending on your mods, could end up costing as much or more down the road if things start to go wrong. Worst case scenario, one of those parts suffers a major failure at highway speeds and leads to a bad accident.

4.) As others have said, regardless of how you choose to run 37" tires, you will need bigger fenders. Hell, I'm running 36's at -1mm offset on stock suspension at mid perch and I still get minor rubbing on the driver side at the right tire angle.

All in all I guess the question to ask yourself is, why do I want to add a lift? If it's just so you can run 37's then do some more reading on this forum! 37's can easily be done with bigger fenders, the right wheel/tire combo, and stock suspension. In fact it's been done a lot, looks awesome, and is much safer for the truck, even if it never leaves the pavement. Checkout the forum Vendor, Texas Motor Workx. They do this exact setup a lot and with great results.

Anyway, welcome to the forum. There's lots of good information and people here that can certainly help you. You are going to get some shit based on what you've done and are attempting. Take the jokes as they're meant and/or ignore those that are just ***** and you'll definitely have a much better experience here. Good luck!

 

[New Guy]

**** you!

^I like this guy better than most peeps here already lol

 

[The Macf]

 

[pat247]

here is a picture before i got an alignment. Its the only picture i had from the front end.

At this point I think a wheel change with a different offset would be what I would try. The forum has a wheel and tire thread that is worth reading that will give you an idea of what works and what doesn't. Good luck with the build, I like the fact that you are willing to try something different.

 

[srs]

I would try some 24's or even maybe 26's on there, not only will it look sweet with your set up, but it will clear your fenders better....

 

[Chayse]

Setting aside the whole "Lifted" thing, your issue is the width and offset of those wheels. You say it is rubbing in the rear now on the fenders. Once you clear that, the next place it is likely to rub is on the front bumper. Clear that......Etc. I imagine your "K" turns look a little funny right now.

 

[factive]

It will be a street queen. I don't believe in taking it mudding and ******** up the truck. thanks for the welcome.

Good thing you bought a Raptor.