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[Sheeepdog18]

Welcome to the Raptor Family. I, too came from a Tacoma ( 3 of them) to my 2017 Raptor. I am also in the Bay Area, San Francisco area. I did a few mods on my ( Cobb stage 2, exhaust, CAI etc..)

 

[thevanillagorilla]

Welcome. I am also in the Bay Area and shopping around for a Raptor. Where did you pick your up from?

Picked it up at Serramonte Ford in Daly City. They were pretty good to deal with. They were asking over MSRP (of course) and I told them I wouldn't pay a penny over and they caved in and dropped their "market pricing adjustment."

Hope you're able to scoop one up!

 

[thevanillagorilla]

The suspension theories on the two are effectively the same so other than weight balance it should react similarly if tuned correctly plus getting more travel will only make the results better.

Interesting! I was thinking there'd be a noticeable difference because of the leafs vs. coils in the rear, but, maybe not!

 

[sfhondapilot]

Picked it up at Serramonte Ford in Daly City. They were pretty good to deal with. They were asking over MSRP (of course) and I told them I wouldn't pay a penny over and they caved in and dropped their "market pricing adjustment."

Hope you're able to scoop one up!

Appreciate the response. I have been communicating with their internet sales team but they are still asking over MSRP on an over-optioned truck. The search continues.

 

[thevanillagorilla]

Appreciate the response. I have been communicating with their internet sales team but they are still asking over MSRP on an over-optioned truck. The search continues.

Who are you talking to there? Is it Sean?

 

[W0n70n]

Interesting! I was thinking there'd be a noticeable difference because of the leafs vs. coils in the rear, but, maybe not!

Not at all, as far as a spring being a spring is concerned a good progressive leaf is just as good as a coil but the control arms vs the leaf locating the axle do create a difference but it really comes down to tuning. The only reason you don't see leaves as often on the ultra high end is limited travel and the lack of points where the axle is solidly connected to the frame.

 

[thevanillagorilla]

Not at all, as far as a spring being a spring is concerned a good progressive leaf is just as good as a coil but the control arms vs the leaf locating the axle do create a difference but it really comes down to tuning. The only reason you don't see leaves as often on the ultra high end is limited travel and the lack of points where the axle is solidly connected to the frame.

Let me ask this then, is the consensus that Deavers are the way to go for the rear end. So far, in my ~4 months of driving the truck, I find that it is pretty easy to upset the rear of the truck at high speeds (relative to the size/weight of the truck), even on pavement. Haven't been able to do enough digging through the suspension threads just yet to see if that's the trick.

 

[W0n70n]

@thevanillagorilla I'm running the deavers and fox 3.0 triple bypass in the rear and it always feels planted and composed especially on road, the stockers are too stiff when they need to be softer and too soft to stop you from bottoming out. I also have the svc adjustable bump kit and it's amazing.

 

[thevanillagorilla]

@thevanillagorilla I'm running the deavers and fox 3.0 triple bypass in the rear and it always feels planted and composed especially on road, the stockers are too stiff when they need to be softer and too soft to stop you from bottoming out. I also have the svc adjustable bump kit and it's amazing.

#truckgoals

Sounds awesome man, def jealous of that setup! Did you have Deaver build you a custom pack or just go with an of the rack offering?

 

[sfhondapilot]

Who are you talking to there? Is it Sean?

I have been emailing with Matt Shone, the GM.