Hey all,
Thanks for all knowledge shared here, I finally bought my first raptor after years of researching. I got into the desert "prerunner" truck scene around 2018. Needed a truck for work asap and grabbed a 2016 tacoma. Soon after I realized a little more coin would put me in a used Gen 1. 2020 came the tacoma got totalled I was back at the drawing board. I settled on a 2004 ranger with Dixon bros long travel, deavers and a bed cage. Truck was wicked fun but was also totalled by a drunk driver in 2021. Grabbed a clean 95 F150 with plans on building a whoop eating ttb truck but crunching numbers would have me 30k into it. Alas I came to my senses and got the truck I've always wanted, she's a 2011 supercab with 111k when I bought in Nov. 2022.
Truck has "luxury" package, leather, sunroof, dual climate and seat heaters are nice with my always cold gf. It's black which is slowly growing on me, looks best either clean or with dust after a run.
Ocotillo Wells is an hour away. Have ran the truck through Cal City/ Randsburg. It's amazing as soon as you hit the dirt how these trucks seem to transform and just feel at home. I love hearing the 6.2 just ask for more pedal. Get back on the highway and there's no other vehicle I'd rather be eating up the miles in.
Right away noticed truck sat high on bottom perch, this thing better not have spacers on it I thought. Fought to get the shock out and discovered readylift spacers with cut studs and all. Ok, fought to put it back together. Shock not sliding into place should be first sign spacers are no bueno. Ordered new shock tops and got back in there. Next time I hit the dirt I won't be afraid of hurting the front end.
Again, thanks for all the knowledge and support you guys have put together here. Hope to see some of you guys out there someday.
TLDR; new to me gen 1 owner and I couldn't be happier.
Pics cause it ain't no prius
Thanks for all knowledge shared here, I finally bought my first raptor after years of researching. I got into the desert "prerunner" truck scene around 2018. Needed a truck for work asap and grabbed a 2016 tacoma. Soon after I realized a little more coin would put me in a used Gen 1. 2020 came the tacoma got totalled I was back at the drawing board. I settled on a 2004 ranger with Dixon bros long travel, deavers and a bed cage. Truck was wicked fun but was also totalled by a drunk driver in 2021. Grabbed a clean 95 F150 with plans on building a whoop eating ttb truck but crunching numbers would have me 30k into it. Alas I came to my senses and got the truck I've always wanted, she's a 2011 supercab with 111k when I bought in Nov. 2022.
Truck has "luxury" package, leather, sunroof, dual climate and seat heaters are nice with my always cold gf. It's black which is slowly growing on me, looks best either clean or with dust after a run.
Ocotillo Wells is an hour away. Have ran the truck through Cal City/ Randsburg. It's amazing as soon as you hit the dirt how these trucks seem to transform and just feel at home. I love hearing the 6.2 just ask for more pedal. Get back on the highway and there's no other vehicle I'd rather be eating up the miles in.
Right away noticed truck sat high on bottom perch, this thing better not have spacers on it I thought. Fought to get the shock out and discovered readylift spacers with cut studs and all. Ok, fought to put it back together. Shock not sliding into place should be first sign spacers are no bueno. Ordered new shock tops and got back in there. Next time I hit the dirt I won't be afraid of hurting the front end.
Again, thanks for all the knowledge and support you guys have put together here. Hope to see some of you guys out there someday.
TLDR; new to me gen 1 owner and I couldn't be happier.
Pics cause it ain't no prius
