New Gen2 Raptor owner in Northern Michigan... or is it a Raptor.....

[trevordbos]

Just purchased a 2017 a couple months ago with some heavy rear end damage. After welding on a new back half of the frame I decided to take my Screw 5.0 and turn it into a full blown Raptor. All of the body work has been handled with factory new and take off components. I am currently in the process of welding in new coil buckets for my factory gen 2 coilovers. I do like this truck a lot and drove it for a month as a regular F-150 just to see how I felt about Ford products. I come from a world of Nissan prerunner trucks and wanted to do something a little nicer for hauling my newborn child. So far so good though. I am here to buy parts and take advice on big upgrades I can do as time goes on. I do not plan to leave it with all factory raptor suspension forever but found it to be a good starting point. I think I found bump stops are a great starting point. All advice is appreciated. psst I am looking for some front lower control arms right now.

 

[Mossy 150]

A fRaptor. Rare sight around these parts.

 

[So-Cal-Al-52]

interesting build you have going. Enjoy her and welcome. Browse the garage sale section as you might find some parts or LCA's for sale there. Good luck with the build.

 

[dubcityfraptor]

Nice looking fRaptor!

I'm a fRaptor owner as well, and the crew here has been very gentle so far regarding the imposter status lol

 

[trevordbos]

Nice looking fRaptor!

I'm a fRaptor owner as well, and the crew here has been very gentle so far regarding the imposter status lol

You were right. I was expecting some backlash. I am not the kind of person to go and buy a truck like a raptor. As far as I am concerned this is a better truck than a raptor now. I would never buy an ecoboost engine. But that is just me. haha. Thank you very much BTW. It seems like a pretty decent truck at the moment. Hopefully I do not end up regretting this Ford decision.

 

[DFS]

You were right. I was expecting some backlash. I am not the kind of person to go and buy a truck like a raptor. As far as I am concerned this is a better truck than a raptor now. I would never buy an ecoboost engine. But that is just me. haha. Thank you very much BTW. It seems like a pretty decent truck at the moment. Hopefully I do not end up regretting this Ford decision.

Why don't you like the ecoboost?

 

[hingedthinker]

TBH that's NOT like asking someone why they don't like a rare filet or 2lb t-bone...EB is like one of those turkey burgers. yeah, it has protein. Sort of looks like a burger. But it ain't. And my Rap has an EB, but I'd love a V8.

 

[rschap1]

Congrats on the build so far