Project 4 Link Under Way

[BAJASVT]

If you got the money and its not hurting anything. Why not do it. Better off road ability. A lot more travel then a stock raptor. Using a full size truck as a raptor to 4 link is just badass. Caging is obviously safer. Are you new to the dirt world?

No, I'm not new; I don't live on the west side of the country, but I'm familliar with the desert arena of motorsports.

If they were just adding a cage and a 4-link, then yeah a Raptor is a perfect candidate. I'm asking this because it appears that this truck is getting quite a bit more than a cage and a linked rear... why else would the front suspension be removed. It just seems that the end product would be the same and a lot of money could have been saved if the original truck was a more base model, like an XLT, instead of a Raptor.

No offense to RPG as I really like their products and look forward to buying some in the future, but I feel that even a RPG front suspension with every bolt-on part in their arsenal would be the weak link when compared to a properly linked rear suspension.

Here's an analogy that might help:

4 linking a Raptor is like removing iron sights from an assault rifle and replacing them with a scope.

I get your point and understand that this is an upgrade. My original question would be more along the lines of, "Why would you buy an assault rifle and pay extra for iron sights if you knew you were going to replace them with a scope? " Not to mention that you could very quickly and easily remove the scope and go back to iron sights... I think it's safe to say that this truck will never have an OEM rear frame ever again.

 

[Wilson]

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I get your point and understand that this is an upgrade. My original question would be more along the lines of, "Why would you buy an assault rifle and pay extra for iron sights if you knew you were going to replace them with a scope? " Not to mention that you could very quickly and easily remove the scope and go back to iron sights... I think it's safe to say that this truck will never have an OEM rear frame ever again. [/QUOTE]

ah now I like this too. but you don't spend extra for the iron sight's it come with it. same with a raptor you can't make a regular truck look like a raptor unless you buy all the raptor parts. now if you are making your raptor look like a pre runner then imo it wouldn't make sense. How ever you would still need to buy the wider acels and bacily start from scratch with a regular f150 so why not just build a pre runner from the ground up. I'm lost anyone else?

 

[BAJASVT]

ah now I like this too. but you don't spend extra for the iron sight's it come with it.

I own three "assault rifles;" a Noveske, POF, and LWRC. They are all high end rifles and ready to shoot right out of the box, but none of them came with iron sights. I'm not saying that all ARs that come with iron sights are cheap, but that's typically the trend.

I'm lost anyone else?

You definitely lost me. LOL My point is that this guy is going to probably have one of the most kick ass rear suspensions of any Raptor in the world. Hopefully he builds the front suspension to be equally as kick ass. Now if that's the case, he's going to have aftermarket bedsides and fenders or maybe even a whole 1-piece front clip, race seats and harnesses, highly modified instrument panel, tires, wheels, etc... Pretty much every part that makes an F-150 a Raptor is being replaced with aftermarket stuff, so why not just start with something like an XLT F-150?

Maybe my expectations are too high for the rest of the truck and it's simply just going to be a caged and 4-linked Raptor. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Wilson]

all I have is a deer gun and it came with a scoop I've never looked to see if it had iron sights.
As far as me getting into a conversation about trucks I have no idea what I'm talking about I know what works is Ford in my farming operation and I got the raptor not even knowing what it was. All I seen was it had upgraded suspension and I figured it would work good for checking irrigations and crops driving fields. The only way to learn is to ask questions.

 

[RPG]

No offense to RPG as I really like their products and look forward to buying some in the future, but I feel that even a RPG front suspension with every bolt-on part in their arsenal would be the weak link when compared to a properly linked rear suspension.

You are correct. Both the trucks that are currently under the knife will be using a completely different front end setup than the standard "bolt on" front suspension.

 

[JDUB]

Isn't the Raptor's cab wider than a normal F-150? If so, it would only make sense to use a Raptor as the base model for 4 linking and suspension upgrades. This way the wider bedsides and front clip will match the wider cab?...

 

[KaiserM715]

Isn't the Raptor's cab wider than a normal F-150?

Nope. The cab is the same as a regular F-150. The additional width comes from the flared fenders and additional track width.

 

[JDUB]

Nope. The cab is the same as a regular F-150. The additional width comes from the flared fenders and additional track width.

That's what I always thought but every F-150 SCAB I have seen looks narrower and the back window looks smaller than the raptors.

Sorry RPG to hijack the thread... I'm done!

 

[BAJASVT]

You are correct. Both the trucks that are currently under the knife will be using a completely different front end setup than the standard "bolt on" front suspension.

Awesome! Looking forward to seeing this. Oh and when I said "weak link," I didn't mean it was weak... I just meant that the performance from the linked rear would be superior to the front.

JDUB - Your eyes are playing tricks on you. 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt, the Raptor cab is the same as a regular F-150.

 

[JDUB]

Awesome! Looking forward to seeing this. Oh and when I said "weak link," I didn't mean it was weak... I just meant that the performance from the linked rear would be superior to the front.

JDUB - Your eyes are playing tricks on you. 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt, the Raptor cab is the same as a regular F-150.

Illusion for sure!