Hello everyone, My name is Erik and I'm in Northern Ca. I have been trolling the forum for a while now, figured it's time to join. I have been a loyal ford owner for the last 20 years been through four fords. My son has also had two mustangs,one of which I feel saved his life when he rolled it, I will only drive a Ford!!! I'm finally at a point in my life where I want to get myself my dream truck. Being a married man and a dad I went through the typical emotional castration of trading in my beloved Mustang for an Edge, I'm still not sure how that happened but that was many years ago. Now it's time to get what I want. So at first I was torn, get myself a new F150 load it up and drive it till it dies. in reality though I have always wanted a Raptor. This is by far the baddest truck on the planet!! So I have decided to go this route. Budget won't allow me to buy it new so I'm thinking a 13 or 14. I really do love the infamous ruby red so I may have to look for a 14 but we will see. I do have a few questions for all you veteran Raptor owners. First off I had planned on getting an f150 putting a 6" lift on it 35" wheels and making it a bad ass truck. In perspective how different is the ride height of the Raptor in comparison to a lifted f150 and will 35's fit on the truck? As far as modifications has anyone successfully upgraded their Sync system with the new Sync 3 ford is offering? Ford claims the systems are the same size and will fit in place of the sync2 system but they don't offer a "plug and play" attachment. Has anyone successfully made this upgrade happen? Lastly I saw a document put out by Ford that the trucks were built up to Ca emissions standards. Of course as many of us Ca residents know shopping for truck out of state is a real pain in the ass. Has any Ca residents bought a Raptor from another state? Or if not can any of you look at your trucks and tell me if they are Ca emissions legal?
Thanks for any and all replies. I'm excited to find this dream truck and get rid of this edge I have been forced to drive for the last 7 years
Erik
Thanks for any and all replies. I'm excited to find this dream truck and get rid of this edge I have been forced to drive for the last 7 years
Erik