Scott Phillips
Member
I am in the market for a truck and my first choice is the 2019 Raptor, but I want to make sure that it will be a relatively reasonable choice.
I have an extra long garage bay so length is not a problem. My garage width is at 106 inches wide and I have looked up that Raptor width including mirrors is 97 inches so it is tight, but it should work. However on height my bay is 82 inches tall and according to the spec of the Raptor it is 78.5 inches tall. Is this 78.5 inches to the top of the roof or to the top of the roof antenna fin thing? I intend that on test drive that I drive it into the garage and see how it fits, but this may be a non-starter for me if I know it won't fit and I can write the Raptor off the list.
The reason why I am getting a truck is because my wife and I are wanting to get a small travel trailer to go mountain biking, hiking, etc. and we do not have a truck to pull it and we are due for a new vehicle anyways. I know that the Raptor is not the best suited for towing, but the intended size of the travel trailer is fairly small as I would prefer a smaller trailer than larger as we intend to spend the majority of the time outside and only use it for sleeping, showering, and food prep. My guess is that we would take less than 5 trips a year with our two kids and dog. I like the idea of getting a small toy hauler to put bikes in and possibly a 4 person side by side in the future. A couple that have caught my eye are the Forest River Grey Wolf 25RRT at 690 pounds hitch weight and 5103 pounds UVW and the Jayco Octane Super Lite 222 at 795 pounds hitch weight and 5450 pounds UVW. I know this is all on the edge of what the Raptor is specified for, but I wonder if the toy hauler gets loaded in the back and with a weight distribution hitch it will pull fine. I have read that toy haulers pull better when loaded up as the tongue weight is not as high. I have seen a couple forums of people pulling toy haulers with Raptors, but just wanting some extra feed back in case I am missing something. If someone has a toy hauler model that they think is perfectly suited for the Raptor, then I am all ears.
My third question is that I have a 1-Up hitch mount bike rack that I intend to keep and use. I have seen where most people put bikes in the bed, hang on the tailgate, or mount on the sides. I saw one Raptor forum where someone had their 1-up hitch mount bike rack on a Raptor but they never came back to discuss exhaust heat. How has everyone dealt with exhaust hitting the rack or bike wheels? Is this problematic? One of my bikes have carbon fiber wheels and I have read of carbon fiber wheels delaminating due to exhaust heat. Do most people just change to side exhaust? I guess I can get a hitch extender that raises or drops instead.
Sorry for the rambling and thanks in advance!
I have an extra long garage bay so length is not a problem. My garage width is at 106 inches wide and I have looked up that Raptor width including mirrors is 97 inches so it is tight, but it should work. However on height my bay is 82 inches tall and according to the spec of the Raptor it is 78.5 inches tall. Is this 78.5 inches to the top of the roof or to the top of the roof antenna fin thing? I intend that on test drive that I drive it into the garage and see how it fits, but this may be a non-starter for me if I know it won't fit and I can write the Raptor off the list.
The reason why I am getting a truck is because my wife and I are wanting to get a small travel trailer to go mountain biking, hiking, etc. and we do not have a truck to pull it and we are due for a new vehicle anyways. I know that the Raptor is not the best suited for towing, but the intended size of the travel trailer is fairly small as I would prefer a smaller trailer than larger as we intend to spend the majority of the time outside and only use it for sleeping, showering, and food prep. My guess is that we would take less than 5 trips a year with our two kids and dog. I like the idea of getting a small toy hauler to put bikes in and possibly a 4 person side by side in the future. A couple that have caught my eye are the Forest River Grey Wolf 25RRT at 690 pounds hitch weight and 5103 pounds UVW and the Jayco Octane Super Lite 222 at 795 pounds hitch weight and 5450 pounds UVW. I know this is all on the edge of what the Raptor is specified for, but I wonder if the toy hauler gets loaded in the back and with a weight distribution hitch it will pull fine. I have read that toy haulers pull better when loaded up as the tongue weight is not as high. I have seen a couple forums of people pulling toy haulers with Raptors, but just wanting some extra feed back in case I am missing something. If someone has a toy hauler model that they think is perfectly suited for the Raptor, then I am all ears.
My third question is that I have a 1-Up hitch mount bike rack that I intend to keep and use. I have seen where most people put bikes in the bed, hang on the tailgate, or mount on the sides. I saw one Raptor forum where someone had their 1-up hitch mount bike rack on a Raptor but they never came back to discuss exhaust heat. How has everyone dealt with exhaust hitting the rack or bike wheels? Is this problematic? One of my bikes have carbon fiber wheels and I have read of carbon fiber wheels delaminating due to exhaust heat. Do most people just change to side exhaust? I guess I can get a hitch extender that raises or drops instead.
Sorry for the rambling and thanks in advance!
