What did u do to your raptor today?

[kocher93]

Did some upper and lower shock mount reinforcements and some 2+ camburg shackles. Felt like a yard of dirt fell on me every time I used the impact.

 

[Gumby]

I went through the Truck wash.

 

[IDI-Charlie]

I basically have talked myself from getting geisers all the way to getting a full icon stage 1.

****.

Why stop there? 4-Link is only a torch away...

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

Why stop there? 4-Link is only a torch away...

One like and I do it.

 

[TomDirt]

The geometry on any 4wd f150 SCREW is basically the same. I'm kinda surprised that nobody has built a legit bolt on 4 link for the millions of them. Gas tank relocation is the key (for those of us in emissions sissy states), but if it could be mounted at the front of the bed it wouldn't be difficult.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

Alright despite all your best efforts to spend my money I ended up going with Geiser springs. The next question is, bottom or mid perch?!

And I do want some amount of lift in the front, the front currently measures just a hair over 40 where the back end on Icon Option 3 is coming in at almost 44 inches with a 205 pound roof top tent on it, plus the rack and all my tools. It doesn't ride bad, but its got an AWFUL front rake and I hate it. I'm tempted to get a RPG drop shackle or go back to Option 1 or 2, but if thats the case it won't be for a few weeks.

 

[Irregular F150]

Alright despite all your best efforts to spend my money I ended up going with Geiser springs. The next question is, bottom or mid perch?!

And I do want some amount of lift in the front, the front currently measures just a hair over 40 where the back end on Icon Option 3 is coming in at almost 44 inches with a 205 pound roof top tent on it, plus the rack and all my tools. It doesn't ride bad, but its got an AWFUL front rake and I hate it. I'm tempted to get a RPG drop shackle or go back to Option 1 or 2, but if thats the case it won't be for a few weeks.

To save time and money id just go mid, if its still to rakey get the shackles or fix the icons. Just my input

 

[TomDirt]

It's not stupid if it works 6r80 install. Version 3. The HF trans jack/carpet dollie mod was too short. The quickjack is 26" high. So I flipped the trans, made a sheetmetal tapered form, and filled it with that foam goo. Finally set the trans jack saddle on top while it dried. It effectively lifted the 212lb trans another 2". Took some advil, got to it and 45min later, the neighbor & I had it secured.

 

[votive]

Truck is at 110,000 miles now so I did a full 100k maintenance over the weekend including:
- Front diff flush
- Rear diff flush
- Transfer case flush
- Coolant flush
- Oil change
- All spark plugs
- Tire rotation

When I say flush I really mean a drain and refill.

Before I bought it it was a one owner who had all maintenance done at the dealer. Came with all the receipts. As far as I can tell this is the first time any of these items have been done (except for the oil and tire rotations obviously).

After reading some posts on here I was a little worried about the spark plugs but I honestly didn't have a single issue with getting them out, including the one behind the passenger shock. I almost found the bottom ones easier than the top because at least I didn't have to balance on a ladder the whole time.




Had to go out and buy some wood because my floor jack and jack stands were just not tall enough for the tire rotation.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

@votive Great looking truck and those plugs look exceptional for 110k. Only one that looks a bit worn down is 5th from left. They look reasonably used but not ragged.