What did u do to your raptor today?

[14 tuxblack raptor]

One thing to keep in mind is that if the icon stage 4 has the RXT shocks you may want to run the icon bump stop for the additional 1” of uptravel that they can be set to have. This is from pure memory, but I think the SVC when adjusted upwards allows for an additional 1.5” uptravel and may allow your rxt shocks to bottom out.

Yea I assumed SVC could be set to 1'' instead of 1.5 to be in the same setting as the Icons would be but looking at them closer for he gen 1 looks like it might not be able to be done that way. My only reasoning behind using the SVC over the Icon would be able to get a lot more set up options out of the kit.

That is why my thought would be to just keep it all one kit designed to work with each other.

Yea if you're never planning on towing a big trailer the Icons would be still a killer set up. And also you'd be having someone do the install which I've heard is a real pain to do yourself which is why I personally am looking at the SVCs + the more setup variations but having it done by someone the install difficulty doesn't really matter

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

Yea if you're never planning on towing a big trailer the Icons would be still a killer set up. And also you'd be having someone do the install which I've heard is a real pain to do yourself which is why I personally am looking at the SVCs + the more setup variations but having it done by someone the install difficulty doesn't really matter

Jetskis and smaller boats are more than enough for me. I normally would have no problem doing it myself but I dont even have a driveway out here, probably the only thing I truly hate about living in an apartment.

 

[Irregular F150]

Took it to the car wash today and pressure washed the underneath of it and the suspension now that the roads are dry here and the snow is all gone. Only have the before pictures so far.
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Oh it must be nice to have dry roads and no snow. We have possibilities of snow till mid April and then we should be ready for mud season lol

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Oh it must be nice to have dry roads and no snow. We have possibilities of snow till mid April and then we should be ready for mud season lol

The last of the "snowbanks" from shovelling all winter have finally melted, the grass is starting to grow here and I just trimmed my grape vines, lol. The suspension didn't come as clean as I had hoped, but 90% of the fluid film is off and I will take some more pics once the sun comes up. I should really invest in a pressure washer for at home, it's one thing I've always wanted to have, but hate clutter in the garage.

 

[FordTechOne]

No, it’s actually ripped, I’m going to have to get a new one!

Get that installed ASAP. Any dirt/debris that gets in there will tear up the seals and cause a leak.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Get that installed ASAP. Any dirt/debris that gets in there will tear up the seals and cause a leak.

I'm trying to find one online, no luck yet. I'm not driving it much now with these gas prices, so it should be okay til I locate a replacement, it's still dry inside there, thankfully.

 

[Frogger22]

Jetskis and smaller boats are more than enough for me. I normally would have no problem doing it myself but I dont even have a driveway out here, probably the only thing I truly hate about living in an apartment.

Need a yard for the dogs bro!

 

[wjoutlaw]

Is that really a thing in your area? I have seen thieves do some crazy stuff around here, but its been mostly catalytic thefts here, besides the usual stuff, radios/wheels and tires.

I expect it to be a thing since it happened regularly around the San Antonio area back in 2008 when gas got really high. It didn't happen to me, but I remember hearing reports that thieves were targeting trucks with bigger tanks and more ground clearance.

The only other option is to put 5gal in at a time and hope for the best. Thieves would only get that or less but you're still out the cost of the tank. I just want to make mine a harder target than the thief was expecting so they'll move on to something easier.

Stolen catalytic converters are a thing around here too. I'm not too worried about mine honestly since we do not need an emissions inspection here... yet. If mine gets stolen, I'll just straight pipe it where the converter was and move on.

 

[wjoutlaw]

I have that very skid plate and it works lemme tell you w-hat.


I'll check that out that combo now. I don't think I'm gonna be towing that heavy... I have 1 jetski and one on order... probably 2500 pounds between the 2 of them and trailer.

@badm0t0rfinger when you say the skid plate works, can you elaborate a bit? Does it work well to make the tank harder to punch a hole in? I figure it works pretty well as a skid plate.

 

[Irregular F150]

Got new in/out tie rods going in, I’ll finally be driving “legally” with a state inspection lol.