What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

[Deleted member 12951]

I did the same thing. One inch of threads gives you exactly 2 inches of lift. That is what Fox told and that is what my shop got. Slightly more firm but not bad. What are your thoughts. I'm still going to have my height sensors calibrated when I go in for my oil change.

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Actually it only gave me 1.5” more, not 2”.
I was at 40.5” and now just a hair under 42”. When the suspension was unloaded, it was above 43”.

I just drove it around the block, so no thoughts yet. If it firmed up on you, did you try adjusting the knob on the shock to the softest setting?

 

[Ryan C]

Holy that UCA is tight to the shock tower upright on the front side @RDFTS

You may want to look into your remaining droop travel if you experience a harsh ride. By adding preload, you lift the truck but remove droop travel, and don't have as much balance in the suspension travel. I'm guessing you only have about 3-3.5" now, which may feel harsh to you (it did for me).

 

[OEMPlus Raptor]

Actually it only gave me 1.5” more, not 2”.
I was at 40.5” and now just a hair under 42”. When the suspension was unloaded, it was above 43”.

I just drove it around the block, so no thoughts yet. If it firmed up on you, did you try adjusting the knob on the shock to the softest setting?

I'm at 42 1/8 and 42 1/4. Close enough I guess. I have them dial set to the middle.

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[Deleted member 12951]

Holy that UCA is tight to the shock tower upright on the front side @RDFTS

You may want to look into your remaining droop travel if you experience a harsh ride. By adding preload, you lift the truck but remove droop travel, and don't have as much balance in the suspension travel. I'm guessing you only have about 3-3.5" now, which may feel harsh to you (it did for me).

Must of been the angle of the picture when I took it. You made me go out in the dark to take a 2nd look. LOL
The solid spacer is the same, so there isn’t any adjustment for it to even move.

Plenty of room on the UCA


Actually preload forces the lowers down due to the more compressed coil thus actually pushing the tires down keeping the tires to the ground for a better ride. But will keep an eye on it but it came out to about 1” of preload from 0.

I did 13 full turns on the driver side and 12 on the passengers. If I have to reduce it, it will be easier to decompress now vs compressing more.

My GEN1 had this much preload and it rode awesome in the dirt

 

[CHMP]

@CHMP
No issues at all. I just check the torque on them every once in awhile. Haven't had any movement at all and the tires actually seem to wear better with the wheel being slightly wider. Just my observation though.

Whelp I'm sold. Been looking for a set somewhere near SF Bay Area, no dice thus far.

 

[mattl600]

Installing over at SVC end of the month.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Little stuff. Cleaned up some wiring in the engine bay from the recent install and found that both battery terminals were not tightened at all. Good thing I found that before off-roading. It was a rush at the end at the shop to get my truck done so I could head home so can definitely see how it happened. Rushing causes you to miss things. Don’t rush the shop.

 

[Ryan C]

Actually preload forces the lowers down due to the more compressed coil thus actually pushing the tires down keeping the tires to the ground for a better ride. But will keep an eye on it but it came out to about 1” of preload from 0.

I'm not a suspension guru, but from what I have read and experienced on my own truck, its a good idea to have sufficient droop travel. If you're at a 3 to 1 ratio of up/droop travel, the tire can't track the ground in certain situations because it is literally topping out. Preload does push the wheel down, it can reach its limit before the tire can reach or track the ground. This results in loss of traction, and a noticeably harsh ride as you feel the coilovers fully extend. This can happen in a pothole, driving off a curb, or after hitting a compression when the wheel is extending to keep traction on the backside. If just driving on dirt but not hitting significant bumps, or not going fast, you may not experience this.

I found this extremely helpful article on suspension you may want to have a look at:

http://billavista.com/tech/Articles/Coilover_Bible_Part_1/index.html

There are also multiple threads and articles on preload up/droop ratios.

Hope this helps, cheers

 

[jzweedyk]

As we all know the Ford stock back up lights are crap. But because of my Crazy House rear bumper and wanting to maintain the most clearance for off road, I couldn't mount the cubes under the bumper. So I ordered a cheap light bar from Amazon and installed it just above the license but below where the tailgate stops.

 

[OEMPlus Raptor]

I'm not a suspension guru, but from what I have read and experienced on my own truck, its a good idea to have sufficient droop travel. If you're at a 3 to 1 ratio of up/droop travel, the tire can't track the ground in certain situations because it is literally topping out. Preload does push the wheel down, it can reach its limit before the tire can reach or track the ground. This results in loss of traction, and a noticeably harsh ride as you feel the coilovers fully extend. This can happen in a pothole, driving off a curb, or after hitting a compression when the wheel is extending to keep traction on the backside. If just driving on dirt but not hitting significant bumps, or not going fast, you may not experience this.

I found this extremely helpful article on suspension you may want to have a look at:

http://billavista.com/tech/Articles/Coilover_Bible_Part_1/index.html

There are also multiple threads and articles on preload up/droop ratios.

Hope this helps, cheers

I'm no suspension expert either, but I talked to a rep at Fox and told him about how much preload I had and he said I was perfectly fine and operating within the range of the shocks. He said he would be surprised if anyone saw huge difference. He mentioned with one inch of preload I was still at a 2/1 ratio and therefore the shocks would be operating as designed.