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

[MDJAK]

 

[jzweedyk]

How did it flat tow that short distance?

Didn't even know it was back there, unless I looked in the camera.

 

[dillard09]

Didn't even know it was back there, unless I looked in the camera.

Thats what I like to hear. I would be dragging mine a lot longer of a distance but would be much more comfortable riding in the Raptor as opposed to the jeep. I always wondered since my pig weighs over 6k.

 

[jzweedyk]

pig weighs over 6k.

Mine is about 6,200. Flat towing a long way with big tires may cause some additional tire wear. When I used to do it a lot with 40's, I noticed a lot more tire wear. Now I only flat tow it from Moab to Ouray, so no big deal.

If you have an Atlas 2 speed, they say you can only tow it about 500 miles without stopping and putting it in gear and running it. The 4 speed Atlas cannot be flat towed at all. The Jeep transfer case is OK to flat tow.

 

[JustRaptor1]

Took advantage of the nice weather and installed a Baja Designs 30" S8 I grabbed from @Nick@Apollo-Optics during his black Friday deal. Great guy to work with and answered all the questions I had. Followed @JustRaptor1 thread for the install and was a great help. Just waiting on my Deutsch connectors to come in to wire it up.
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Looks good!

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Took advantage of the nice weather and installed a Baja Designs 30" S8 I grabbed from @Nick@Apollo-Optics during his black Friday deal. Great guy to work with and answered all the questions I had. Followed @JustRaptor1 thread for the install and was a great help. Just waiting on my Deutsch connectors to come in to wire it up.
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Thank you for your support! Glad we could get you setup!

 

[fftfk]

Had to drill, it sits on the upper ridges on the bed floor. All in, it was $2700.

how hard was it to drill the bed and get to underside to mount it? I am looking to add a bed spare tire mount.

 

[fftfk]

Had from window 35% and windshield 80% tint added. Also had the truck ceramic coated. All done by Chicago Auto Pros.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Had from window 35% and windshield 80% tint added. Also had the truck ceramic coated. All done by Chicago Auto Pros.
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That's too shiny. Now you'll have to leave it in the garage until next summer.

 

[desertfox73]

how hard was it to drill the bed and get to underside to mount it? I am looking to add a bed spare tire mount.

It's not difficult - just measure twice, it'll minimize the pucker factor when you drill the bed. It's about an hour to install. At least one friend is needed to hoist it up into the bed, better to have two. It'll easily hold a spare tire, and having it slide all the way out makes removing said tire relatively easy. If you put the spare on the slide closest to the cab side, that also helps with load distribution since much of the weight will be above and forward of the rear axle (versus behind it, like the OEM location).